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 15.5 [118]

द्विजातिः प्रतिभूहीनो रक्ष्यः स्याद्बाह्यचारिभिः ।
शूद्रादीन्प्रतिभूहीनान्बन्धयेन्निगडेन तु ॥ ५ [११८] ॥

dvijātiḥ pratibhūhīno rakṣyaḥ syādbāhyacāribhiḥ |
śūdrādīnpratibhūhīnānbandhayennigaḍena tu || 5 [118] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 15.5 [118] 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 (15.5 [118]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvijati, Hina, Rakshi, Rakshya, Syat, Sya, Bahya, Carin, Shudra, Nigada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 15.5 [118]). 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: “dvijātiḥ pratibhūhīno rakṣyaḥ syādbāhyacāribhiḥ
  • dvijātiḥ -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratibhū -
  • pratibhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • hīno* -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • rakṣyaḥ -
  • rakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • bāhya -
  • bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāribhiḥ -
  • cārin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    cārin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “śūdrādīnpratibhūhīnānbandhayennigaḍena tu || 5 [118] |
  • śūdrād -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pratibhū -
  • pratibhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • hīnān -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • bandhayen -
  • bandh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • nigaḍena -
  • nigaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nigaḍa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse 5*11
  • Cannot analyse 118
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