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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 1.28
ऐशान्यां पवनं दुष्टं विदिशोऽन्यांश्च शोभनाः ।
हर्षपुष्टिकराश्चैव सिद्धिदाः सर्वकर्म्मणि ॥ २८ ॥
aiśānyāṃ pavanaṃ duṣṭaṃ vidiśo'nyāṃśca śobhanāḥ |
harṣapuṣṭikarāścaiva siddhidāḥ sarvakarmmaṇi || 28 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The wind in the northeast is evil and the other directions are pleasant They bring happiness and nourishment and bestow perfection in all endeavors.
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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 (1.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aishani, Pavana, Dushta, Vidish, Vidisha, Ani, Anya, Shobhana, Harsha, Pushtikara, Siddhida,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.28). 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: “aiśānyāṃ pavanaṃ duṣṭaṃ vidiśo'nyāṃśca śobhanāḥ ”
- aiśānyām -
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aiśānī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- pavanam -
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pavana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pavana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pavanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- duṣṭam -
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duṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidiśo' -
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vidiś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vidiś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vidiś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vidiśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anyā -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āṃś -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhanāḥ -
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śobhana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śobhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “harṣapuṣṭikarāścaiva siddhidāḥ sarvakarmmaṇi ”
- harṣa -
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harṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]harṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hṛṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- puṣṭikarāś -
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puṣṭikara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- siddhidāḥ -
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siddhida (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]siddhidā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse sarvakarmmaṇi
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.28
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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