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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 1.127
अथ लक्ष्यस्खलनविधिः ।
विशाखस्थानकं हित्वा समसन्धानमाचरेत् ।
गोपुच्छमुख बाणेन सिंहकर्णेन मुष्टिना ॥ १२७ ॥
atha lakṣyaskhalanavidhiḥ |
viśākhasthānakaṃ hitvā samasandhānamācaret |
gopucchamukha bāṇena siṃhakarṇena muṣṭinā || 127 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Here is the method of target slippage. Leave the place of Vishakha and conduct an equal search. He shot a cow’s tail, an arrow, a lion’s ear, and a fist.
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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 (1.127). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Lakshin, Lakshya, Avidhi, Vishakha, Tha, Aka, Hitva, Hitvan, Sama, Sandhana, Gopuccha, Ukha, Bana, Simhakarna, Mushti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.127). 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 lakṣyaskhalanavidhiḥ ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- 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]
- askhalan -
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√skhal (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- avidhiḥ -
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avidhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “viśākhasthānakaṃ hitvā samasandhānamācaret ”
- viśākhas -
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viśākha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- thān -
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tha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- akam -
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aka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hitvā -
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hitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hi]hitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sandhānam -
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sandhāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sandhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sandhānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 3: “gopucchamukha bāṇena siṃhakarṇena muṣṭinā ”
- gopuccham -
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gopuccha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gopuccha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gopucchā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukha -
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ukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāṇena -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- siṃhakarṇena -
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siṃhakarṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- muṣṭinā -
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muṣṭi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]muṣṭi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]muṣṭī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.127
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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