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 5.10

वैषम्यमपि मात्राया वैगुण्यमुपपादयेत् ।
मात्रैषा हि मृगव्यायां नियुक्तानां प्रकीर्तिता ॥ १० ॥

vaiṣamyamapi mātrāyā vaiguṇyamupapādayet |
mātraiṣā hi mṛgavyāyāṃ niyuktānāṃ prakīrtitā || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.10 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 (5.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishamya, Api, Matra, Vaigunya, Upa, Matri, Mrigavya, Niyukta, Prakirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.10). 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: “vaiṣamyamapi mātrāyā vaiguṇyamupapādayet
  • vaiṣamyam -
  • vaiṣamya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mātrāyā* -
  • mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vaiguṇyam -
  • vaiguṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • pādayet -
  • pad (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    pad (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “mātraiṣā hi mṛgavyāyāṃ niyuktānāṃ prakīrtitā
  • mātrai -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    mātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣā -
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mṛgavyāyā -
  • mṛgavya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • niyuktānām -
  • niyukta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    niyukta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    niyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prakīrtitā -
  • prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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