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 3.52

वध्यन्ते करवालाद्यैर्बहुभिर्यत्र नैकधा ।
महाकाल्येति सा प्रोक्ता सिध्यते सा नृपादिभिः ॥ ५२ ॥

vadhyante karavālādyairbahubhiryatra naikadhā |
mahākālyeti sā proktā sidhyate sā nṛpādibhiḥ || 52 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.52 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 (3.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vadhyat, Tad, Yushmad, Karavala, Yah, Yat, Bahu, Yatra, Naikadha, Mahakali, Mahakalya, Prokta, Sidhyat, Nripadi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.52). 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: “vadhyante karavālādyairbahubhiryatra naikadhā
  • vadhyan -
  • vadhyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • karavālād -
  • karavāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bahubhir -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naikadhā -
  • naikadhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “mahākālyeti proktā sidhyate nṛpādibhiḥ
  • mahākālye -
  • mahākālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mahākālyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahākālya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahākālya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • proktā -
  • proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sidhyate -
  • sidh -> sidhyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    sidh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • nṛpādibhiḥ -
  • nṛpādi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nṛpādi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nṛpādi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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