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 3.8

अगस्त्यप्रोक्षणाद्धिंसा मृगव्यायां न वर्तते ।
ग्राम्याणां प्रोक्षणं शस्तं यागादिषु यथाविधि ॥ ८ ॥

agastyaprokṣaṇāddhiṃsā mṛgavyāyāṃ na vartate |
grāmyāṇāṃ prokṣaṇaṃ śastaṃ yāgādiṣu yathāvidhi || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.8 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 (3.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agastya, Prokshana, Himsa, Mrigavya, Vartat, Gramya, Shasta, Yaga, Yathavidhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.8). 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: “agastyaprokṣaṇāddhiṃsā mṛgavyāyāṃ na vartate
  • agastya -
  • agastya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prokṣaṇāddh -
  • prokṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hiṃsā* -
  • hiṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hiṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mṛgavyāyā -
  • mṛgavya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “grāmyāṇāṃ prokṣaṇaṃ śastaṃ yāgādiṣu yathāvidhi
  • grāmyāṇām -
  • grāmya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    grāmya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    grāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prokṣaṇam -
  • prokṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śastam -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śas class 1 verb]
  • yāgād -
  • yāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
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