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 3.50

पृष्ठतो निबिडीभूतैः काल्यन्ते यत्र वै मृगाः ।
बध्यन्ते पादपच्छन्नैर्यत्र सा मूललग्निका ॥ ५० ॥

pṛṣṭhato nibiḍībhūtaiḥ kālyante yatra vai mṛgāḥ |
badhyante pādapacchannairyatra sā mūlalagnikā || 50 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.50 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 (3.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prishthatah, Nibidibhuta, Yatra, Mriga, Padapacchanna, Mulalagnika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.50). 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: “pṛṣṭhato nibiḍībhūtaiḥ kālyante yatra vai mṛgāḥ
  • pṛṣṭhato* -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nibiḍībhūtaiḥ -
  • nibiḍībhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nibiḍībhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kālyante -
  • kal (verb class 0)
    [present passive third plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • mṛgāḥ -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “badhyante pādapacchannairyatra mūlalagnikā
  • badhyante -
  • bandh (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    bandh (verb class 4)
    [present passive third plural]
    bandh (verb class 9)
    [present passive third plural]
  • pādapacchannair -
  • pādapacchanna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pādapacchanna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • mūlalagnikā -
  • mūlalagnikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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