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 67.12 [806]

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गर्भस्य पातने स्तेनो ब्राह्मण्यां शस्त्रपातेन ।
अदुष्टां योषितं हत्वा हन्त्व्यो ब्राह्मणोऽपि हि ॥ १२ [८०६] ॥

garbhasya pātane steno brāhmaṇyāṃ śastrapātena |
aduṣṭāṃ yoṣitaṃ hatvā hantvyo brāhmaṇo'pi hi || 12 [806] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 67.12 [806] 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:
Buy now! English translation by Manmatha Nath Dutt (2006)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (67.12 [806]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Garbha, Patana, Stena, Brahmani, Brahmanya, Shastrapata, Adushta, Yoshit, Brahmana, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 67.12 [806]). 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: “garbhasya pātane steno brāhmaṇyāṃ śastrapātena ”
garbhasya -
garbha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
pātane -
pātana (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pātana (noun, neuter)

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

pātanā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
steno* -
stena (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
brāhmaṇyām -
brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

brāhmaṇyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śastrapātena -
śastrapāta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
Line 2: “aduṣṭāṃ yoṣitaṃ hatvā hantvyo brāhmaṇo'pi hi || 12 [806] |”
aduṣṭām -
aduṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
yoṣitam -
yoṣitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

yoṣit (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
hatvā -
√han -> hatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √han]

√han -> hatvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √han]
Cannot analyse hantvyo*br
brāhmaṇo' -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
Cannot analyse 12*80
Cannot analyse 806

Last Updated: 23 January, 2020