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 63.4 [716]

वर्णानां अनुलाम्येन दास्यं न प्रतिलोमतः ।
राजन्यवैश्यशूद्राणां त्यजतां हि स्वतन्त्रताम् ॥ ४ [७१६] ॥

varṇānāṃ anulāmyena dāsyaṃ na pratilomataḥ |
rājanyavaiśyaśūdrāṇāṃ tyajatāṃ hi svatantratām || 4 [716] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 63.4 [716] 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 (63.4 [716]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varna, Anula, Yena, Yah, Yat, Dasya, Pratilomatah, Rajanya, Vaishya, Shudra, Tyajat, Svatantrata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 63.4 [716]). 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: “varṇānāṃ anulāmyena dāsyaṃ na pratilomataḥ
  • varṇānām -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anulām -
  • anulā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dāsyam -
  • dāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √das], [accusative single from √das]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratilomataḥ -
  • pratilomataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “rājanyavaiśyaśūdrāṇāṃ tyajatāṃ hi svatantratām || 4 [716] |
  • rājanya -
  • rājanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājanya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiśya -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūdrāṇām -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tyajatām -
  • tyaj -> tyajat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyajat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • svatantratām -
  • svatantratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 4*71
  • Cannot analyse 716
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