Dhanurveda Samhita [sanskrit]

3,015 words

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.

बाणस्य फलस्थाने कण्टकयोजनात् गोपुच्छबाणो भवति ।
अनेन शराभ्यासस्तथा लक्ष्याभ्यासो वा कर्त्तव्यः ॥ धवेद्_६८ ॥

bāṇasya phalasthāne kaṇṭakayojanāt gopucchabāṇo bhavati |
anena śarābhyāsastathā lakṣyābhyāso vā karttavyaḥ || 68 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

By adding thorns to the fruit of the arrow, a cow’s tail arrow is formed. This should be used for arrow practice and target practice.

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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 (1.68). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bana, Phalasthana, Kantaka, Yojana, Gopuccha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Ana, Anena, Idam, Sharabhyasa, Tatha, Lakshya, Abhyasa, Karttavya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.68). 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: “bāṇasya phalasthāne kaṇṭakayojanāt gopucchabāṇo bhavati
  • bāṇasya -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • phalasthāne -
  • phalasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kaṇṭaka -
  • kaṇṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yojanāt -
  • yojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • gopuccha -
  • gopuccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gopuccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāṇo* -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “anena śarābhyāsastathā lakṣyābhyāso karttavyaḥ || 68 |
  • anena -
  • anena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śarābhyāsas -
  • śarābhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lakṣyā -
  • lakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √lakṣ]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √lakṣ]
    lakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
  • abhyāso* -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karttavyaḥ -
  • karttavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 68

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.68

Cover of edition (2001)

Dhanurveda Samhita (धनुर्वेदसंहिता)
by Hardayalu Swami (2001)

Publisher: Khemraj Shrikrishnadass

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Cover of edition (2023)

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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Cover of edition (2007)

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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