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 53.9 [588]

वणिजः कर्षकाश्चैव शिल्पिनश्चाब्रवीद्भृगुः ।
देशाचारेण दाप्याः स्युर्दुष्टान्संपीड्य दापयेत् ॥ ९ [५८८] ॥

vaṇijaḥ karṣakāścaiva śilpinaścābravīdbhṛguḥ |
deśācāreṇa dāpyāḥ syurduṣṭānsaṃpīḍya dāpayet || 9 [588] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 53.9 [588] 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 (53.9 [588]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vanij, Vanija, Karshaka, Shilpin, Bhrigu, Deshacara, Dapya, Dushta, Pidya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 53.9 [588]). 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: “vaṇijaḥ karṣakāścaiva śilpinaścābravīdbhṛguḥ
  • vaṇijaḥ -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vaṇija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karṣakāś -
  • karṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karṣakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śilpinaś -
  • śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhṛguḥ -
  • bhṛgu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “deśācāreṇa dāpyāḥ syurduṣṭānsaṃpīḍya dāpayet || 9 [588] |
  • deśācāreṇa -
  • deśācāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dāpyāḥ -
  • dāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> dāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √]
    -> dāpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √], [accusative plural from √]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • duṣṭān -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pīḍya -
  • pīḍ -> pīḍya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pīḍ]
    pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • dāpayet -
  • (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 9*58
  • Cannot analyse 588
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