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 7.12

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कुह्यामुपकथं क्रौञ्चो धूत्या लावोऽतिगर्ववान् ।
नैकधा वाजिना सोऽयं तृणबर्हिर्यथा हतः ॥ १२ ॥

kuhyāmupakathaṃ krauñco dhūtyā lāvo'tigarvavān |
naikadhā vājinā so'yaṃ tṛṇabarhiryathā hataḥ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 7.12 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 (7.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kuhi, Kuhya, Kraunca, Lava, Atiga, Ava, Naikadha, Vaji, Vajin, Vajina, Sah, Aya, Idam, Trina, Barhi, Barhis, Yatha, Hata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 7.12). 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: “kuhyāmupakathaṃ krauñco dhūtyā lāvo'tigarvavān ”
kuhyām -
kuhī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

√kuh -> kuhyā (participle, feminine)

[accusative single from √kuh class 10 verb]
upakatham -
upakathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
krauñco* -
krauñca (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
dhūtyā -
lāvo' -
lāva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

lo (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√lā (verb class 2)

[present active first dual]
atiga -
atiga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atiga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
rva -
ru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
avān -
ava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√vā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third plural]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third plural]
Line 2: “naikadhā vājinā so'yaṃ tṛṇabarhiryathā hataḥ ”
naikadhā -
naikadhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vājinā -
vāji (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vājin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vājin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

vājinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

vājī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
so' -
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

so (noun, feminine)

[compound]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tṛṇa -
tṛṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tṛṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
barhir -
barhis (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

barhi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
hataḥ -
hata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]

Last Updated: 14 December, 2023