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Dhanurveda Samhita [sanskrit]
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The Sanskrit text of the Dhanurveda-samhita attributed to Vasishtha. Dhanur Veda is a type of ancient India science whose roots date to the 2nd millenium BCE. It is counted among the Upavedas literature. This specific version of the Dhanurveda contains roughly 240 sections of Sanskrit text.
Verse 1.4
चतुर्विधमायुधम् । मुक्तममुक्तंमुक्तामुक्तं यन्त्रमुक्तञ्चेति ॥ ४ ॥
caturvidhamāyudham | muktamamuktaṃmuktāmuktaṃ yantramuktañceti || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
There are four types of weapons. They are called mukta, mukta, mukta, yantra and mukta.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Caturvidha, Ayudha, Mukta, Amukta, Muktamukta, Yantra, Uksh, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.4). 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: “caturvidhamāyudham | muktamamuktaṃmuktāmuktaṃ yantramuktañceti ”
- caturvidham -
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caturvidha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]caturvidha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caturvidhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āyudham -
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āyudha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- muktam -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]muktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- amuktaṃ -
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amukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√muc (verb class 6)[aorist active second dual]
- muktāmuktam -
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muktāmukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]muktāmukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]muktāmuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yantram -
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yantra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tañce -
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√tañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.4
Dhanurveda Samhita (धनुर्वेदसंहिता)
by Hardayalu Swami (2001)
Publisher: Khemraj Shrikrishnadass
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Vasistha’s Dhanurveda Samhita
by Purnima Ray (2023)
Publisher: Khemraj Shrikrishnadas; ISBN-10: 818670289X; ISBN-13: 9788186702895; 88 pages including 18 illustrations;
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Dhanurveda Samhita (धनुर्वेदसंहिता) (संस्कृत एवं हिंदी अनुवाद)
by Shri Dwarka Prasad Shastri (2007)
Title: Dhanurveda Sanhita (Hindi translation); Publisher: Chaukhambha Prakashan, Varanasi; 84 pages including 11 illustrations; Author: महर्षि वशिष्ठ (Maharshi Vashistha); Foreword by Dr. Chakradhar Bijalwan.
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