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 3.21

स्वसत्त्वोद्भावनं ज्ञानं सत्त्वानां चित्तचेष्टिते ।
इत्यादिकगुणोत्कर्षो जायते चात्मसम्पदे ॥ २१ ॥

svasattvodbhāvanaṃ jñānaṃ sattvānāṃ cittaceṣṭite |
ityādikaguṇotkarṣo jāyate cātmasampade || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.21 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 (3.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sva, Svan, Sattvodbhavana, Jnana, Sattva, Cittaceshtita, Ityadi, Gunotkarsha, Jayat, Masa, Pada, Padi, Pad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.21). 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: “svasattvodbhāvanaṃ jñānaṃ sattvānāṃ cittaceṣṭite
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sattvodbhāvanam -
  • sattvodbhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sattvodbhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sattvānām -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • cittaceṣṭite -
  • cittaceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cittaceṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “ityādikaguṇotkarṣo jāyate cātmasampade
  • ityādi -
  • ityādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ityādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ityādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ka -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇotkarṣo* -
  • guṇotkarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • masam -
  • masa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pade -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    padi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
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