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 68.19 [828]

अविद्वान्याजको वा स्यात्प्रवक्ता चानवस्थितः ।
तौ उभौ चोरदण्डेन विनीय स्थापयेत्पथि ॥ १९ [८२८] ॥

avidvānyājako vā syātpravaktā cānavasthitaḥ |
tau ubhau coradaṇḍena vinīya sthāpayetpathi || 19 [828] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 68.19 [828] 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 (68.19 [828]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avidvas, Yajaka, Syat, Sya, Pravaktri, Avasthita, Ubha, Cora, Danda, Viniya, Pathin, Pathi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 68.19 [828]). 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: “avidvānyājako syātpravaktā cānavasthitaḥ
  • avidvān -
  • avidvas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yājako* -
  • yājaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • pravaktā -
  • pravaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • avasthitaḥ -
  • avasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tau ubhau coradaṇḍena vinīya sthāpayetpathi || 19 [828] |
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cora -
  • cora (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cur (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • daṇḍena -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vinīya -
  • vinīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthāpayet -
  • sthā (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • pathi -
  • pathin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [locative single]
    pathī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 19*82
  • Cannot analyse 828
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