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 3.46

वागुराभिश्च कूटैश्च पाशैश्च विविधैर्नराः ।
प्रतिच्छन्ना अदृश्याश्च गृह्णन्ति बहवोऽद्भुतम् ।
विध्यन्त्यभिमुखाश्चापि मृगयाधर्म्मकोविदाः ॥ ४६ ॥

vāgurābhiśca kūṭaiśca pāśaiśca vividhairnarāḥ |
praticchannā adṛśyāśca gṛhṇanti bahavo'dbhutam |
vidhyantyabhimukhāścāpi mṛgayādharmmakovidāḥ || 46 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.46 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 (3.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vagura, Kuta, Pasha, Vividha, Nara, Praticchanna, Adrishya, Grihnat, Bahu, Bahava, Adbhuta, Vidhyat, Vidhyanti, Abhimukha, Capin, Capi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.46). 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: “vāgurābhiśca kūṭaiśca pāśaiśca vividhairnarāḥ
  • vāgurābhiś -
  • vāgurā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kūṭaiś -
  • kūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāśaiś -
  • pāśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vividhair -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • narāḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “praticchannā adṛśyāśca gṛhṇanti bahavo'dbhutam
  • praticchannā* -
  • praticchanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praticchannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • adṛśyāś -
  • adṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adṛśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhṇanti -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • bahavo' -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “vidhyantyabhimukhāścāpi mṛgayādharmmakovidāḥ
  • vidhyantya -
  • vyadh -> vidhyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vyadh class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb]
    vyadh -> vidhyantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
    vyadh (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • abhimukhāś -
  • abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse mṛgayādharmmakovidāḥ
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