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 6.54

कण्ठलग्नां प्रियां हित्वा हैमनीषु निशास्वपि ।
नाभिसारं नराः कुर्युर्यदि नेष्टा च सा भवेत् ॥ ५४ ॥

kaṇṭhalagnāṃ priyāṃ hitvā haimanīṣu niśāsvapi |
nābhisāraṃ narāḥ kuryuryadi neṣṭā ca sā bhavet || 54 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.54 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 (6.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kanthalagna, Pri, Priya, Hitva, Hitvan, Haimani, Nisha, Api, Nabh, Nabhi, Sara, Nara, Yadi, Yad, Neshtri, Neshta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.54). 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: “kaṇṭhalagnāṃ priyāṃ hitvā haimanīṣu niśāsvapi
  • kaṇṭhalagnām -
  • kaṇṭhalagnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • priyām -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural], [locative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • hitvā -
  • hitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    hi -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hi]
    hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • haimanīṣu -
  • haimanī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • niśāsva -
  • niśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “nābhisāraṃ narāḥ kuryuryadi neṣṭā ca bhavet
  • nābhi -
  • nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nābhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nābh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sāram -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
  • narāḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kuryur -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • neṣṭā -
  • neṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    neṣ -> neṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √neṣ class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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