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 6.15

अथवा यामशेषे तु वासरे मृगयामियात् ।
शरत्काले पृष्ठतोऽर्कं कृत्वा दूरे तु नो हितम् ॥ १५ ॥

athavā yāmaśeṣe tu vāsare mṛgayāmiyāt |
śaratkāle pṛṣṭhato'rkaṃ kṛtvā dūre tu no hitam || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.15 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 (6.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Athava, Yama, Yaman, Shesha, Vasara, Mrigaya, Sharatkala, Prishthatah, Arka, Kritva, Kritvan, Dure, Dura, Asmad, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.15). 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: “athavā yāmaśeṣe tu vāsare mṛgayāmiyāt
  • athavā -
  • athavā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yāma -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • śeṣe -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāsare -
  • vāsara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāsara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāsarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛgayām -
  • mṛgayā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iyāt -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “śaratkāle pṛṣṭhato'rkaṃ kṛtvā dūre tu no hitam
  • śaratkāle -
  • śaratkāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pṛṣṭhato' -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • arkam -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dūre -
  • dūre (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dūrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • hitam -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
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