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 43.9 [485]

येन दोषेण शूद्रस्य दण्डो भवति धर्मतः ।
तेन चेत्क्षत्रविप्राणां द्विगुणो द्विगुणो भवेत् ॥ ९ [४८५] ॥

yena doṣeṇa śūdrasya daṇḍo bhavati dharmataḥ |
tena cetkṣatraviprāṇāṃ dviguṇo dviguṇo bhavet || 9 [485] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 43.9 [485] 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 (43.9 [485]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yena, Yah, Yat, Dosha, Shudra, Danda, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Dharmatah, Dharmata, Tad, Tena, Dviguna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 43.9 [485]). 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: “yena doṣeṇa śūdrasya daṇḍo bhavati dharmataḥ
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • doṣeṇa -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śūdrasya -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • daṇḍo* -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • dharmataḥ -
  • dharmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dharmata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tena cetkṣatraviprāṇāṃ dviguṇo dviguṇo bhavet || 9 [485] |
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Cannot analyse cetkṣatraviprāṇām*dv
  • dviguṇo* -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dviguṇo* -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 9*48
  • Cannot analyse 485
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