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 78.4 [924]

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मृते भर्तरि भर्तृअंशं लभेत कुलपालिका ।
यावज्जीवं न हि स्वाम्यं दानाधमनविक्रये ॥ ४ [९२४] ॥

mṛte bhartari bhartṛaṃśaṃ labheta kulapālikā |
yāvajjīvaṃ na hi svāmyaṃ dānādhamanavikraye || 4 [924] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 78.4 [924] 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 (78.4 [924]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrita, Mriti, Bhartri, Amsha, Kulapalika, Vajji, Svamya, Daman, Dana, Adhamana, Vikraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 78.4 [924]). 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: “mṛte bhartari bhartṛaṃśaṃ labheta kulapālikā ”
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]
bhartari -
bhartṛ (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
bhartṛ -
bhartṛ (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
aṃśam -
aṃśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
labheta -
√labh (verb class 1)

[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
kulapālikā -
kulapālikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yāvajjīvaṃ na hi svāmyaṃ dānādhamanavikraye || 4 [924] |”
yā -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vajjī -
vajji (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vajji (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vam -
va (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

va (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

ve (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
svāmyam -
svāmya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dānā -
dāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

dāman (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

dāman (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√dān (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
ādhamana -
ādhamana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vikraye -
vikraya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Cannot analyse 4*92
Cannot analyse 924

Last Updated: 23 January, 2020