Dhanurvidya, Dhanurvidyā: 10 definitions
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Dhanurvidya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydhanurvidyā (धनुर्विद्या).—f (S) Archery.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdhanurvidyā (धनुर्विद्या).—f Archery.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanurvidyā (धनुर्विद्या).—f. knowledge of archery, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 36, 18.
Dhanurvidyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhanus and vidyā (विद्या).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanurvidyā (धनुर्विद्या).—[feminine] veda [masculine] science of archery.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDhanurvidyā (धनुर्विद्या) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Bl. 337 (3 leaves).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanurvidyā (धनुर्विद्या):—[=dhanur-vidyā] [from dhanur > dhanu] f. ‘b°-science’, archery, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDhanurvidyā (धनुर्विद्या):—(nf) archery, the art and science of archery; bowmanship.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDhanurvidyā (धनुर्विद्या):—n. archery;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dhanus, Vidya.
Starts with: Dhanurvidyadipika, Dhanurvidyarambhaprayoga.
Full-text: Dhanurvidyadipika, Dhanurvidyarambhaprayoga, Harivamshapurana.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.109 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.322 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 5 - The Story of Agnivesha < [Part 1 - The History of Medicine in India]
Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Sarga II: Dhanurveda-viveka-kathana (64 Verses) < [Chapter 2]
Sarga I: Rājadharma-upadeśa (57 Verses) < [Chapter 2]
Vastu-shastra (4): Palace Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
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