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 45.3 [499]

एकान्तेनैव वृद्धिं तु शोधयेद्यत्र चर्णिकम् ।
प्रतिकालं ददात्येव शिखावृद्धिस्तु सा स्मृता ॥ ३ [४९९] ॥

ekāntenaiva vṛddhiṃ tu śodhayedyatra carṇikam |
pratikālaṃ dadātyeva śikhāvṛddhistu sā smṛtā || 3 [499] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 45.3 [499] 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 (45.3 [499]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekanta, Vriddhi, Yatra, Rinika, Pratika, Alam, Ala, Dadati, Eva, Shikhavriddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 45.3 [499]). 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: “ekāntenaiva vṛddhiṃ tu śodhayedyatra carṇikam
  • ekāntenai -
  • ekānta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ekānta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vṛddhim -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śodhayed -
  • śudh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • car -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṇikam -
  • ṛṇika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pratikālaṃ dadātyeva śikhāvṛddhistu smṛtā || 3 [499] |
  • pratikā -
  • pratika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadātye -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikhāvṛddhis -
  • śikhāvṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtā* -
  • Cannot analyse 3*49
  • Cannot analyse 499
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