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 6.23

ईशमण्डलमध्यस्थः सैनिको हि विनाज्ञया ।
मोक्तुं नार्हति नेदिष्ठे लक्ष्येऽप्यस्खलितस्थितिः ॥ २३ ॥

īśamaṇḍalamadhyasthaḥ sainiko hi vinājñayā |
moktuṃ nārhati nediṣṭhe lakṣye'pyaskhalitasthitiḥ || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.23 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 (6.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ishamandala, Adhi, Tha, Sainika, Vina, Ajna, Nri, Arhat, Nedishtha, Lakshya, Api, Apya, Askhalitasthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.23). 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: “īśamaṇḍalamadhyasthaḥ sainiko hi vinājñayā
  • īśamaṇḍalam -
  • īśamaṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īśamaṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhyas -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • thaḥ -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sainiko* -
  • sainika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vinā -
  • vinā (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajñayā -
  • ajñā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “moktuṃ nārhati nediṣṭhe lakṣye'pyaskhalitasthitiḥ
  • moktum -
  • muc -> moktum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √muc]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arhati -
  • arhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    arh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • nediṣṭhe -
  • nediṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nediṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nediṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lakṣye' -
  • lakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    lakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    lakṣ (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • askhalitasthitiḥ -
  • askhalitasthiti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    askhalitasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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