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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 1.44
शार्ङ्गं पुनर्धनुर्दिव्यं विष्णोः परमायुधम् ।
वितस्ति सप्तमं मानं निर्म्मितं विश्वकर्म्मणा ॥ ४४ ॥
śārṅgaṃ punardhanurdivyaṃ viṣṇoḥ paramāyudham |
vitasti saptamaṃ mānaṃ nirmmitaṃ viśvakarmmaṇā || 44 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The Sharnga is again the divine bow, the supreme weapon of Lord Vishnu. The seventh planetary system, Vitata, was constructed by Vishvakarma.
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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 (1.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sharnga, Punar, Dhanu, Dhanus, Divya, Vishnu, Parama, Ayudha, Saptama, Mana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.44). 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: “śārṅgaṃ punardhanurdivyaṃ viṣṇoḥ paramāyudham ”
- śārṅgam -
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śārṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śārṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhanur -
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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]
- divyam -
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divya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]divya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viṣṇoḥ -
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viṣṇu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- paramā -
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parama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayudham -
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ayudha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vitasti saptamaṃ mānaṃ nirmmitaṃ viśvakarmmaṇā ”
- vitasti -
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vitasti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- saptamam -
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saptama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saptama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- Cannot analyse nirmmitam*vi
- Cannot analyse viśvakarmmaṇā
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.44
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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