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 44.2 [496]

कुलादिभिर्निश्चितेऽपि सन्तोषं न गतस्तु यः ।
विचार्य तत्कृतं राजा कुकृतं पुनरुद्धरेत् ॥ २ [४९६] ॥

kulādibhirniścite'pi santoṣaṃ na gatastu yaḥ |
vicārya tatkṛtaṃ rājā kukṛtaṃ punaruddharet || 2 [496] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 44.2 [496] 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 (44.2 [496]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kula, Nishcita, Nishciti, Api, Santosha, Gat, Gata, Yah, Vicarya, Tat, Tad, Krit, Krita, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Kukrita, Punar,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 44.2 [496]). 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: “kulādibhirniścite'pi santoṣaṃ na gatastu yaḥ
  • kulād -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • niścite' -
  • niścita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    niścita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    niścitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    niściti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • santoṣam -
  • santoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    santoṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    santoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatas -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vicārya tatkṛtaṃ rājā kukṛtaṃ punaruddharet || 2 [496] |
  • vicārya -
  • vicārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kukṛtam -
  • kukṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kukṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kukṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ud -
  • ud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dharet -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 2*49
  • Cannot analyse 496
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