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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 1.39
गुणहीनं गुणाक्रान्तं काण्डदोषसमन्वितम् ।
गलग्रन्थि न कर्त्तव्यं तलमध्ये तथैव च ॥ ३९ ॥
guṇahīnaṃ guṇākrāntaṃ kāṇḍadoṣasamanvitam |
galagranthi na karttavyaṃ talamadhye tathaiva ca || 39 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
It is devoid of virtue, overwhelmed by virtue, and is characterized by stem defects. The neck knot should not be placed in the middle of the floor.
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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 (1.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gunahina, Guna, Akranta, Kanda, Dosha, Samanvita, Gala, Granthin, Granthi, Karttavya, Tala, Adhi, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.39). 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: “guṇahīnaṃ guṇākrāntaṃ kāṇḍadoṣasamanvitam ”
- guṇahīnam -
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guṇahīna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guṇahīna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]guṇahīnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- guṇā -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akrāntam -
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akrānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akrānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akrāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāṇḍa -
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kāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣa -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]doṣan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- samanvitam -
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samanvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samanvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samanvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “galagranthi na karttavyaṃ talamadhye tathaiva ca ”
- gala -
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gala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- granthi -
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granthi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]granthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]granthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]granthī (noun, masculine)[adverb]granthī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]granthī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karttavyam -
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karttavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karttavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karttavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
- talam -
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tala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]talā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhye -
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adhī (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.39
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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