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 3.2

आमिषाद्यर्थसंसिद्ध्यै नैकोपायैः सुखाय च ।
हिंसनं प्राणिमात्रस्य मृगयेति प्रचक्षते ॥ २ ॥

āmiṣādyarthasaṃsiddhyai naikopāyaiḥ sukhāya ca |
hiṃsanaṃ prāṇimātrasya mṛgayeti pracakṣate || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.2 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 (3.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Amisha, Artha, Samsiddhi, Naika, Upaya, Sukha, Himsana, Idam, Mriga, Mrigaya, Iti, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.2). 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: “āmiṣādyarthasaṃsiddhyai naikopāyaiḥ sukhāya ca
  • āmiṣād -
  • āmiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃsiddhyai -
  • saṃsiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • naiko -
  • naika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāyaiḥ -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sukhāya -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “hiṃsanaṃ prāṇimātrasya mṛgayeti pracakṣate
  • hiṃsanam -
  • hiṃsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hiṃsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāṇimātra -
  • prāṇimātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mṛgaye -
  • mṛgaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mṛgayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]
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