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 26.1 [266]

राजाज्ञया समाहूय यथान्यायं विचारयेत् ।
लेख्याचारेण लिखितं साक्ष्याचारेण साक्षिणः ॥ १ [२६६] ॥

rājājñayā samāhūya yathānyāyaṃ vicārayet |
lekhyācāreṇa likhitaṃ sākṣyācāreṇa sākṣiṇaḥ || 1 [266] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 26.1 [266] 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 (26.1 [266]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajajna, Samahuya, Yathanyayam, Lekhin, Lekhya, Acara, Likhita, Sakshi, Sakshin, Sakshya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 26.1 [266]). 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: “rājājñayā samāhūya yathānyāyaṃ vicārayet
  • rājājñayā -
  • rājājñā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • samāhūya -
  • samāhūya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāhūya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathānyāyam -
  • yathānyāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cārayet -
  • car (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “lekhyācāreṇa likhitaṃ sākṣyācāreṇa sākṣiṇaḥ || 1 [266] |
  • lekhyā -
  • lekhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    lekhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    lekhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lekhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √likh]
    lekhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √likh]
    likh -> lekhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √likh class 6 verb], [vocative single from √likh]
    likh -> lekhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √likh class 6 verb], [nominative single from √likh]
  • ācāreṇa -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • likhitam -
  • likhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    likhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    likhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    likh -> likhita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb]
    likh -> likhita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √likh class 6 verb], [accusative single from √likh class 6 verb]
  • sākṣyā -
  • sākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sākṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sākṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sākṣ -> sākṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sākṣ]
    sākṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sākṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    sākṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sākṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sākṣ -> sākṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣ -> sākṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
    sākṣ -> sākṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sākṣ class 1 verb]
  • ācāreṇa -
  • ācāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sākṣiṇaḥ -
  • sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sākṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse 1*26
  • Cannot analyse 266
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