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 1.103

वामेनैव श्रमं कुर्य्यात्सुसिद्धिर्दक्षिने करे ।
विशाखेनासमेनैव रथी व्याये च कैशिके ॥ १०३ ॥

vāmenaiva śramaṃ kuryyātsusiddhirdakṣine kare |
viśākhenāsamenaiva rathī vyāye ca kaiśike || 103 ||

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

One should exert oneself with the left hand and achieve good results with the right hand. The chariot was equal to that of Vishakha in the month of Kaishika.

English translation by Hardayalu Swami (2001) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vama, Shrama, Kari, Kara, Vishakha, Asama, Rathi, Rathin, Vyaya, Kaishika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.103). 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: “vāmenaiva śramaṃ kuryyātsusiddhirdakṣine kare
  • vāmenai -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śramam -
  • śrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse kuryyātsusiddhirdakṣine*ka
  • kare -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “viśākhenāsamenaiva rathī vyāye ca kaiśike
  • viśākhenā -
  • viśākha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśākha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • asamenai -
  • asama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    asama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • rathī -
  • rathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rathī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyāye -
  • vyāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vyāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaiśike -
  • kaiśika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kaiśika (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 1.103

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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