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 2.20

क्रीडा सजीवनिर्जीवा ग्लहपूर्वाक्ष उच्यते ।
स चार्थवृद्ध्यै कामर्द्ध्यै सुप्रयुक्तः प्रजायते ॥ २० ॥

krīḍā sajīvanirjīvā glahapūrvākṣa ucyate |
sa cārthavṛddhyai kāmarddhyai suprayuktaḥ prajāyate || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.20 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 (2.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krida, Sajiva, Nirjiva, Glaha, Purva, Puru, Aksha, Ucyat, Arthavriddhi, Kama, Riddhi, Suprayukta, Praja, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.20). 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: “krīḍā sajīvanirjīvā glahapūrvākṣa ucyate
  • krīḍā -
  • krīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sajīva -
  • sajīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sajīva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirjīvā* -
  • nirjīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirjīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • glaha -
  • glaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvā -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṣa* -
  • ākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “sa cārthavṛddhyai kāmarddhyai suprayuktaḥ prajāyate
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthavṛddhyai -
  • arthavṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • kāmar -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛddhyai -
  • ṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    ṛddhī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • suprayuktaḥ -
  • suprayukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajāya -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
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