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 80.15 [958]

सचिह्नं अपि पापं तु पृच्छेत्पापस्य कारणम् ।
तदा दण्डं प्रकल्पेत दोषं आरोप्य यत्नतः ॥ १५ [९५८] ॥

sacihnaṃ api pāpaṃ tu pṛcchetpāpasya kāraṇam |
tadā daṇḍaṃ prakalpeta doṣaṃ āropya yatnataḥ || 15 [958] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 80.15 [958] 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 (80.15 [958]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sacihna, Api, Papam, Papa, Karana, Tada, Danda, Pra, Dosha, Aropya, Yatnatah, Yatnata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 80.15 [958]). 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: “sacihnaṃ api pāpaṃ tu pṛcchetpāpasya kāraṇam
  • sacihnam -
  • sacihna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sacihna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sacihnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pṛcchet -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • pāpasya -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kāraṇam -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tadā daṇḍaṃ prakalpeta doṣaṃ āropya yatnataḥ || 15 [958] |
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpeta -
  • kḷp (verb class 1)
    [optative middle third single]
  • doṣam -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āropya -
  • āropya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āropya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatnataḥ -
  • yatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatnata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 15*95
  • Cannot analyse 958
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