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 3.18

अवृक्षकर्दमग्रावा नीरन्ध्रा भूः प्रशस्यते ।
कालश्च शिशिरार्धान्तादा ज्यैष्ठार्धमपीष्यते ॥ १८ ॥

avṛkṣakardamagrāvā nīrandhrā bhūḥ praśasyate |
kālaśca śiśirārdhāntādā jyaiṣṭhārdhamapīṣyate || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.18 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 (3.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avriksha, Kardama, Grava, Nirandhra, Bhu, Prashasyata, Kala, Shishirardha, Tat, Jyaishthardha, Api, Ishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.18). 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: “avṛkṣakardamagrāvā nīrandhrā bhūḥ praśasyate
  • avṛkṣa -
  • avṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kardama -
  • kardama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kardama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grāvā* -
  • grāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nīrandhrā* -
  • nīrandhra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nīrandhrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūḥ -
  • bhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • praśasyate -
  • praśasyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kālaśca śiśirārdhāntādā jyaiṣṭhārdhamapīṣyate
  • kālaś -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śiśirārdhān -
  • śiśirārdha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tād -
  • tāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ā* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jyaiṣṭhārdham -
  • jyaiṣṭhārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jyaiṣṭhārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apī -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • iṣyate -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
    iṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
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