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 52.17 [558]

यद्देयं पितृभिर्नित्यं तदभावे तु तद्धनात् ।
तद्धनं पुत्रपुत्रैर्वा देयं तत्स्वामिने तदा ॥ १७ [५५८] ॥

yaddeyaṃ pitṛbhirnityaṃ tadabhāve tu taddhanāt |
taddhanaṃ putraputrairvā deyaṃ tatsvāmine tadā || 17 [558] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 52.17 [558] 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 (52.17 [558]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Yad, Deya, Pitri, Nityam, Nitya, Tada, Bhava, Taddhana, Putraputra, Var, Tat, Tad, Svamin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 52.17 [558]). 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: “yaddeyaṃ pitṛbhirnityaṃ tadabhāve tu taddhanāt
  • 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]
  • deyam -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    deyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pitṛbhir -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāve -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • taddhanāt -
  • taddhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    taddhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “taddhanaṃ putraputrairvā deyaṃ tatsvāmine tadā || 17 [558] |
  • taddhanam -
  • taddhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    taddhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    taddhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • putraputrair -
  • putraputra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • deyam -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    deyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svāmine -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tadā* -
  • Cannot analyse 17*55
  • Cannot analyse 558
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