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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 1.5
दुष्टदस्युचोरादिभ्य साधुसंरक्षणं धर्म्मतः ।
प्रजापालनं धनुर्वेदस्य प्रयोजनम् ॥ ५ ॥
duṣṭadasyucorādibhya sādhusaṃrakṣaṇaṃ dharmmataḥ |
prajāpālanaṃ dhanurvedasya prayojanam || 5 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
It is religious to protect the saintly from evil thieves and thieves The purpose of the bow is to protect the subjects.
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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 (1.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dushta, Cora, Ibhya, Sadhu, Samrakshana, Prajapalana, Dhanurveda, Prayojana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.5). 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: “duṣṭadasyucorādibhya sādhusaṃrakṣaṇaṃ dharmmataḥ ”
- duṣṭa -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dasyu -
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dasyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- corād -
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cora (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ibhya -
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ibhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ibhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhu -
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sādhu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sādhu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]sādhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sādhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṃrakṣaṇam -
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saṃrakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃrakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse dharmmataḥ
- Line 2: “prajāpālanaṃ dhanurvedasya prayojanam ”
- prajāpālanam -
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prajāpālana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhanurvedasya -
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dhanurveda (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- prayojanam -
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prayojana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prayojanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.5
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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