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.

Verse 1.101

अथ लक्ष्याभ्यासस्वरूपाणि ।
प्रथमं वामहस्तेन यः श्रमं कुरुते नरः ।
तस्य चापक्रियासिद्धिरचिरादेव जायते ॥ १०१ ॥

atha lakṣyābhyāsasvarūpāṇi |
prathamaṃ vāmahastena yaḥ śramaṃ kurute naraḥ |
tasya cāpakriyāsiddhiracirādeva jāyate || 101 ||

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

Here are the forms of goal practice. A man who first exerts himself with his left hand The success of his bow action is soon attained.

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

Atha, Lakshya, Abhyasa, Svarupa, Prathamam, Prathama, Vamahasta, Yah, Shrama, Kuruta, Nara, Nri, Tad, Capa, Kriyasiddhi, Acirat, Acira, Eva, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.101). 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: “atha lakṣyābhyāsasvarūpāṇi
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • abhyāsa -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svarūpāṇi -
  • svarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prathamaṃ vāmahastena yaḥ śramaṃ kurute naraḥ
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāmahastena -
  • vāmahasta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śramam -
  • śrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “tasya cāpakriyāsiddhiracirādeva jāyate
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kriyāsiddhir -
  • kriyāsiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acirād -
  • acirāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.101

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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