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 43.10 [486]

प्रव्रज्यावसितं शूद्रं जपहोमपरायणम् ।
वधेन शासयेत्पापं दण्ड्यो वा द्विगुणं दमम् ॥ १० [४८६] ॥

pravrajyāvasitaṃ śūdraṃ japahomaparāyaṇam |
vadhena śāsayetpāpaṃ daṇḍyo vā dviguṇaṃ damam || 10 [486] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 43.10 [486] 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (43.10 [486]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravrajyavasita, Shudra, Japahoma, Parayana, Vadha, Sha, Papam, Papa, Dandya, Dandi, Var, Dviguna, Dama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 43.10 [486]). 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: “pravrajyāvasitaṃ śūdraṃ japahomaparāyaṇam
  • pravrajyāvasitam -
  • pravrajyāvasita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śūdram -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • japahoma -
  • japahoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāyaṇam -
  • parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vadhena śāsayetpāpaṃ daṇḍyo dviguṇaṃ damam || 10 [486] |
  • vadhena -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śā -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āsayet -
  • ās (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    as (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • daṇḍyo* -
  • daṇḍya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    daṇḍī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    daṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dviguṇam -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dviguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • damam -
  • dama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    damā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 10*48
  • Cannot analyse 486
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