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 43.17 [493]

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माषो विंशतिभागस्तु ज्ञेयः कार्षापणस्य तु ।
काकणी तु चतुर्भागा माषकस्य पणस्य च ॥ १७ [४९३] ॥

māṣo viṃśatibhāgastu jñeyaḥ kārṣāpaṇasya tu |
kākaṇī tu caturbhāgā māṣakasya paṇasya ca || 17 [493] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 43.17 [493] 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 (43.17 [493]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Masha, Vimshatibhaga, Jneya, Karshapana, Kakani, Caturbhaga, Mashaka, Pana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 43.17 [493]). 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: “māṣo viṃśatibhāgastu jñeyaḥ kārṣāpaṇasya tu ”
māṣo* -
māṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viṃśatibhāgas -
viṃśatibhāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
jñeyaḥ -
jñeya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
kārṣāpaṇasya -
kārṣāpaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kārṣāpaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Line 2: “kākaṇī tu caturbhāgā māṣakasya paṇasya ca || 17 [493] |”
kākaṇī -
kākaṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kākaṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
caturbhāgā* -
caturbhāga (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

caturbhāgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
māṣakasya -
māṣaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

māṣaka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
paṇasya -
paṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
ca* -
Cannot analyse 17*49
Cannot analyse 493

Last Updated: 23 January, 2020