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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 1.53
तत्कालहतछागस्य तन्तुना वा गुणाः शुभाः ।
निर्लोमतन्तुसूत्रेण कुर्य्याद्वा गुणमुत्तमम् ॥ ५३ ॥
tatkālahatachāgasya tantunā vā guṇāḥ śubhāḥ |
nirlomatantusūtreṇa kuryyādvā guṇamuttamam || 53 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The properties of a goat or a fiber killed at that time are auspicious Or one should make a thread of fibers without hair, which is of the highest quality.
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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 (1.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatkala, Hata, Chaga, Tantu, Var, Guna, Shubha, Nirloma, Sutra, Sutrena, Uttamam, Uttama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.53). 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: “tatkālahatachāgasya tantunā vā guṇāḥ śubhāḥ ”
- tatkāla -
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tatkāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatkāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hata -
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hata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- chāgasya -
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chāga (noun, masculine)[genitive single]chāga (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tantunā -
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tantu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guṇāḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śubhāḥ -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śubhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nirlomatantusūtreṇa kuryyādvā guṇamuttamam ”
- nirloma -
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nirloma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirloma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tantu -
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tantu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- sūtreṇa -
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sūtreṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūtreṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sūtra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse kuryyādvā*gu
- guṇam -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.53
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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