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 3.76

न केवलं मृगव्याया ह्यर्थो मांसार्थमात्रकः ।
यतो मुक्ताजिनादीनां कस्तूर्यादेः समुद्भवः ॥ ७६ ॥

na kevalaṃ mṛgavyāyā hyartho māṃsārthamātrakaḥ |
yato muktājinādīnāṃ kastūryādeḥ samudbhavaḥ || 76 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.76 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 (3.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kevalam, Kevala, Artha, Mams, Mamsa, Arthamatra, Kah, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Mukta, Ajina, Kasturi, Adi, Samudbhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.76). 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: “na kevalaṃ mṛgavyāyā hyartho māṃsārthamātrakaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mṛgavyāyā -
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • artho* -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māṃsā -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃs (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • arthamātra -
  • arthamātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arthamātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yato muktājinādīnāṃ kastūryādeḥ samudbhavaḥ
  • yato* -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • muktā -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • ajinād -
  • ajina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ajina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ji (verb class 9)
    [imperfect active third single]
    jyā (verb class 9)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • kastūryā -
  • kastūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kastūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • ādeḥ -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • samudbhavaḥ -
  • samudbhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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