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 5.25

लघु रुच्यं प्रदातव्यं यथा परिणमेत्तथा ।
पुष्ट्यै प्रवर्धयेदेषां मात्रामथ शनैःशनैः ॥ २५ ॥

laghu rucyaṃ pradātavyaṃ yathā pariṇamettathā |
puṣṭyai pravardhayedeṣāṃ mātrāmatha śanaiḥśanaiḥ || 25 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.25 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 (5.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Laghu, Rucya, Pradatavya, Yatha, Pushti, Prava, Yah, Yat, Ida, Ish, Isha, Matra, Atha, Shanaih, Shana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.25). 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: “laghu rucyaṃ pradātavyaṃ yathā pariṇamettathā
  • laghu -
  • laghu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    laghu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    laghu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    laghu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    laghū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    laghū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    laghū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rucyam -
  • rucya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rucya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rucyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ruc -> rucya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ruc class 1 verb]
    ruc -> rucya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ruc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ruc class 1 verb]
  • pradātavyam -
  • pradātavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradātavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse pariṇamettathā
  • Line 2: “puṣṭyai pravardhayedeṣāṃ mātrāmatha śanaiḥśanaiḥ
  • puṣṭyai -
  • puṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • pravar -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛdha -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ye -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ide -
  • idā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mātrām -
  • mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śanaiḥ -
  • śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śanaiḥ -
  • śanaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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