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 2.3

स्त्रियोऽक्षा मदिरागीतनृत्यवाद्यवृथाटनम् ।
परोक्षनिन्दाहःस्वप्नो मृगया चेति कामजः ॥ ३ ॥

striyo'kṣā madirāgītanṛtyavādyavṛthāṭanam |
parokṣanindāhaḥsvapno mṛgayā ceti kāmajaḥ || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.3 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 (2.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stri, Aksha, Madira, Gitanritya, Vadya, Vrithatana, Parokshaninda, Ahahsvapna, Mriga, Mrigaya, Ceti, Kamaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.3). 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: “striyo'kṣā madirāgītanṛtyavādyavṛthāṭanam
  • striyo' -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • akṣā* -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • madirā -
  • madirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gītanṛtya -
  • gītanṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādya -
  • vādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad]
  • vṛthāṭanam -
  • vṛthāṭana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛthāṭana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “parokṣanindāhaḥsvapno mṛgayā ceti kāmajaḥ
  • parokṣanindā -
  • parokṣaninda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parokṣaninda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahaḥsvapno* -
  • ahaḥsvapna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛgayā -
  • mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mṛgayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāmajaḥ -
  • kāmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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