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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 1.43
गलग्रान्थितलग्रन्थिधनहानिकरं धनुः ।
एभिर्दोषैर्विनिर्मुक्तं सर्वकार्य्यकरं स्मृतम् ॥ ४३ ॥
galagrānthitalagranthidhanahānikaraṃ dhanuḥ |
ebhirdoṣairvinirmuktaṃ sarvakāryyakaraṃ smṛtam || 43 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The bow is a knot in the throat, a knot in the bottom, and a knot that causes loss of wealth. It is considered to be free from all these evils and to perform all kinds of activities.
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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 (1.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhanu, Dhanus, Idam, Dosha, Vinirmukta, Sarvaka, Aryi, Akara, Smrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.43). 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: “galagrānthitalagranthidhanahānikaraṃ dhanuḥ ”
- Cannot analyse galagrānthitalagranthidhanahānikaram*dh
- 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]
- Line 2: “ebhirdoṣairvinirmuktaṃ sarvakāryyakaraṃ smṛtam ”
- ebhir -
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e (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- doṣair -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vinirmuktam -
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vinirmukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vinirmukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vinirmuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sarvakā -
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sarvaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aryya -
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aryī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- akaram -
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akara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active first single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[aorist active first single]
- smṛtam -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]smṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.43
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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