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 4.53

उदग्रनखरौ चैषामासनं स्वस्तिकाकृति ।
एतानि लक्षणान्येषां सामान्यानि विजानते ॥ ५३ ॥

udagranakharau caiṣāmāsanaṃ svastikākṛti |
etāni lakṣaṇānyeṣāṃ sāmānyāni vijānate || 53 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 4.53 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 (4.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udagranakhara, Asana, Svastikakriti, Eta, Etad, Lakshana, Idam, Samanya, Vijanat, Vijanata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 4.53). 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: “udagranakharau caiṣāmāsanaṃ svastikākṛti
  • udagranakharau -
  • udagranakhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣāmā -
  • eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first plural]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first plural]
  • asanam -
  • asana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    san (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • svastikākṛti -
  • svastikākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svastikākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svastikākṛti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “etāni lakṣaṇānyeṣāṃ sāmānyāni vijānate
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lakṣaṇānye -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • sāmānyāni -
  • sāmānya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vijānate -
  • vijānat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vijānat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vijānatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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