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 51.1 [530]

दानोपस्थानवादेषु विश्वासशपथाय च ।
लग्नकं कारयेदेवं यथायोगं विपर्यये ॥ १ [५३०] ॥

dānopasthānavādeṣu viśvāsaśapathāya ca |
lagnakaṃ kārayedevaṃ yathāyogaṃ viparyaye || 1 [530] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 51.1 [530] 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 (51.1 [530]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Daman, Dana, Danu, Upasthana, Vada, Vishvasa, Shapatha, Lagnaka, Evam, Eva, Yathayogam, Viparyaye, Viparyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 51.1 [530]). 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: “dānopasthānavādeṣu viśvāsaśapathāya ca
  • dāno -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dānu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dānu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upasthāna -
  • upasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādeṣu -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • viśvāsa -
  • viśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śapathāya -
  • śapatha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “lagnakaṃ kārayedevaṃ yathāyogaṃ viparyaye || 1 [530] |
  • lagnakam -
  • lagnaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathāyogam -
  • yathāyogam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viparyaye -
  • viparyaye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viparyaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viparyaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viparyayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse 1*53
  • Cannot analyse 530
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