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 52.31 [572]

ऋणार्थं आहरेत्तन्तुं न सुखार्थं कदाचन ।
अयुक्ते कारणे यस्मात्पितरौ तु न दापयेत् ॥ ३१ [५७२] ॥

ṛṇārthaṃ āharettantuṃ na sukhārthaṃ kadācana |
ayukte kāraṇe yasmātpitarau tu na dāpayet || 31 [572] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 52.31 [572] 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 (52.31 [572]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rina, Artha, Tantu, Sukhartha, Kada, Cana, Ayukta, Ayukti, Karana, Yasmat, Yah, Yat, Pitri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 52.31 [572]). 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: “ṛṇārthaṃ āharettantuṃ na sukhārthaṃ kadācana
  • ṛṇā -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • tantum -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukhārtham -
  • sukhārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “ayukte kāraṇe yasmātpitarau tu na dāpayet || 31 [572] |
  • ayukte -
  • ayukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ayukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ayuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ayukti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kāraṇe -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yasmāt -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • pitarau -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāpayet -
  • (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 31*57
  • Cannot analyse 572
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