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 72.18 [883]

धृतं वस्त्रं अलंकारो नानुरूपं तु यद्भवेत् ।
यथा कालोपयोग्यानि तथा योज्यानि बन्धुभिः ॥ १८ [८८३] ॥

dhṛtaṃ vastraṃ alaṃkāro nānurūpaṃ tu yadbhavet |
yathā kālopayogyāni tathā yojyāni bandhubhiḥ || 18 [883] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 72.18 [883] 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 (72.18 [883]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhritam, Dhrit, Dhrita, Vastra, Alankara, Nanu, Rupa, Yat, Yad, Yatha, Kala, Upayogya, Tatha, Yojya, Bandhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 72.18 [883]). 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: “dhṛtaṃ vastraṃ alaṃkāro nānurūpaṃ tu yadbhavet
  • dhṛtam -
  • dhṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vastram -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alaṅkāro* -
  • alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nānu -
  • nānū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yad -
  • 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]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “yathā kālopayogyāni tathā yojyāni bandhubhiḥ || 18 [883] |
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kālo -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upayogyāni -
  • upayogya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yojyāni -
  • yojya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yojya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj], [accusative plural from √yuj]
  • bandhubhiḥ -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bandhū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse 18*88
  • Cannot analyse 883
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