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 66.4 [782]

मनुष्याणां पशूनां च दुःखाय प्रहते सति ।
यथा यथा भवेद्दुःखं दण्डं कुर्यात्तथा तथा ॥ ४ [७८२] ॥

manuṣyāṇāṃ paśūnāṃ ca duḥkhāya prahate sati |
yathā yathā bhavedduḥkhaṃ daṇḍaṃ kuryāttathā tathā || 4 [782] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 66.4 [782] 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 (66.4 [782]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manushya, Pashu, Duhkha, Prahata, Prahati, Sat, Sati, Yatha, Duhkham, Danda, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 66.4 [782]). 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: “manuṣyāṇāṃ paśūnāṃ ca duḥkhāya prahate sati
  • manuṣyāṇām -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • paśūnām -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    paśū (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    paśū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    paśū (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkhāya -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • prahate -
  • prahata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prahata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prahati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yathā yathā bhavedduḥkhaṃ daṇḍaṃ kuryāttathā tathā || 4 [782] |
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā* -
  • Cannot analyse 4*78
  • Cannot analyse 782
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