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 6.20

नेतृदत्तेक्षणः सव्यो व्याममात्रावकाशतः ।
पार्श्वयोः समभागेन मण्डलस्थश्चरेज्जनः ॥ २० ॥

netṛdattekṣaṇaḥ savyo vyāmamātrāvakāśataḥ |
pārśvayoḥ samabhāgena maṇḍalasthaścarejjanaḥ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.20 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 (6.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Netri, Dattekshana, Savya, Vyamamatra, Aka, Tas, Parshva, Samabhaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.20). 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: “netṛdattekṣaṇaḥ savyo vyāmamātrāvakāśataḥ
  • netṛ -
  • netṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    netṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dattekṣaṇaḥ -
  • dattekṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • savyo* -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • vyāmamātrāva -
  • vyāmamātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • akā -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśa -
  • aśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pārśvayoḥ samabhāgena maṇḍalasthaścarejjanaḥ
  • pārśvayoḥ -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • samabhāgena -
  • samabhāga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    samabhāga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse maṇḍalasthaścarejjanaḥ
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