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 7.6

वल्गुवल्गितहंसानां शृण्वन् स्वनमनुत्तमम् ।
तन्त्रीगीतादि हृदयहारि चैव नयेत्क्षणम् ॥ ६ ॥

valguvalgitahaṃsānāṃ śṛṇvan svanamanuttamam |
tantrīgītādi hṛdayahāri caiva nayetkṣaṇam || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 7.6 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 (7.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Valguvalgita, Hamsa, Shrinvat, Svana, Anuttama, Tantrigita, Hridayaharin, Hridayahari, Kshanam, Kshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 7.6). 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: “valguvalgitahaṃsānāṃ śṛṇvan svanamanuttamam
  • valguvalgita -
  • valguvalgita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    valguvalgita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • haṃsānām -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śṛṇvan -
  • śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • svanam -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anuttamam -
  • anuttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tantrīgītādi hṛdayahāri caiva nayetkṣaṇam
  • tantrīgītā -
  • tantrīgītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hṛdayahāri -
  • hṛdayahārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hṛdayahārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayahārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hṛdayahārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    hṛdayahārī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • nayet -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
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