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 72.13 [878]

ध्वजाहृतं भवेद्यत्तु विभाज्यं नैव तत्स्मृतम् ।
संग्रामादाहृतं यत्तु विद्राव्य द्विषतां वलम् ।
स्वाम्यर्थे जीवितं त्यक्त्वा तद्ध्वजाहृतं उच्यते ॥ १३ [८७८] ॥

dhvajāhṛtaṃ bhavedyattu vibhājyaṃ naiva tatsmṛtam |
saṃgrāmādāhṛtaṃ yattu vidrāvya dviṣatāṃ valam |
svāmyarthe jīvitaṃ tyaktvā taddhvajāhṛtaṃ ucyate || 13 [878] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 72.13 [878] 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 (72.13 [878]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhvajahrita, Yat, Yad, Vibhajya, Naiva, Tat, Tad, Smrita, Sangrama, Ahrita, Vidravya, Dvishat, Dvishata, Vala, Svamin, Svamya, Artha, Jivita, Aja, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “dhvajāhṛtaṃ bhavedyattu vibhājyaṃ naiva tatsmṛtam
  • dhvajāhṛtam -
  • dhvajāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhvajāhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhvajāhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vibhājyam -
  • vibhājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vibhājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vibhājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “saṃgrāmādāhṛtaṃ yattu vidrāvya dviṣatāṃ valam
  • saṅgrāmād -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āhṛtam -
  • āhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vidrāvya -
  • vidrāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidrāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dviṣatām -
  • dviṣat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dviṣ (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • valam -
  • vala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “svāmyarthe jīvitaṃ tyaktvā taddhvajāhṛtaṃ ucyate || 13 [878] |
  • svāmya -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    svāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • jīvitam -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • taddh -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ajā -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahṛtam -
  • ahṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ahṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Cannot analyse 13*87
  • Cannot analyse 878
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