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 80.7 [950]

निधिर्निष्फलवित्तं च दरिद्रस्य धनागमः ।
एतांश्चारैः सुविदितान्स्वयं राजा निवारयेत् ॥ ७ [९५०] ॥

nidhirniṣphalavittaṃ ca daridrasya dhanāgamaḥ |
etāṃścāraiḥ suviditānsvayaṃ rājā nivārayet || 7 [950] ||

The English translation of Katyayana-smriti Verse 80.7 [950] 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 (80.7 [950]). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nidhi, Nishphala, Vitta, Daridra, Dhanagama, Eta, Esha, Cara, Suvidita, Svayam, Raja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Katyayana-smriti Verse 80.7 [950]). 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: “nidhirniṣphalavittaṃ ca daridrasya dhanāgamaḥ
  • nidhir -
  • nidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niṣphala -
  • niṣphala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vittam -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daridrasya -
  • daridra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    daridra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dhanāgamaḥ -
  • dhanāgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “etāṃścāraiḥ suviditānsvayaṃ rājā nivārayet || 7 [950] |
  • etāṃś -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cāraiḥ -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • suviditān -
  • suvidita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vārayet -
  • vṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 7*95
  • Cannot analyse 950
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