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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 1.123
षण्मासात्सिध्यते मुष्टिः शराः सम्वत्सरेण तु ।
नाराचास्तस्य सिध्यन्ति यस्य तुष्टो महेश्वरः ॥ १२३ ॥
ṣaṇmāsātsidhyate muṣṭiḥ śarāḥ samvatsareṇa tu |
nārācāstasya sidhyanti yasya tuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ || 123 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
A handful of arrows is completed in six months, but a year. Arrows are accomplished by one who is satisfied with Lord Maheshvara.
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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 (1.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shanmasa, Sidhyat, Mushti, Shara, Vatsara, Naraca, Tad, Sidhyanti, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Tushta, Maheshvara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.123). 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: “ṣaṇmāsātsidhyate muṣṭiḥ śarāḥ samvatsareṇa tu ”
- ṣaṇmāsāt -
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ṣaṇmāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sidhyate -
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√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh (verb class 4)[present passive third single]√sidh (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- muṣṭiḥ -
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muṣṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]muṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śarāḥ -
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śara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vatsareṇa -
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vatsara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Line 2: “nārācāstasya sidhyanti yasya tuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ ”
- nārācās -
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nārāca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tasya -
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√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]
- sidhyanti -
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√sidh -> sidhyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> sidhyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- tuṣṭo* -
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tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tus class 1 verb]√tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tuś class 1 verb]
- maheśvaraḥ -
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maheśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.123
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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