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 4.18

तेषां जात्यनुरूपा च रञ्जनाय क्रिया मता ।
अतोऽनुवक्ष्ये श्येनानां पृथग्जातिविवेचनम् ॥ १८ ॥

teṣāṃ jātyanurūpā ca rañjanāya kriyā matā |
ato'nuvakṣye śyenānāṃ pṛthagjātivivecanam || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.18 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 (4.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Ranjana, Kriya, Mata, Atah, Shyena, Prithak, Jati, Vivecana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.18). 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: “teṣāṃ jātyanurūpā ca rañjanāya kriyā matā
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • jātyanurūpā -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rañjanāya -
  • rañjana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    rañjana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kriyā* -
  • kriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [benedictive active second single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [benedictive active second single]
  • matā -
  • matā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    man -> matā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 2: “ato'nuvakṣye śyenānāṃ pṛthagjātivivecanam
  • ato' -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anuva -
  • nu (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kṣye -
  • śyenānām -
  • śyena (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śyena (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śyenā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pṛthag -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jāti -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vivecanam -
  • vivecana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vivecana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
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