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 58.1 [657]

कर्मारम्भं तु यः कृत्वा सिद्धं नैव तु कारयेत् ।
बलात्कारयितव्योऽसौ अकुर्वन्दण्डं अर्हति ॥ १ [६५७] ॥

karmārambhaṃ tu yaḥ kṛtvā siddhaṃ naiva tu kārayet |
balātkārayitavyo'sau akurvandaṇḍaṃ arhati || 1 [657] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 58.1 [657] 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 (58.1 [657]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karmarambha, Yah, Kritva, Kritvan, Siddha, Naiva, Balat, Bala, Karayitavya, Asi, Asu, Adah, Danda, Arhat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 58.1 [657]). 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: “karmārambhaṃ tu yaḥ kṛtvā siddhaṃ naiva tu kārayet
  • karmārambham -
  • karmārambha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siddham -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “balātkārayitavyo'sau akurvandaṇḍaṃ arhati || 1 [657] |
  • balāt -
  • balāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kārayitavyo' -
  • kārayitavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārayitavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akurvan -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 1*65
  • Cannot analyse 657
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