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 3.78

अतो नृभिः प्रयुक्तानां तेषां पातोऽत्र कथ्यते ।
तेनाष्टमी मृगव्यैषा श्येनपाता निरूपिता ॥ ७८ ॥

ato nṛbhiḥ prayuktānāṃ teṣāṃ pāto'tra kathyate |
tenāṣṭamī mṛgavyaiṣā śyenapātā nirūpitā || 78 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.78 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 (3.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atah, Nri, Prayukta, Tad, Patri, Pata, Pat, Patu, Atra, Tena, Mrigavya, Shyenapata, Nirupita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.78). 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: “ato nṛbhiḥ prayuktānāṃ teṣāṃ pāto'tra kathyate
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nṛbhiḥ -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • prayuktānām -
  • prayukta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prayukta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prayuktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pāto' -
  • pātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pāt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pātu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    -> pāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [ablative single from √ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “tenāṣṭamī mṛgavyaiṣā śyenapātā nirūpitā
  • tenāṣ -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṭam -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛgavyai -
  • mṛgavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aiṣā -
  • śyenapātā* -
  • śyenapāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śyenapātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirūpitā -
  • nirūpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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