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 66.3 [781]

कर्णौष्ठघ्राणपादाक्षि जिह्वाशिश्नकरस्य च ।
छेदने चोत्तमो दण्डो भेदने मध्यमो भृगुः ॥ ३ [७८१] ॥

karṇauṣṭhaghrāṇapādākṣi jihvāśiśnakarasya ca |
chedane cottamo daṇḍo bhedane madhyamo bhṛguḥ || 3 [781] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 66.3 [781] 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 (66.3 [781]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karna, Karni, Aushtha, Ghrana, Pada, Akshan, Akshi, Jihva, Shishna, Kara, Chedana, Uttama, Danda, Bhedana, Madhyama, Bhrigu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 66.3 [781]). 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: “karṇauṣṭhaghrāṇapādākṣi jihvāśiśnakarasya ca
  • karṇau -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • auṣṭha -
  • auṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    auṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghrāṇa -
  • ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pādā -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akṣi -
  • akṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    akṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    akṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    akṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jihvā -
  • jihvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiśna -
  • śiśna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karasya -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “chedane cottamo daṇḍo bhedane madhyamo bhṛguḥ || 3 [781] |
  • chedane -
  • chedana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    chedana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    chedanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamo* -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍo* -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhedane -
  • bhedana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhedana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhedanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • madhyamo* -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛguḥ -
  • bhṛgu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 3*78
  • Cannot analyse 781
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