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 21.2 [174]

अव्यापकं व्यस्तपदं निगूढार्थं तथाकुलम् ।
व्याख्यागम्यं असारं च नोत्तरं शस्यते बुधैः ॥ २ [१७४] ॥

avyāpakaṃ vyastapadaṃ nigūḍhārthaṃ tathākulam |
vyākhyāgamyaṃ asāraṃ ca nottaraṃ śasyate budhaiḥ || 2 [174] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 21.2 [174] 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 (21.2 [174]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avyapaka, Vyastapada, Nigudhartha, Tatha, Akula, Vyakhyagamya, Asara, Nri, Uttaram, Uttara, Budha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 21.2 [174]). 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: “avyāpakaṃ vyastapadaṃ nigūḍhārthaṃ tathākulam
  • avyāpakam -
  • avyāpaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avyāpaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avyāpakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vyastapadam -
  • vyastapada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nigūḍhārtham -
  • nigūḍhārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nigūḍhārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nigūḍhārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akulam -
  • akula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vyākhyāgamyaṃ asāraṃ ca nottaraṃ śasyate budhaiḥ || 2 [174] |
  • vyākhyāgamyam -
  • vyākhyāgamya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asāram -
  • asāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • uttaram -
  • uttaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śasyate -
  • śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    śas (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • budhaiḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse 2*17
  • Cannot analyse 174
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