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 1.121

याचितव्या गुरोराज्ञा बाणस्याकर्षणं प्रति ।
प्राणवायुं प्रयत्नेन प्राणेन सह पूरयेत् ॥ १२१ ॥

yācitavyā gurorājñā bāṇasyākarṣaṇaṃ prati |
prāṇavāyuṃ prayatnena prāṇena saha pūrayet || 121 ||

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

One should ask the order of the spiritual master to pull the arrow. With great effort one should fill the breath with the breath.

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

Yacitavya, Guru, Ajna, Bana, Akarshana, Prati, Pranavayu, Prayatna, Prana, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.121). 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: “yācitavyā gurorājñā bāṇasyākarṣaṇaṃ prati
  • yācitavyā* -
  • yācitavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yācitavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yāc -> yācitavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yāc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yāc class 1 verb]
    yāc -> yācitavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yāc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yāc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yāc class 1 verb]
  • guror -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ājñā* -
  • ājñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bāṇasyā -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ākarṣaṇam -
  • ākarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ākarṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “prāṇavāyuṃ prayatnena prāṇena saha pūrayet
  • prāṇavāyum -
  • prāṇavāyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prāṇavāyu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prayatnena -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prāṇena -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pūrayet -
  • pṝ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.121

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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