Dhanurvedaprakarana, aka: Dhanurveda-prakarana, Dhanurvedaprakaraṇa; 1 Definition(s)
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Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Dhanurvedaprakaraṇa (धनुर्वेदप्रकरण) (Vīreśvarīyam) is the name of a Sanskrit work (printed in Śārṅgadharapaddhati) on the subject of Dhanurveda (theory of warfare) written by Vikramāditya. The manuscripts belongs to Darbar Library, Nepal, No. 2(82). It was mentioned by Sri E.D. Kulkarni in his article “The Dhanurveda and its contribution to lexicography” (Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute Vol. 3, 1952).
Source: Wisdom Library: Dhanurveda
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
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| Prakarana | prakaraṇa (प्रकरण).—n A department. A chapter. A subject. A business, affair. A body. | |
| Dhanurveda | Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद).—Accordign to the first chapter of the Nītiprakāśikā:— The Dhanurveda is ... | |
| Vastuprakarana |
Vāstuprakaraṇa (वास्तुप्रकरण, “architectural matrix”):—Name of secondary c... | |
| Kadiprakarana |
Kādiprakaraṇa:—One of the preserved parts of the Gorakṣasaṃhitā. It is a later version... | |
| Bhutiprakarana |
Bhūtiprakaraṇa:—One of the preserved parts of the Gorakṣasaṃhitā. It is a treatise on ... | |
| Yogaprakarana |
Yogaprakaraṇa:—One of the preserved parts of the Gorakṣasaṃhitā. It is a work dealing ... | |
| Gandharva | Gandharva (गन्धर्व) refers to the “musician” class of “peripatetic celestial beings” (vyantara)... | |
| Cakra | cakra (चक्र).—n (S) A wheel. 2 A discus or sharp circular missile weapon, esp. the discus of vi... | |
| Danda | daṇḍa (दंड).—m A stick, a staff, a mace. Beating, fining, punishment gen. but esp. by
mulct or ... | |
| Varuna | varuṇa (वरुण).—m The name of the deity of the waters.--- OR --- varuna (वरुन).—prep From the to... | |
| Vajra | vajra (वज्र).—n m (S) The thunderbolt of Indra; a thunderbolt in general. 2 A diamond. 3 Lightn... | |
| Shula | sūḷa (सूळ).—or-sūḷa m Gripes, colic.--- OR --- śūla (शूल) [-ḷa, -ळ].—m A sort of pike. An impel... | |
| Nandana | Nandana (नन्दन) or Nandanavana is the name of a forest situated on mount Sumeru, which lies at ... | |
| Vidya | vidyā (विद्या).—f Knowledge, learning. Science. An art. | |
| Gada | gaḍa (गड).—m ( H) A small fort, esp. a hill-fort. Pr. gaḍa bāṅkā nasāvā paṇa gaḍapati bāṅkā asā... |
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