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 3.22

तथा धर्म्मार्जनमपि वृकव्याघ्रादिहिंसनात् ।
वधेन हरिणादीनां शस्यादीनां च रक्षणात् ॥ २२ ॥

tathā dharmmārjanamapi vṛkavyāghrādihiṃsanāt |
vadhena hariṇādīnāṃ śasyādīnāṃ ca rakṣaṇāt || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.22 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 (3.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Dharmmarjana, Api, Vrika, Vyaghra, Vyaghri, Himsana, Vadha, Harina, Shasya, Rakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.22). 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: “tathā dharmmārjanamapi vṛkavyāghrādihiṃsanāt
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dharmmārjanam -
  • dharmmārjana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmmārjana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vṛka -
  • vṛka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāghrā -
  • vyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyāghṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vyāghṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    vyāghrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hiṃsanāt -
  • hiṃsana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    hiṃsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “vadhena hariṇādīnāṃ śasyādīnāṃ ca rakṣaṇāt
  • vadhena -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hariṇād -
  • hariṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    hariṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śasyād -
  • śasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śaṃs -> śasya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śasya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣaṇāt -
  • rakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
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