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 43.18 [494]

पञ्चनद्याः प्रदेशे तु संज्ञेयं व्यवहारिकी ।
कार्षापणोण्डिका ज्ञेयास्ताश्चतस्रस्तु धानकः ।
ते द्वादश सुवर्णास्तु दीनारश्चित्रकः स्मृतः ॥ १८ [४९४] ॥

pañcanadyāḥ pradeśe tu saṃjñeyaṃ vyavahārikī |
kārṣāpaṇoṇḍikā jñeyāstāścatasrastu dhānakaḥ |
te dvādaśa suvarṇāstu dīnāraścitrakaḥ smṛtaḥ || 18 [494] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 43.18 [494] 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 (43.18 [494]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancat, Pancan, Adya, Pradesha, Sanjneya, Jneya, Tas, Astu, Dhanaka, Tad, Yushmad, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Suvarna, Dinara, Citraka, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 43.18 [494]). 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: “pañcanadyāḥ pradeśe tu saṃjñeyaṃ vyavahārikī
  • pañcan -
  • pañcat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pañc -> pañcat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pañc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pañc class 1 verb]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • adyāḥ -
  • adya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • pradeśe -
  • pradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sañjñeyam -
  • sañjñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse vyavahārikī
  • Line 2: “kārṣāpaṇoṇḍikā jñeyāstāścatasrastu dhānakaḥ
  • Cannot analyse kārṣāpaṇoṇḍikā*jñ
  • jñeyās -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • tāś -
  • 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]
  • catasra -
  • catasṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • dhānakaḥ -
  • dhānaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “te dvādaśa suvarṇāstu dīnāraścitrakaḥ smṛtaḥ || 18 [494] |
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • suvarṇās -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suvarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dīnāraś -
  • dīnāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citrakaḥ -
  • citraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 18*49
  • Cannot analyse 494
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