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 2.13

सुलक्षणा कलाभिज्ञा दक्षा सौभाग्यसंयुता ।
वयोविनयसम्पन्ना सा स्त्री स्त्रीत्युच्यते बुधैः ॥ १३ ॥

sulakṣaṇā kalābhijñā dakṣā saubhāgyasaṃyutā |
vayovinayasampannā sā strī strītyucyate budhaiḥ || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.13 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 (2.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sulakshana, Kalabhijna, Daksha, Saubhagya, Samyuta, Vaya, Vayas, Vinaya, Sampanna, Stri, Iti, Ucyat, Budha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.13). 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: “sulakṣaṇā kalābhijñā dakṣā saubhāgyasaṃyutā
  • sulakṣaṇā -
  • sulakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalābhijñā* -
  • kalābhijña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kalābhijñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dakṣā -
  • dakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saubhāgya -
  • saubhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyutā -
  • saṃyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vayovinayasampannā strī strītyucyate budhaiḥ
  • vayo -
  • vayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vinaya -
  • vinaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampannā -
  • sampannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • strī -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ītyu -
  • īti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • budhaiḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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