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 8.6 [76]

न्यायमार्गादपेतं तु ज्ञात्वा चित्तं महीपतेः ।
वक्तव्यं तत्प्रियं तत्र न सभ्यः किल्विषी भवेत् ॥ ६ [७६] ॥

nyāyamārgādapetaṃ tu jñātvā cittaṃ mahīpateḥ |
vaktavyaṃ tatpriyaṃ tatra na sabhyaḥ kilviṣī bhavet || 6 [76] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 8.6 [76] 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 (8.6 [76]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nyayam, Nyaya, Arga, Apeta, Citta, Mahipati, Vaktavya, Tat, Tad, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Tatra, Sabhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 8.6 [76]). 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: “nyāyamārgādapetaṃ tu jñātvā cittaṃ mahīpateḥ
  • nyāyam -
  • nyāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nyāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • argād -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • apetam -
  • apeta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apeta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apetā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • mahīpateḥ -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vaktavyaṃ tatpriyaṃ tatra na sabhyaḥ kilviṣī bhavet || 6 [76] |
  • vaktavyam -
  • vaktavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaktavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> vaktavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vaktavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sabhyaḥ -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kilviṣī*bh
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 6*76
  • Cannot analyse 76
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