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 3.12

प्रहारो नखदन्तादेर्यथैव स्मरसंगरे ।
उपघातस्तथैवात्र रसावेशान्न वा रुजे ॥ १२ ॥

prahāro nakhadantāderyathaiva smarasaṃgare |
upaghātastathaivātra rasāveśānna vā ruje || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.12 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 (3.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prahara, Nakhadanta, Erya, Atha, Smara, Sangara, Upaghata, Tatha, Eva, Rasau, Isha, Var, Ruja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.12). 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: “prahāro nakhadantāderyathaiva smarasaṃgare
  • prahāro* -
  • prahāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nakhadantād -
  • nakhadanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nakhadanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • erya -
  • ir -> erya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir -> erya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb]
  • athai -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • smara -
  • smara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṅgare -
  • saṅgara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “upaghātastathaivātra rasāveśānna ruje
  • upaghātas -
  • upaghāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evāt -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rasāve -
  • rasau (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • īśānn -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ruje -
  • ruja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ruja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    rujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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