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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 1.30
अथ चापप्रमाणम् ।
प्रथमं यौगिकं चापं युद्धचापं द्वितीयकम् ।
निजबाहुबलोन्मानात्किञ्चिदूनं शुभं धनुः ॥ ३० ॥
atha cāpapramāṇam |
prathamaṃ yaugikaṃ cāpaṃ yuddhacāpaṃ dvitīyakam |
nijabāhubalonmānātkiñcidūnaṃ śubhaṃ dhanuḥ || 30 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Then the arc measurement. The first is the compound bow and the second is the battle bow. The auspicious bow is slightly less than the strength of its own arms.
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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 (1.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Capa, Pramana, Prathamam, Prathama, Yaugika, Yuddha, Dvitiyaka, Nija, Bahubala, Unmana, Kinciduna, Shubha, Shubh, Dhanu, Dhanus,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.30). 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: “atha cāpapramāṇam ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cāpa -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pramāṇam -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “prathamaṃ yaugikaṃ cāpaṃ yuddhacāpaṃ dvitīyakam ”
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yaugikam -
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yaugika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yaugika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cāpam -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yuddha -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- cāpam -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dvitīyakam -
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dvitīyaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvitīyaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvitīyakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “nijabāhubalonmānātkiñcidūnaṃ śubhaṃ dhanuḥ ”
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāhubalo -
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bāhubala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāhubala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- unmānāt -
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unmāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]unmāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kiñcidūnam -
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kiñcidūna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kiñcidūna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śubham -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śubh (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhanuḥ -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.30
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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