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 5.42

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चतुर्धा श्वासवैषम्यवृत्तिः शाखेति कथ्यते ।
अभिघातसमुत्थैका श्लेष्मजान्या च पित्तजा ॥ ४२ ॥

caturdhā śvāsavaiṣamyavṛttiḥ śākheti kathyate |
abhighātasamutthaikā śleṣmajānyā ca pittajā || 42 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.42 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 (5.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturdha, Shvasa, Vaishamya, Vritti, Shakha, Shakhi, Iti, Abhighata, Samuttha, Aika, Pitta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.42). 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: “caturdhā śvāsavaiṣamyavṛttiḥ śākheti kathyate ”
caturdhā -
caturdhā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

caturdhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śvāsa -
śvāsa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vaiṣamya -
vaiṣamya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vṛttiḥ -
vṛtti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śākhe -
śākha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

śākha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

śākhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śākhi (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√śākh (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
kathyate -
√kath (verb class 10)

[present passive third single]
Line 2: “abhighātasamutthaikā śleṣmajānyā ca pittajā ”
abhighāta -
abhighāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

abhighāta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
samutthai -
samuttha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

samuttha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

samutthā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aikā -
aikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
śleṣmajānyā -
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pitta -
pitta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jā -
jā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Last Updated: 14 December, 2023