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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 1.126
जनानां रञ्जनं येन लक्ष्यपातात्प्रजायते ।
हीनेनापीषुणा तस्मात्प्रशस्तं लक्ष्यवेधनम् ॥ १२६ ॥
janānāṃ rañjanaṃ yena lakṣyapātātprajāyate |
hīnenāpīṣuṇā tasmātpraśastaṃ lakṣyavedhanam || 126 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The entertainment of people is what is produced by dropping a target. Without an arrow, it is therefore advisable to hit the target.
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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 (1.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jana, Janana, Ranjana, Yena, Yah, Yat, Lakshin, Lakshya, Praja, Tad, Yushmad, Hina, Api, Tasmat, Prashasta, Vedhana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.126). 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: “janānāṃ rañjanaṃ yena lakṣyapātātprajāyate ”
- janānām -
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jana (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]jana (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]janā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√jan -> janānā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √jan class 2 verb]
- rañjanam -
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rañjana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rañjana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rañjanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- lakṣya -
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lakṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]lakṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lakṣ]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lakṣ]√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]
- apātā -
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√pā (verb class 1)[aorist active second plural]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [aorist active second plural]√pā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- prajāya -
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praja (noun, masculine)[dative single]praja (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “hīnenāpīṣuṇā tasmātpraśastaṃ lakṣyavedhanam ”
- hīnenā -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hīna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √hā class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √hā class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √hā class 3 verb]
- āpīṣu -
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āpī (noun, feminine)[locative plural]āpī (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ṇā -
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- tasmāt -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- praśastam -
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praśasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]praśasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]praśastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- lakṣya -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lakṣ]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lakṣ]√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]
- vedhanam -
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vedhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.126
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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