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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 1.91
अधश्च दूरपातित्वे समे लक्ष्येषु निश्चले ।
दृढस्फोटं प्रकुर्वीत ऊर्ध्वसन्धानयोगतः ॥ ९१ ॥
adhaśca dūrapātitve same lakṣyeṣu niścale |
dṛḍhasphoṭaṃ prakurvīta ūrdhvasandhānayogataḥ || 91 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
And below, when you fall far away, you’re still on the same targets. A strong crack should be made by the combination of the upward thrust.
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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 (1.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Adhah, Adhas, Durapatitva, Sama, Lakshya, Nishcala, Dridha, Sphota, Pra, Urdhva, Sandhana, Uksh, Atah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.91). 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: “adhaśca dūrapātitve same lakṣyeṣu niścale ”
- adhaś -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dūrapātitve -
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dūrapātitva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- same -
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sama (noun, masculine)[locative single]sama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sam (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- lakṣyeṣu -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- niścale -
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niścala (noun, masculine)[locative single]niścala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]niścalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “dṛḍhasphoṭaṃ prakurvīta ūrdhvasandhānayogataḥ ”
- dṛḍha -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sphoṭam -
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sphoṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sphoṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kurvīta -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative middle third single]
- ūrdhva -
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ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sandhānayo -
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sandhānā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ataḥ -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.91
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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