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 5.70

जलूकां पातयित्वा तु निशासैन्धवसंयुताम् ।
नवनीतेन तु स्विन्नां लिप्त्वा वस्त्रेण वेष्टयेत् ॥ ७० ॥

jalūkāṃ pātayitvā tu niśāsaindhavasaṃyutām |
navanītena tu svinnāṃ liptvā vastreṇa veṣṭayet || 70 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.70 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 (5.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jaluka, Patayitva, Nish, Nisha, Saindhava, Samyuta, Navanita, Svinna, Liptva, Vastra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.70). 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: “jalūkāṃ pātayitvā tu niśāsaindhavasaṃyutām
  • jalūkām -
  • jalūkā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pātayitvā -
  • pat -> pātayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pat]
    pātayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • niśā -
  • niś (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saindhava -
  • saindhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saindhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyutām -
  • saṃyutā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “navanītena tu svinnāṃ liptvā vastreṇa veṣṭayet
  • navanītena -
  • navanīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • svinnām -
  • svinnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    svid -> svinnā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √svid class 1 verb]
  • liptvā* -
  • liptvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vastreṇa -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • veṣṭayet -
  • veṣṭ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
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