Syainika Sastra [sanskrit]

3,001 words

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 1.18

पूर्वकर्म कृतं भोगैः क्षीयतेऽहर्निशं तथा ।
सुखदुःखैः स्वकैर्वत्स पुण्यापुण्यात्मकं नृणाम् ॥ १८ ॥

pūrvakarma kṛtaṃ bhogaiḥ kṣīyate'harniśaṃ tathā |
sukhaduḥkhaiḥ svakairvatsa puṇyāpuṇyātmakaṃ nṛṇām || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 1.18 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 (1.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvakarman, Krit, Krita, Bhoga, Aharnisha, Tatha, Sukhaduhkha, Svaka, Vatsa, Punya, Punyatman, Kah, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.18). 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: “pūrvakarma kṛtaṃ bhogaiḥ kṣīyate'harniśaṃ tathā
  • pūrvakarma -
  • pūrvakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • bhogaiḥ -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṣīyate' -
  • kṣai (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṣī (verb class 9)
    [present passive third single]
  • aharniśam -
  • aharniśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sukhaduḥkhaiḥ svakairvatsa puṇyāpuṇyātmakaṃ nṛṇām
  • sukhaduḥkhaiḥ -
  • sukhaduḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svakair -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vatsa -
  • vatsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vatsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṇyā -
  • puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • puṇyātma -
  • puṇyātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    puṇyātman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
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