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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 1.88
अङ्गुष्ठनखमूले तु तर्ज्जन्यग्रञ्च संस्थितम् ।
मत्सरी सा च विज्ञेया चित्रलक्ष्यस्य वेधने ॥ ८८ ॥
aṅguṣṭhanakhamūle tu tarjjanyagrañca saṃsthitam |
matsarī sā ca vijñeyā citralakṣyasya vedhane || 88 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
At the base of the thumb and nail is the tip of the tarjanya. It is understood that she is envious of the piercing of a wonderful target.
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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 (1.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Angushtha, Nakha, Mula, Samsthita, Matsarin, Matsari, Vijneya, Citrala, Kshi, Idam, Vedhana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.88). 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: “aṅguṣṭhanakhamūle tu tarjjanyagrañca saṃsthitam ”
- aṅguṣṭha -
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aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nakha -
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nakha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nakha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nakh (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mūle -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[locative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mūl (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Cannot analyse tarjjanyagrañca*sa
- saṃsthitam -
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saṃsthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃsthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “matsarī sā ca vijñeyā citralakṣyasya vedhane ”
- matsarī -
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matsarī (noun, masculine)[compound]matsarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]matsarin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vijñeyā -
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vijñeyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- citrala -
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citrala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citrala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣya -
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kṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vedhane -
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vedhana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.88
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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