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 5.16

उपत्यका हिमगिरेर्येषां परिचयं गता ।
तेषां दावाग्निसंकाशो ग्रीष्मो भवति दुःसहः ॥ १६ ॥

upatyakā himagireryeṣāṃ paricayaṃ gatā |
teṣāṃ dāvāgnisaṃkāśo grīṣmo bhavati duḥsahaḥ || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.16 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 (5.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upatyaka, Himagiri, Yah, Yat, Paricaya, Gat, Gata, Tad, Sankasha, Grishma, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Duhsaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.16). 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: “upatyakā himagireryeṣāṃ paricayaṃ gatā
  • upatyakā* -
  • upatyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    upatyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • himagirer -
  • himagiri (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • paricayam -
  • paricaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • gatā -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “teṣāṃ dāvāgnisaṃkāśo grīṣmo bhavati duḥsahaḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dāvāgni -
  • dāvāgni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṅkāśo* -
  • saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • grīṣmo* -
  • grīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • duḥsahaḥ -
  • duḥsaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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