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 3.42

सा सजाला कूटवृत्त्या यस्यां निघ्नन्ति वै मृगान् ।
मत्स्यशङ्खोद्रसूक्तीनां बन्धनं चापि कुर्वते ॥ ४२ ॥

sā sajālā kūṭavṛttyā yasyāṃ nighnanti vai mṛgān |
matsyaśaṅkhodrasūktīnāṃ bandhanaṃ cāpi kurvate || 42 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.42 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 (3.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sajala, Kuta, Vritti, Yasya, Nighnat, Mriga, Matsya, Shankha, Udra, Sukti, Bandhana, Capin, Capi, Kurvat, Kurvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.42). 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: “ sajālā kūṭavṛttyā yasyāṃ nighnanti vai mṛgān
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sajālā -
  • sajālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kūṭa -
  • kūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttyā* -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yasyām -
  • yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • nighnanti -
  • nighnat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mṛgān -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “matsyaśaṅkhodrasūktīnāṃ bandhanaṃ cāpi kurvate
  • matsya -
  • matsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkho -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udra -
  • udra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūktīnām -
  • sūkti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bandhanam -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kurvate -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kurvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third plural]
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