Syainika Sastra [sanskrit]

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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 4.41

औरङ्गना धावनाश्च प्रतिष्ठानास्तथैव च ।
शिकाराश्चेति वासानां चतुर्धा जातिरुच्यते ॥ ४१ ॥

auraṅganā dhāvanāśca pratiṣṭhānāstathaiva ca |
śikārāśceti vāsānāṃ caturdhā jātirucyate || 41 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.41 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 (4.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aurangana, Dhavana, Pratishthana, Tatha, Shikara, Ceti, Vasa, Caturdha, Jati, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.41). 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: “auraṅganā dhāvanāśca pratiṣṭhānāstathaiva ca
  • auraṅganā* -
  • auraṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhāvanāś -
  • dhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhāvanā (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]
  • pratiṣṭhānās -
  • pratiṣṭhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pratiṣṭhānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śikārāśceti vāsānāṃ caturdhā jātirucyate
  • śikārāś -
  • śikārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāsānām -
  • vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vāsā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • caturdhā* -
  • caturdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jātir -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
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