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 50.5 [520]

योऽविद्यमानं प्रथमं अनिर्दिष्टस्वरूपकम् ।
आकाशभूतं आदध्यादनिर्दिष्टं च तद्भवेत् ।
यद्यत्तदास्य विद्येत तदादिष्टं विनिर्दिशेत् ॥ ५ [५२०] ॥

yo'vidyamānaṃ prathamaṃ anirdiṣṭasvarūpakam |
ākāśabhūtaṃ ādadhyādanirdiṣṭaṃ ca tadbhavet |
yadyattadāsya vidyeta tadādiṣṭaṃ vinirdiśet || 5 [520] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 50.5 [520] 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 (50.5 [520]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Avidyamana, Prathamam, Prathama, Anirdishta, Svarupaka, Akashabhuta, Ada, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Dishta, Tad, Tat, Yadi, Yad, Atta, Dasya, Tada, Ishtam, Ishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 50.5 [520]). 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: “yo'vidyamānaṃ prathamaṃ anirdiṣṭasvarūpakam
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avidyamānam -
  • avidyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avidyamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avidyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anirdiṣṭa -
  • anirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anirdiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svarūpakam -
  • svarūpaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarūpaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ākāśabhūtaṃ ādadhyādanirdiṣṭaṃ ca tadbhavet
  • ākāśabhūtam -
  • ākāśabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākāśabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āda -
  • āda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • dhyā -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādan -
  • ad (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • diṣṭam -
  • diṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    diṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    diṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 3: “yadyattadāsya vidyeta tadādiṣṭaṃ vinirdiśet || 5 [520] |
  • yadya -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • atta -
  • atta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • dāsya -
  • dāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √das]
    dās -> dāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dās]
    dās -> dāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dās]
    das -> dāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √das]
  • vidyeta -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [optative passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [optative passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [optative passive third single]
  • tadād -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣṭam -
  • iṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • vinir -
  • vinis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśet -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 5*52
  • Cannot analyse 520
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