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 71.28 [865]

बन्धूनां अप्यभावे तु पितृद्रव्यं तदाप्नुयात् ।
अपित्र्यं द्रविणं प्राप्तं दापनीया न बान्धवाः ॥ २८ [८६५] ॥

bandhūnāṃ apyabhāve tu pitṛdravyaṃ tadāpnuyāt |
apitryaṃ draviṇaṃ prāptaṃ dāpanīyā na bāndhavāḥ || 28 [865] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 71.28 [865] 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 (71.28 [865]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bandhu, Api, Apya, Abhava, Pitridravya, Tada, Apitrya, Dravina, Prapta, Dapaniya, Bandhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “bandhūnāṃ apyabhāve tu pitṛdravyaṃ tadāpnuyāt
  • bandhūnām -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bandhū (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bandhū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    bandhū (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāve -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pitṛdravyam -
  • pitṛdravya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpnuyāt -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “apitryaṃ draviṇaṃ prāptaṃ dāpanīyā na bāndhavāḥ || 28 [865] |
  • apitryam -
  • apitrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apitrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apitryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • draviṇam -
  • draviṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    draviṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dāpanīyā* -
  • dāpanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dāpanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> dāpanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √]
    -> dāpanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √], [vocative plural from √], [accusative plural from √]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāndhavāḥ -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 28*86
  • Cannot analyse 865
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