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 52.33 [574]

बालपुत्राधिकार्था च भर्तारं यान्यं आश्रिता ।
आश्रितस्तदृणं दद्याद्बालपुत्राविधिः स्मृतः ॥ ३३ [५७४] ॥

bālaputrādhikārthā ca bhartāraṃ yānyaṃ āśritā |
āśritastadṛṇaṃ dadyādbālaputrāvidhiḥ smṛtaḥ || 33 [574] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 52.33 [574] 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 (52.33 [574]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Balaputra, Adhikartha, Bhartri, Yani, Yat, Ashrita, Tadrina, Avidhi, Smrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 52.33 [574]). 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: “bālaputrādhikārthā ca bhartāraṃ yānyaṃ āśritā
  • bālaputrā -
  • bālaputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bālaputra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bālaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikārthā -
  • adhikārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhartāram -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yānya -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āśritā -
  • āśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “āśritastadṛṇaṃ dadyādbālaputrāvidhiḥ smṛtaḥ || 33 [574] |
  • āśritas -
  • āśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadṛṇam -
  • tadṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dadyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • bālaputrā -
  • bālaputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bālaputra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bālaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avidhiḥ -
  • avidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 33*57
  • Cannot analyse 574
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