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 6.7

बहुधा शिक्षयेत्प्राज्ञः पाटवक्रमवर्धनैः ।
सुशिष्या इव ते श्येनाः शिक्षां गृह्णन्ति सत्वरम् ॥ ७ ॥

bahudhā śikṣayetprājñaḥ pāṭavakramavardhanaiḥ |
suśiṣyā iva te śyenāḥ śikṣāṃ gṛhṇanti satvaram || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.7 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 (6.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahudha, Prajna, Patava, Kramavardhana, Sushishya, Iva, Tad, Yushmad, Shyena, Shiksha, Grihnat, Satvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.7). 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: “bahudhā śikṣayetprājñaḥ pāṭavakramavardhanaiḥ
  • bahudhā -
  • bahudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śikṣayet -
  • śikṣ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • prājñaḥ -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṭava -
  • pāṭava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṭava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramavardhanaiḥ -
  • kramavardhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kramavardhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “suśiṣyā iva te śyenāḥ śikṣāṃ gṛhṇanti satvaram
  • suśiṣyā* -
  • suśiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śyenāḥ -
  • śyena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śyenā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śikṣām -
  • śikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • gṛhṇanti -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • satvaram -
  • satvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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