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 24.11 [224]

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कालेन हीयते लेख्यं दूषितं न्यायतस्तथा ।
अलेख्यसाक्षिके दैवीं व्यवहारे विनिर्दिशेत् ।
दैवसाध्ये पौरुषेयीं न लेख्यं वा प्रयोजयेत् ॥ ११ [२२४] ॥

kālena hīyate lekhyaṃ dūṣitaṃ nyāyatastathā |
alekhyasākṣike daivīṃ vyavahāre vinirdiśet |
daivasādhye pauruṣeyīṃ na lekhyaṃ vā prayojayet || 11 [224] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 24.11 [224] 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 (24.11 [224]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalena, Kala, Lekhya, Dushita, Nyayatah, Nyayata, Tatha, Ala, Ali, Sakshin, Sakshi, Kah, Kim, Daivi, Vyavahara, Daiva, Sadhya, Paurusheyi, Prayas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 24.11 [224]). 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: “kālena hīyate lekhyaṃ dūṣitaṃ nyāyatastathā ”
kālena -
kālena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kāla (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kāla (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hīyate -
√hā (verb class 1)

[present passive third single]

√hā (verb class 3)

[present passive third single]

√hi (verb class 5)

[present passive third single]
lekhyam -
lekhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lekhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

lekhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √likh]

√likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √likh]

√likh -> lekhyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √likh]

√likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh]

√likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √likh], [accusative single from √likh]
dūṣitam -
dūṣita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dūṣita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dūṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √duṣ]

√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √duṣ]

√duṣ -> dūṣitā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √duṣ]

√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √duṣ]

√duṣ -> dūṣita (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √duṣ], [accusative single from √duṣ]
nyāyatas -
nyāyataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nyāyata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “alekhyasākṣike daivīṃ vyavahāre vinirdiśet ”
ale -
ala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ali (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√al (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
ikhya -
√ikh -> ikhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √ikh]
sākṣi -
sākṣi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sākṣin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sākṣin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

sākṣī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sākṣī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

sākṣī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
ke -
ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

ka (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

kā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
daivīm -
daivī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vyavahāre -
vyavahāra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
vinir -
vinis (Preverb)

[Preverb]
diśet -
√diś (verb class 6)

[optative active third single]
Line 3: “daivasādhye pauruṣeyīṃ na lekhyaṃ vā prayojayet || 11 [224] |”
daiva -
daiva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sādhye -
sādhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sādhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sādhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sādh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh], [locative single from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sidh], [vocative single from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh]

√sādh (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√sādh (verb class 4)

[present middle first single], [present passive first single]

√sādh (verb class 5)

[present passive first single]

√sidh (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
pauruṣeyīm -
pauruṣeyī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lekhyam -
lekhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

lekhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

lekhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √likh]

√likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √likh]

√likh -> lekhyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √likh]

√likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh]

√likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √likh], [accusative single from √likh]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
prayo -
prayas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

prayas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jayet -
√ji (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Cannot analyse 11*22
Cannot analyse 224

Last Updated: 23 January, 2020