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 4.39

यस्याश्वत्थदलप्रख्या लेखा पुच्छच्छदादिषु ।
जायते वाजराजोऽसौ महारावणसंज्ञकः ॥ ३९ ॥

yasyāśvatthadalaprakhyā lekhā pucchacchadādiṣu |
jāyate vājarājo'sau mahārāvaṇasaṃjñakaḥ || 39 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.39 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 (4.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Ashvatthadala, Prakhya, Lekha, Pucchacchada, Jayat, Vajaraja, Asi, Asu, Adah, Maharavana, Sanjnaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.39). 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: “yasyāśvatthadalaprakhyā lekhā pucchacchadādiṣu
  • yasyā -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśvatthadala -
  • aśvatthadala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvatthadala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakhyā* -
  • prakhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lekhā -
  • lekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pucchacchadād -
  • pucchacchada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pucchacchada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “jāyate vājarājo'sau mahārāvaṇasaṃjñakaḥ
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • vājarājo' -
  • vājarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārāvaṇa -
  • mahārāvaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārāvaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñakaḥ -
  • sañjñaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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