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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 1.72
शिखिग्रीवानुवर्णाभं तप्तपीतं तथौषधम् ।
ततस्तु विमलं तोयं पाययेच्छस्त्रमुत्तमम् ॥ ७२ ॥
śikhigrīvānuvarṇābhaṃ taptapītaṃ tathauṣadham |
tatastu vimalaṃ toyaṃ pāyayecchastramuttamam || 72 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The herb was burning yellow and resembled the color of a peacock’s neck. Then one should drink pure water, which is the best weapon.
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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 (1.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shikhigriva, Anuva, Rina, Abha, Tapta, Pita, Tatha, Aushadha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vimala, Toya, Shastra, Uttamam, Uttama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.72). 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: “śikhigrīvānuvarṇābhaṃ taptapītaṃ tathauṣadham ”
- śikhigrīvā -
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śikhigrīva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anuvar -
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anuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√nu (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ṛṇā -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṛṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ābham -
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ābhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]ābha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ābha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tapta -
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tapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]√tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
- pītam -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative single from √pī class 4 verb]√pī (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- tathau -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- auṣadham -
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auṣadha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]auṣadha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tatastu vimalaṃ toyaṃ pāyayecchastramuttamam ”
- tatas -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vimalam -
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vimala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vimala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vimalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- toyam -
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toya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]toyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pāyayecch -
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√pā (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- śastram -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śastra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- 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 1.72
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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