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 71.8b [845b]

प्रोषितस्य तु यो भागो रक्षेयुः सर्व एव तम् ।
बालपुत्रे मृते रिक्थं रक्ष्यं तत्तन्तुबन्धुभिः ।
पौगण्डाः परतस्तं तु विभजेरन्यथांशतः ॥ ८ब् [८४५ब्] ॥

proṣitasya tu yo bhāgo rakṣeyuḥ sarva eva tam |
bālaputre mṛte rikthaṃ rakṣyaṃ tattantubandhubhiḥ |
paugaṇḍāḥ paratastaṃ tu vibhajeranyathāṃśataḥ || 8b [845b] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 71.8b [845b] 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:

Buy now! English translation by Manmatha Nath Dutt (2006)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (71.8b [845b]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Proshita, Yah, Bhaga, Sarva, Eva, Balaputra, Mrita, Mriti, Riktha, Rakshya, Tat, Tad, Bandhu, Pauganda, Paratah, Vibhaja, Amsha, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 71.8b [845b]). 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: “proṣitasya tu yo bhāgo rakṣeyuḥ sarva eva tam
  • proṣitasya -
  • proṣita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    proṣita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāgo* -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rakṣeyuḥ -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third plural]
  • sarva* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bālaputre mṛte rikthaṃ rakṣyaṃ tattantubandhubhiḥ
  • bālaputre -
  • bālaputra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bālaputra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bālaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛte -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
    mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • riktham -
  • riktha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rakṣyam -
  • rakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ], [accusative single from √rakṣ]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tantu -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bandhubhiḥ -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bandhū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “paugaṇḍāḥ paratastaṃ tu vibhajeranyathāṃśataḥ || 8b [845b] |
  • paugaṇḍāḥ -
  • paugaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • paratas -
  • parataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vibhaje -
  • vibhaja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ranyathā -
  • ran (verb class 4)
    [present active second plural]
  • aṃśa -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 8b*84
  • Cannot analyse 845b
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: