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 5.54

स्थूलानां पाटलाक्षाणां मात्रा द्वे कृष्णले स्मृता ।
सूक्ष्माणां कृष्णलैका तु मात्रा भवति चौषधे ॥ ५४ ॥

sthūlānāṃ pāṭalākṣāṇāṃ mātrā dve kṛṣṇale smṛtā |
sūkṣmāṇāṃ kṛṣṇalaikā tu mātrā bhavati cauṣadhe || 54 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.54 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 (5.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthula, Patalaksha, Matra, Dva, Krishnala, Smrita, Sukshma, Aika, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Aushadha, Aushadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.54). 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: “sthūlānāṃ pāṭalākṣāṇāṃ mātrā dve kṛṣṇale smṛtā
  • sthūlānām -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sthūlā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pāṭalākṣāṇām -
  • pāṭalākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṭalākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pāṭalākṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • mātrā* -
  • mātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dve -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛṣṇale -
  • kṛṣṇala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛṣṇalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smṛtā -
  • smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “sūkṣmāṇāṃ kṛṣṇalaikā tu mātrā bhavati cauṣadhe
  • sūkṣmāṇām -
  • sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sūkṣma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kṛṣṇalai -
  • kṛṣṇala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikā -
  • aikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mātrā* -
  • mātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • cau -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • auṣadhe -
  • auṣadha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    auṣadha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    auṣadhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
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