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 67.3 [797]

विना चिह्नैस्तु यत्कार्यं साहसाख्यं प्रवर्तते ।
शपथैः स विशोध्यः स्यात्सर्ववादेष्वयं विधिः ॥ ३ [७९७] ॥

vinā cihnaistu yatkāryaṃ sāhasākhyaṃ pravartate |
śapathaiḥ sa viśodhyaḥ syātsarvavādeṣvayaṃ vidhiḥ || 3 [797] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 67.3 [797] 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 (67.3 [797]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vina, Cihna, Yatkaryam, Sahasa, Pravarta, Tad, Yushmad, Shapatha, Vishodhya, Syat, Sya, Sarva, Vada, Aya, Idam, Vidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 67.3 [797]). 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: “vinā cihnaistu yatkāryaṃ sāhasākhyaṃ pravartate
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cihnais -
  • cihna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yatkāryam -
  • yatkāryam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sāhasā -
  • sāhasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāhasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāhasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “śapathaiḥ sa viśodhyaḥ syātsarvavādeṣvayaṃ vidhiḥ || 3 [797] |
  • śapathaiḥ -
  • śapatha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśodhyaḥ -
  • viśodhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vādeṣva -
  • vāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vāda (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 3*79
  • Cannot analyse 797
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