Katyayana-smriti [sanskrit]

by Manmatha Nath Dutt | 2006 | 9,945 words | ISBN-10: 8171102794

The Sanskrit edition of the Katyayana-smriti referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. The Katyayana-smriti is one of the minor works on Dharmashastra as mentioned in the Yajnavalkya-smriti. Katyayana is the author of a clear and full treatise on law and also wrote on grammar and other subjects. Alternative titles: Kātyāyanasmṛti (कात्यायनस्मृतिः), Kātyāyana-smṛti (कात्यायन-स्मृति).

Verse 33.2 [423]

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गोरक्षकान्वाणिजकांस्तथा कारुकुशीलवान् ।
प्रेष्यान्वार्धुषिकांश्चैव ग्राहयेच्शूद्रवद्द्विजान् ॥ २ [४२३] ॥

gorakṣakānvāṇijakāṃstathā kārukuśīlavān |
preṣyānvārdhuṣikāṃścaiva grāhayecśūdravaddvijān || 2 [423] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 33.2 [423] is contained in the book Sixteen Minor Smrtis: 2 Volumes by Manmatha Nath Dutt. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:
Buy now! English translation by Manmatha Nath Dutt (2006)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (33.2 [423]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gorakshaka, Vanijaka, Tatha, Kushilava, Preshya, Vardhushika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 33.2 [423]). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “gorakṣakānvāṇijakāṃstathā kārukuśīlavān ”
gorakṣakān -
gorakṣaka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vāṇijakāṃs -
vāṇijaka (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kāru -
kāru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
kuśīlavān -
kuśīlava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “preṣyānvārdhuṣikāṃścaiva grāhayecśūdravaddvijān || 2 [423] |”
preṣyān -
preṣya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√preṣ -> preṣya (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]
vārdhuṣikāṃś -
vārdhuṣika (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
cai -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
Cannot analyse grāhayecśūdravaddvijān*2*
Cannot analyse 2*42
Cannot analyse 423

Last Updated: 23 January, 2020