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 3.4

एषामप्रोक्षितानां च हिंसा दोषाय जायते ।
अस्मिनर्थे पुरा श्लोका यथा द्वैपायनोदिताः ॥ ४ ॥

eṣāmaprokṣitānāṃ ca hiṃsā doṣāya jāyate |
asminarthe purā ślokā yathā dvaipāyanoditāḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.4 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 (3.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prokshita, Himsa, Dosha, Jayat, Idam, Artha, Pura, Pur, Shloka, Yatha, Dvaipayana, Udita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.4). 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: “eṣāmaprokṣitānāṃ ca hiṃsā doṣāya jāyate
  • eṣāma -
  • eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • prokṣitānām -
  • prokṣita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prokṣita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prokṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hiṃsā* -
  • hiṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hiṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • doṣāya -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “asminarthe purā ślokā yathā dvaipāyanoditāḥ
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ślokā* -
  • śloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvaipāyano -
  • dvaipāyana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvaipāyana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uditāḥ -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
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