Syainika Sastra [sanskrit]

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The Sanskrit text of the Syainika-Sastra attributed to king Rudradeva (or Candradeva) from the 13th century. This book deals with Hunting and Hawking and is written as a traditional type of Sanskrit educational treatise (Shastra). It contains 368 Sanskrit verses and contains many overlapping topics, such as the treatment and diet of birds.

Verse 1.16

क्षयहेतुश्च भोगोऽपि श्रूयते कर्मणां यथा ।
सिषेवे विषयान् ज्ञानी सौभरिर्बन्धमुक्तये ॥ १६ ॥

kṣayahetuśca bhogo'pi śrūyate karmaṇāṃ yathā |
siṣeve viṣayān jñānī saubharirbandhamuktaye || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.16 is contained in the book Syainika-Sastra (Ancient Text on Hawking) by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! Sanskrit text by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri (2005)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshayahetu, Bhoga, Api, Karman, Yatha, Vishaya, Jnanin, Jnani, Saubhari, Bandhamukta, Yah, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.16). 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: “kṣayahetuśca bhogo'pi śrūyate karmaṇāṃ yathā
  • kṣayahetuś -
  • kṣayahetu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣayahetu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhogo' -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrūyate -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “siṣeve viṣayān jñānī saubharirbandhamuktaye
  • siṣeve -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • viṣayān -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jñānī -
  • jñānī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jñānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jñānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saubharir -
  • saubhari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bandhamukta -
  • bandhamukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandhamukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
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