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 76.15 [916]

भर्त्रा प्रतिश्रुतं देयं ऋणवत्स्त्रीधनं सुतैः ।
तिष्ठेद्भर्तृकुले या तु न सा पितृकुले वसेत् ॥ १५ [९१६] ॥

bhartrā pratiśrutaṃ deyaṃ ṛṇavatstrīdhanaṃ sutaiḥ |
tiṣṭhedbhartṛkule yā tu na sā pitṛkule vaset || 15 [916] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 76.15 [916] 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 (76.15 [916]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhartri, Pratishrut, Pratishruta, Deya, Rinavat, Stridhana, Suta, Kula, Kuli,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 76.15 [916]). 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: “bhartrā pratiśrutaṃ deyaṃ ṛṇavatstrīdhanaṃ sutaiḥ
  • bhartrā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pratiśrutam -
  • pratiśruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratiśruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratiśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pratiśrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • deyam -
  • deya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    deyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛṇavat -
  • ṛṇavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṛṇavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • strīdhanam -
  • strīdhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sutaiḥ -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • Line 2: “tiṣṭhedbhartṛkule tu na pitṛkule vaset || 15 [916] |
  • tiṣṭhed -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • bhartṛ -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vaset -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 15*91
  • Cannot analyse 916
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