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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 1.32
अतो निजबलोन्मानं चापं स्याच्छुभकारकम् ।
देवानामुत्तमं चापं ततो न्यूनं च मानवम् ॥ ३२ ॥
ato nijabalonmānaṃ cāpaṃ syācchubhakārakam |
devānāmuttamaṃ cāpaṃ tato nyūnaṃ ca mānavam || 32 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Therefore, a bow that measures one’s own strength is auspicious. The bow of the demigods is superior to that of human beings.
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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 (1.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atah, Nija, Bala, Unmana, Capa, Syat, Sya, Shubhaka, Araka, Deva, Uttamam, Uttama, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nyunam, Nyuna, Manava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.32). 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: “ato nijabalonmānaṃ cāpaṃ syācchubhakārakam ”
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nija -
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nija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balo -
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bala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]balā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- unmānam -
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unmāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]unmāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]unmānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāpam -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- syācch -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- śubhakā -
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śubhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- arakam -
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araka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “devānāmuttamaṃ cāpaṃ tato nyūnaṃ ca mānavam ”
- devānām -
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deva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]deva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]devā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāpam -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- nyūnam -
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nyūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nyūna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nyūna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nyūnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mānavam -
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mānava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.32
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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