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 2.5

दण्डोऽनर्हे महोग्रश्च दण्डपारुष्यमुच्यते ।
प्रतापजननायालं संकटे नान्यदा चरेत् ॥ ५ ॥

daṇḍo'narhe mahograśca daṇḍapāruṣyamucyate |
pratāpajananāyālaṃ saṃkaṭe nānyadā caret || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.5 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 (2.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Danda, Anarha, Mahogra, Dandaparushya, Ucyat, Pratapa, Janana, Alam, Ala, Sankata, Ada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.5). 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: “daṇḍo'narhe mahograśca daṇḍapāruṣyamucyate
  • daṇḍo' -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anarhe -
  • anarha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anarha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anarhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahograś -
  • mahogra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍapāruṣyam -
  • daṇḍapāruṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “pratāpajananāyālaṃ saṃkaṭe nānyadā caret
  • pratāpa -
  • pratāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jananāyā -
  • janana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    janana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅkaṭe -
  • saṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • adā -
  • adā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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