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 4.14 [48]

देशस्यानुमतेनैव व्यवस्था या निरूपिता ।
लिखिता तु सदा धार्या मुद्रिता राजं उद्रया ॥ १४ [४८] ॥

deśasyānumatenaiva vyavasthā yā nirūpitā |
likhitā tu sadā dhāryā mudritā rājaṃ udrayā || 14 [48] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 4.14 [48] 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 (4.14 [48]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Desha, Anumata, Vyavastha, Nirupita, Likhitri, Likhita, Sada, Dhari, Dharya, Mudrita, Raja, Raj, Udra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 4.14 [48]). 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: “deśasyānumatenaiva vyavasthā nirūpitā
  • deśasyā -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • anumatenai -
  • anumata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    anumata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vyavasthā* -
  • vyavasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirūpitā -
  • nirūpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “likhitā tu sadā dhāryā mudritā rājaṃ udrayā || 14 [48] |
  • likhitā -
  • likhitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    likhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    likh -> likhitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √likh class 6 verb]
    likh (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhāryā* -
  • dhāri (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhṛ -> dhārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dhṛ], [vocative plural from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dhṛ], [vocative plural from √dhṛ], [accusative plural from √dhṛ]
  • mudritā* -
  • mudrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mudritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājam -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • udra -
  • udra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yā* -
  • Cannot analyse 14*48
  • Cannot analyse 48
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