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 3.54

चतुर्व्विधायाः काल्यायाः साधने कुशला जनाः ।
युज्यन्ते कालने मोक्षे शराणां चान्यथा नृणाम् ।
वृथायासो भवेद्ध्वंसः स्वीयेष्वेवानुदृश्यते ॥ ५४ ॥

caturvvidhāyāḥ kālyāyāḥ sādhane kuśalā janāḥ |
yujyante kālane mokṣe śarāṇāṃ cānyathā nṛṇām |
vṛthāyāso bhaveddhvaṃsaḥ svīyeṣvevānudṛśyate || 54 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.54 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 (3.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalya, Sadhana, Kushala, Jana, Kalana, Moksha, Shara, Tha, Nri, Vritha, Ayasa, Sah, Sviya, Eva, Anu, Drishyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.54). 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: “caturvvidhāyāḥ kālyāyāḥ sādhane kuśalā janāḥ
  • Cannot analyse caturvvidhāyāḥ*kā
  • kālyāyāḥ -
  • kālyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kal -> kālyā (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √kal class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kal class 1 verb], [ablative single from √kal], [genitive single from √kal]
  • sādhane -
  • sādhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sādhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sādhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kuśalā* -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yujyante kālane mokṣe śarāṇāṃ cānyathā nṛṇām
  • yujyante -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [present passive third plural]
  • kālane -
  • kālana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kālana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mokṣe -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mokṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mokṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • śarāṇām -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
  • thā* -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 3: “vṛthāyāso bhaveddhvaṃsaḥ svīyeṣvevānudṛśyate
  • vṛthā -
  • vṛthā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vṛthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyāso* -
  • āyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaveddh -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • hvaṃ -
  • hvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svīyeṣve -
  • svīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    svīya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • evā -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
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