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 1.128

आकर्षेत्केशिकव्याये न शिखाश्चालयेत्ततः ।
पूर्वापरौ समं कार्य्यौ समांसौ निश्चलौ करौ ॥ १२८ ॥

ākarṣetkeśikavyāye na śikhāścālayettataḥ |
pūrvāparau samaṃ kāryyau samāṃsau niścalau karau || 128 ||

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

Then one should pull the hair and do not move the head. The former and the latter should be equally balanced and the hands should be motionless.

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

Keshika, Vyaya, Shikha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Purvapara, Samam, Sama, Samamsa, Nishcala, Kari, Kara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.128). 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: “ākarṣetkeśikavyāye na śikhāścālayettataḥ
  • ākar -
  • ak (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ṛṣet -
  • ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • keśika -
  • keśika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāye -
  • vyāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vyāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikhāś -
  • śikha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cālayet -
  • cal (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “pūrvāparau samaṃ kāryyau samāṃsau niścalau karau
  • pūrvāparau -
  • pūrvāpara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāryyau -
  • samāṃsau -
  • samāṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • niścalau -
  • niścala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • karau -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.128

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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