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 6.18

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समायां भुवि विस्तारो मार्गणे सादिनां भवेत् ।
विषमायां तु पत्तीनां गिरिकूटे शुनां पुनः ॥ १८ ॥

samāyāṃ bhuvi vistāro mārgaṇe sādināṃ bhavet |
viṣamāyāṃ tu pattīnāṃ girikūṭe śunāṃ punaḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 6.18 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 (6.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sama, Samaya, Bhu, Vistara, Margana, Sadin, Vishama, Patti, Girikuta, Shuna, Shvan, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 6.18). 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: “samāyāṃ bhuvi vistāro mārgaṇe sādināṃ bhavet ”
samāyām -
samā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

samāyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhuvi -
bhū (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

bhū (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
vistāro* -
vistāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mārgaṇe -
mārgaṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

mārgaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

mārgaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sādinām -
sādin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sādin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
bhavet -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
Line 2: “viṣamāyāṃ tu pattīnāṃ girikūṭe śunāṃ punaḥ ”
viṣamāyām -
viṣamā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
pattīnām -
patti (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]

patti (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
girikūṭe -
girikūṭa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
śunām -
śunā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śvan (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]
punaḥ -
pu (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

puna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

pū (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

Last Updated: 14 December, 2023