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 51.11 [540]

यस्यार्थे येन यद्दत्तं विधिनाभ्यर्थितेन तु ।
साक्षिभिर्भावितेनैव प्रतिभूस्तत्समाप्नुयात् ॥ ११ [५४०] ॥

yasyārthe yena yaddattaṃ vidhinābhyarthitena tu |
sākṣibhirbhāvitenaiva pratibhūstatsamāpnuyāt || 11 [540] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 51.11 [540] 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 (51.11 [540]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Artha, Yena, Yad, Datta, Vidhi, Abhyarthita, Sakshi, Sakshin, Bhavita, Pratibhu, Tatsama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 51.11 [540]). 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: “yasyārthe yena yaddattaṃ vidhinābhyarthitena tu
  • yasyā -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dattam -
  • datta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    datta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhyarthitena -
  • abhyarthita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    abhyarthita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Line 2: “sākṣibhirbhāvitenaiva pratibhūstatsamāpnuyāt || 11 [540] |
  • sākṣibhir -
  • sākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sākṣī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhāvitenai -
  • bhāvita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāvita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhū -> bhāvita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √bhū]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pratibhūs -
  • pratibhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatsamā -
  • tatsama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatsama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatsamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 11*54
  • Cannot analyse 540
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