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 5.12

न भान्ति तरवश्चैव शीर्णपर्णैरनाश्रयाः ।
झञ्झानिला धूलिजालैराविला वान्ति सर्वतः ॥ १२ ॥

na bhānti taravaścaiva śīrṇaparṇairanāśrayāḥ |
jhañjhānilā dhūlijālairāvilā vānti sarvataḥ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.12 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 (5.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Taru, Shirnaparna, Anashraya, Jhanjhanila, Dhulijala, Avila, Vat, Vanti, Sarvatah, Sarvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.12). 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: “na bhānti taravaścaiva śīrṇaparṇairanāśrayāḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhānti -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • taravaś -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śīrṇaparṇair -
  • śīrṇaparṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śīrṇaparṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anāśrayāḥ -
  • anāśraya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anāśrayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “jhañjhānilā dhūlijālairāvilā vānti sarvataḥ
  • jhañjhānilā* -
  • jhañjhānila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhūlijālair -
  • dhūlijāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhūlijāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āvilā* -
  • āvila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āvilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vānti -
  • vānti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> vāntī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sarvataḥ -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
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