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 43.12 [488]

नास्वतन्त्राः स्त्रियो ग्राह्याः पुमांस्तत्रापराध्यति ।
प्रभुणा शासनीयास्ता राजा तु पुरुषं नयेत् ॥ १२ [४८८] ॥

nāsvatantrāḥ striyo grāhyāḥ pumāṃstatrāparādhyati |
prabhuṇā śāsanīyāstā rājā tu puruṣaṃ nayet || 12 [488] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 43.12 [488] 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 (43.12 [488]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atantra, Stri, Grahi, Grahya, Pums, Tatra, Aparadhin, Ati, Prabhu, Shasaniya, Tas, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Purusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 43.12 [488]). 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: “nāsvatantrāḥ striyo grāhyāḥ pumāṃstatrāparādhyati
  • nāsva -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • atantrāḥ -
  • atantra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    atantrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • striyo* -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • grāhyāḥ -
  • grāhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
  • pumāṃs -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aparādhya -
  • aparādhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    aparādhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “prabhuṇā śāsanīyāstā rājā tu puruṣaṃ nayet || 12 [488] |
  • prabhuṇā -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prabhu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    prabhū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śāsanīyās -
  • śāsanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāsanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śās -> śāsanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śāsanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puruṣam -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nayet -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 12*48
  • Cannot analyse 488
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