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 80.16 [959]

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सद्वृत्तानां तु सर्वेषां अपराधो यदा भवेत् ।
अवशेनैव दैवात्तु तत्र दण्डं न कल्पयेत् ॥ १६ [९५९] ॥

sadvṛttānāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ aparādho yadā bhavet |
avaśenaiva daivāttu tatra daṇḍaṃ na kalpayet || 16 [959] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 80.16 [959] 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 (80.16 [959]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sadvritta, Sarva, Aparadha, Yada, Yad, Avasha, Daivat, Daiva, Tatra, Danda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 80.16 [959]). 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: “sadvṛttānāṃ tu sarveṣāṃ aparādho yadā bhavet ”
sadvṛttānām -
sadvṛtta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sadvṛtta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sadvṛttā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sarveṣām -
sarva (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sarva (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
aparādho* -
aparādha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yadā -
yadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yadā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “avaśenaiva daivāttu tatra daṇḍaṃ na kalpayet || 16 [959] |”
avaśenai -
avaśa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

avaśa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
daivāt -
daivāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
daṇḍam -
daṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daṇḍā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpayet -
√kḷp (verb class 0)

[optative active third single]
Cannot analyse 16*95
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Last Updated: 23 January, 2020