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 65.2 [769]

निष्ठुराश्लीलतीव्रत्वात्तदपि त्रिविधं स्मृतम् ।
आक्षेपो निष्ठुरं ज्ञेयं अश्लीलं न्यङ्गसंज्ञितम् ।
पतनीयैरुपाक्रोशैस्तीव्रं आहुर्मनीषिणः ॥ २ [७६९] ॥

niṣṭhurāślīlatīvratvāttadapi trividhaṃ smṛtam |
ākṣepo niṣṭhuraṃ jñeyaṃ aślīlaṃ nyaṅgasaṃjñitam |
patanīyairupākrośaistīvraṃ āhurmanīṣiṇaḥ || 2 [769] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 65.2 [769] 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 (65.2 [769]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nishthura, Ashlila, Tivra, Tva, Tad, Tat, Api, Trividha, Smrita, Akshepa, Jneya, Nyanga, Sanjnita, Pataniya, Upa, Akrosha, Tivram, Manishin, Manishi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 65.2 [769]). 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: “niṣṭhurāślīlatīvratvāttadapi trividhaṃ smṛtam
  • niṣṭhurā -
  • niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣṭhura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣṭhurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aślīla -
  • aślīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aślīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tīvra -
  • tīvra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tīvra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvāt -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • trividham -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “ākṣepo niṣṭhuraṃ jñeyaṃ aślīlaṃ nyaṅgasaṃjñitam
  • ākṣepo* -
  • ākṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niṣṭhuram -
  • niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣṭhura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣṭhurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñeyam -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jñeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • aślīlam -
  • aślīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aślīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aślīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nyaṅga -
  • nyaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñitam -
  • sañjñita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjñita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sañjñitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “patanīyairupākrośaistīvraṃ āhurmanīṣiṇaḥ || 2 [769] |
  • patanīyair -
  • patanīya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    patanīya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    pat -> patanīya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patanīya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patanīya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √pat class 4 verb]
    pat -> patanīya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √pat class 4 verb]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akrośais -
  • akrośa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    akrośa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tīvram -
  • tīvram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tīvra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīvra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīvrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • manīṣiṇaḥ -
  • manīṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manīṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse 2*76
  • Cannot analyse 769
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