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 80.23 [966]

निर्धना बन्धने स्थाप्या वधं नैव प्रवर्तयेत् ।
सर्वेषां पापयुक्तानां विशेषार्थश्च शास्त्रतः ॥ २३ [९६६] ॥

nirdhanā bandhane sthāpyā vadhaṃ naiva pravartayet |
sarveṣāṃ pāpayuktānāṃ viśeṣārthaśca śāstrataḥ || 23 [966] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 80.23 [966] 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 (80.23 [966]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirdhana, Bandhana, Sthapya, Vadha, Naiva, Pra, Sarva, Papa, Yukta, Visheshartha, Shastratah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 80.23 [966]). 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: “nirdhanā bandhane sthāpyā vadhaṃ naiva pravartayet
  • nirdhanā* -
  • nirdhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirdhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bandhane -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sthāpyā* -
  • sthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā], [accusative plural from √sthā]
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartayet -
  • vṛt (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “sarveṣāṃ pāpayuktānāṃ viśeṣārthaśca śāstrataḥ || 23 [966] |
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktānām -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • viśeṣārthaś -
  • viśeṣārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāstrataḥ -
  • śāstrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse 23*96
  • Cannot analyse 966
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