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 3.9

आरण्यानां ह्यगस्त्यस्य प्रोक्षाच्छस्यते वधः ।
श्रूयन्ते चेतिहासाश्च राज्ञां तस्या निषेवने ॥ ९ ॥

āraṇyānāṃ hyagastyasya prokṣācchasyate vadhaḥ |
śrūyante cetihāsāśca rājñāṃ tasyā niṣevane || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.9 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 (3.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aranya, Agastya, Proksha, Vadha, Ceti, Hasa, Hasas, Rajan, Nisheva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.9). 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: “āraṇyānāṃ hyagastyasya prokṣācchasyate vadhaḥ
  • āraṇyānām -
  • āraṇya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    āraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    āraṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • agastyasya -
  • agastya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • prokṣācch -
  • prokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śasyate -
  • śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    śas (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • vadhaḥ -
  • vadhar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrūyante cetihāsāśca rājñāṃ tasyā niṣevane
  • śrūyante -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present passive third plural]
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hāsāś -
  • hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hāsas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājñām -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • niṣeva -
  • niṣeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ne -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
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