Syainika Sastra [sanskrit]

3,001 words

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 5.35

तथैवोपचरेत्तास्तु यथा पुष्टाः स्वपक्षकान् ।
त्यक्त्वा नवान्प्रपद्येरन् सर्पास्त्वचमिव द्रुतम् ॥ ३५ ॥

tathaivopacarettāstu yathā puṣṭāḥ svapakṣakān |
tyaktvā navānprapadyeran sarpāstvacamiva drutam || 35 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.35 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 (5.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Upacara, Tta, Yatha, Pushta, Svapakshaka, Nava, Prapad, Sarpa, Tvac, Tvaca, Iva, Drutam, Druta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.35). 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: “tathaivopacarettāstu yathā puṣṭāḥ svapakṣakān
  • 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]
  • aivo -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • upacare -
  • upacara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upacara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upacarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ttās -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • puṣṭāḥ -
  • puṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √puch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √puch class 1 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √puch class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √puch class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √puch class 1 verb]
  • svapakṣakān -
  • svapakṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tyaktvā navānprapadyeran sarpāstvacamiva drutam
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • navān -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prapadye -
  • prapad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [locative single]
  • er -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ran -
  • sarpās -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tvacam -
  • tvaca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tvacā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvac (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • drutam -
  • drutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    druta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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