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 4.43

धावनाः सूक्ष्मकायाश्च सुकुमारा जवाधिकाः ।
पत्रप्रायाः प्रतिष्ठाना मन्दा वेगे च साहसे ॥ ४३ ॥

dhāvanāḥ sūkṣmakāyāśca sukumārā javādhikāḥ |
patraprāyāḥ pratiṣṭhānā mandā vege ca sāhase || 43 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.43 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 (4.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhavana, Sukshmakaya, Sukumara, Javadhika, Patra, Pra, Praya, Pratishthana, Manda, Vega, Sahasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.43). 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: “dhāvanāḥ sūkṣmakāyāśca sukumārā javādhikāḥ
  • dhāvanāḥ -
  • dhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sūkṣmakāyāś -
  • sūkṣmakāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukumārā* -
  • sukumāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sukumārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • javādhikāḥ -
  • javādhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    javādhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “patraprāyāḥ pratiṣṭhānā mandā vege ca sāhase
  • patra -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāyāḥ -
  • prā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • pratiṣṭhānā* -
  • pratiṣṭhāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pratiṣṭhānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mandā* -
  • manda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mandā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vege -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vegā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāhase -
  • sāhasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāhasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāhasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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