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 3.61

कुक्कुरैः परितोऽन्विष्य चिरमायास्य कर्कशम् ।
वध्यते हि मृगो यस्यां श्वपदप्रेक्षिका हि सा ॥ ६१ ॥

kukkuraiḥ parito'nviṣya ciramāyāsya karkaśam |
vadhyate hi mṛgo yasyāṃ śvapadaprekṣikā hi sā || 61 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.61 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 (3.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kukkura, Paritah, Paritas, Ciram, Cira, Ayasya, Karkasha, Vadhyat, Vadhyata, Mriga, Mrigas, Yasya, Shvapada, Prekshika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.61). 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: “kukkuraiḥ parito'nviṣya ciramāyāsya karkaśam
  • kukkuraiḥ -
  • kukkura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kukkura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parito' -
  • paritaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paritas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anviṣya -
  • anviṣ -> anviṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √anviṣ]
    anviṣ -> anviṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √anviṣ]
    anviṣ (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyāsya -
  • āyāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karkaśam -
  • karkaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karkaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    karkaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vadhyate hi mṛgo yasyāṃ śvapadaprekṣikā hi
  • vadhyate -
  • vadhyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vadhyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vadhyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mṛgo* -
  • mṛgas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasyām -
  • yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śvapada -
  • śvapada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prekṣikā* -
  • prekṣikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
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