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 8.7 [77]

सभ्येनावश्यवक्तव्यं धर्मार्थसहितं वचः ।
शृणोति यदि नो राजा स्यात्तु सभ्यस्ततोऽनघः ॥ ७ [७७] ॥

sabhyenāvaśyavaktavyaṃ dharmārthasahitaṃ vacaḥ |
śṛṇoti yadi no rājā syāttu sabhyastato'naghaḥ || 7 [77] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 8.7 [77] 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 (8.7 [77]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sabhya, Avashin, Avaktavya, Dharmartha, Sahitam, Sahita, Vaca, Vacas, Yadi, Yad, Asmad, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Syat, Sya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Anagha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 8.7 [77]). 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: “sabhyenāvaśyavaktavyaṃ dharmārthasahitaṃ vacaḥ
  • sabhyenā -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sabhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • avaśya -
  • avaśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    avaśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avaktavyam -
  • avaktavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avaktavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avaktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmārtha -
  • dharmārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahitam -
  • sahitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śṛṇoti yadi no rājā syāttu sabhyastato'naghaḥ || 7 [77] |
  • śṛṇoti -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sabhyas -
  • sabhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • anaghaḥ -
  • anagha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 7*77
  • Cannot analyse 77
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