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 67.11 [805]

नखिनां शृण्गिणां चैव दंष्ट्रिणां चाततायिनाम् ।
हस्त्यश्वानां तथान्येषां वधे हन्ता न दोषभाक् ॥ ११ [८०५] ॥

nakhināṃ śṛṇgiṇāṃ caiva daṃṣṭriṇāṃ cātatāyinām |
hastyaśvānāṃ tathānyeṣāṃ vadhe hantā na doṣabhāk || 11 [805] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 67.11 [805] 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 (67.11 [805]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nakhin, Damshtrin, Ayin, Hastyashva, Tatha, Idam, Vadha, Hanta, Doshabhaj,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 67.11 [805]). 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: “nakhināṃ śṛṇgiṇāṃ caiva daṃṣṭriṇāṃ cātatāyinām
  • nakhinām -
  • nakhin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nakhin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse śṛṇgiṇām*ca
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • daṃṣṭriṇām -
  • daṃṣṭrin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    daṃṣṭrin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • atā -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ayinām -
  • ayin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “hastyaśvānāṃ tathānyeṣāṃ vadhe hantā na doṣabhāk || 11 [805] |
  • hastyaśvānām -
  • hastyaśva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tathānye -
  • tatha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vadhe -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hantā* -
  • hantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣabhāk -
  • doṣabhāj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    doṣabhāj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 11*80
  • Cannot analyse 805
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