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 4.45

सुशीला जवना हिंस्राः शिकाराश्चण्डसाहसाः ।
च्योतन्त इव पीयूषं दृशोः संस्थानसौष्ठवैः ॥ ४५ ॥

suśīlā javanā hiṃsrāḥ śikārāścaṇḍasāhasāḥ |
cyotanta iva pīyūṣaṃ dṛśoḥ saṃsthānasauṣṭhavaiḥ || 45 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.45 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 (4.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sushila, Javana, Himsra, Shikara, Canda, Sahasa, Iva, Piyusha, Drish, Samsthana, Saushthava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.45). 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: “suśīlā javanā hiṃsrāḥ śikārāścaṇḍasāhasāḥ
  • suśīlā* -
  • suśīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suśīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • javanā* -
  • javana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hiṃsrāḥ -
  • hiṃsra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hiṃsrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śikārāś -
  • śikārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • caṇḍa -
  • caṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sāhasāḥ -
  • sāhasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sāhasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “cyotanta iva pīyūṣaṃ dṛśoḥ saṃsthānasauṣṭhavaiḥ
  • Cannot analyse cyotanta*iv
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pīyūṣam -
  • pīyūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pīyūṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛśoḥ -
  • dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • saṃsthāna -
  • saṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sauṣṭhavaiḥ -
  • sauṣṭhava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
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