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 78.8 [928]

विभक्ते संस्थिते द्रव्यं पुत्राभावे पिता हरेत् ।
भ्राता वा जननी वाथ माता वा तत्पितुः क्रमात् ।
अपचारक्रिय्ययुक्ता निर्लज्जा वार्थनाशिका ॥ ८ [९२८] ॥

vibhakte saṃsthite dravyaṃ putrābhāve pitā haret |
bhrātā vā jananī vātha mātā vā tatpituḥ kramāt |
apacārakriyyayuktā nirlajjā vārthanāśikā || 8 [928] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 78.8 [928] 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 (78.8 [928]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vibhakte, Vibhakta, Vibhakti, Samsthita, Samsthiti, Dravya, Dravi, Putra, Abhava, Pitri, Bhratri, Var, Janani, Mata, Tat, Tad, Pitu, Kramat, Krama, Nirlajja, Tha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 78.8 [928]). 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: “vibhakte saṃsthite dravyaṃ putrābhāve pitā haret
  • vibhakte -
  • vibhakte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vibhakta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vibhakta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vibhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vibhakti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • saṃsthite -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saṃsthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dravyam -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dravyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • putrā -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhāve -
  • abhāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “bhrātā jananī vātha mātā tatpituḥ kramāt
  • bhrātā -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jananī -
  • jananī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    janani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vātha -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second plural]
  • mātā* -
  • māta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 3: “apacārakriyyayuktā nirlajjā vārthanāśikā || 8 [928] |
  • Cannot analyse apacārakriyyayuktā*ni
  • nirlajjā* -
  • nirlajja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirlajjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vār -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāśikā* -
  • Cannot analyse 8*92
  • Cannot analyse 928
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