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 20.8 [172]

विभावयामि कुलिकैः साक्षिभिर्लिखितेन वा ।
जितश्चैव मयायं प्राक्प्राङ्न्यायस्त्रिप्रकारकः ॥ ८ [१७२] ॥

vibhāvayāmi kulikaiḥ sākṣibhirlikhitena vā |
jitaścaiva mayāyaṃ prākprāṅnyāyastriprakārakaḥ || 8 [172] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 20.8 [172] 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 (20.8 [172]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vibhava, Yami, Yamin, Kulika, Sakshi, Sakshin, Likhita, Jit, Jita, Maya, Asmad, Aya, Idam, Prak, Prannyaya, Triprakara, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 20.8 [172]). 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: “vibhāvayāmi kulikaiḥ sākṣibhirlikhitena
  • vibhāva -
  • vibhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhāvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • yāmi -
  • yāmī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • kulikaiḥ -
  • kulika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kulika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sākṣibhir -
  • sākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sākṣī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • likhitena -
  • likhita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    likhita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √likh class 6 verb]
    likh -> likhita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √likh class 6 verb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “jitaścaiva mayāyaṃ prākprāṅnyāyastriprakārakaḥ || 8 [172] |
  • jitaś -
  • jit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mayā -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    may (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prāṅnyāyas -
  • prāṅnyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • triprakāra -
  • triprakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    triprakāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 8*17
  • Cannot analyse 172
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