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.

एभिर्द्दिनैस्तु शिष्याय गुरुः शास्त्राणि दापयेत् ।
सन्तर्प्य दानहोमाभ्यां सुरान् स्वाहा विधानतः ॥ १५ ॥

ebhirddinaistu śiṣyāya guruḥ śāstrāṇi dāpayet |
santarpya dānahomābhyāṃ surān svāhā vidhānataḥ || 15 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

On these days the teacher should give the scriptures to the disciple. After satisfying the demigods by offering charity and offering oblations in accordance with the prescribed rituals,

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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 (1.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shishya, Guru, Shastra, Santarpya, Dana, Homa, Sura, Svaha, Vidhanatah, Vidhanatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.15). 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: “ebhirddinaistu śiṣyāya guruḥ śāstrāṇi dāpayet
  • Cannot analyse ebhirddinaistu*śi
  • śiṣyāya -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śāstrāṇi -
  • śāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dāpayet -
  • (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “santarpya dānahomābhyāṃ surān svāhā vidhānataḥ
  • santarpya -
  • santarpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santarpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāna -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • homābhyām -
  • homa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • surān -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • svāhā* -
  • svāhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    svāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vidhānataḥ -
  • vidhānataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vidhānatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.15

Cover of edition (2001)

Dhanurveda Samhita (धनुर्वेदसंहिता)
by Hardayalu Swami (2001)

Publisher: Khemraj Shrikrishnadass

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Cover of edition (2023)

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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Cover of edition (2007)

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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