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 4.23

विश्रम्भश्चाक्षुषश्चास्य क्षिप्रमेव प्रजायते ।
आभ्यन्तरस्तु कृच्छ्रेण तस्माद् युक्त्या वशं नयेत् ॥ २३ ॥

viśrambhaścākṣuṣaścāsya kṣiprameva prajāyate |
ābhyantarastu kṛcchreṇa tasmād yuktyā vaśaṃ nayet || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.23 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 (4.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishrambha, Cakshusha, Idam, Kshipram, Kshipra, Eva, Praja, Tad, Yushmad, Abhyantara, Kricchrena, Kricchra, Tasmat, Yukti, Yuktya, Vasha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.23). 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: “viśrambhaścākṣuṣaścāsya kṣiprameva prajāyate
  • viśrambhaś -
  • viśrambha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cākṣuṣaś -
  • cākṣuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prajāya -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [dative 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]
  • Line 2: “ābhyantarastu kṛcchreṇa tasmād yuktyā vaśaṃ nayet
  • ābhyantaras -
  • ābhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṛcchreṇa -
  • kṛcchreṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛcchra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛcchra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • yuktyā* -
  • yukti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuktyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaśam -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nayet -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
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