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 3.60

पदमार्गानुसारेण वध्यन्ते यत्र वै मृगाः ।
पदप्रेक्षा च सा प्रोक्ता द्विधा सापि प्रयुज्यते ॥ ६० ॥

padamārgānusāreṇa vadhyante yatra vai mṛgāḥ |
padaprekṣā ca sā proktā dvidhā sāpi prayujyate || 60 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.60 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 (3.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Padamarga, Usri, Ara, Vadhyat, Tad, Yushmad, Yatra, Mriga, Padapreksha, Prokta, Dvidha, Api, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.60). 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: “padamārgānusāreṇa vadhyante yatra vai mṛgāḥ
  • padamārgān -
  • padamārga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • usā -
  • usṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • areṇa -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vadhyan -
  • vadhyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • 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: “padaprekṣā ca proktā dvidhā sāpi prayujyate
  • padaprekṣā -
  • padaprekṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • proktā* -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvidhā -
  • dvidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yujyate -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
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