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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 1.132
नित्याभ्यास वशात्तस्य शीघ्रसन्धानता भवेत् ।
अथ दूरपातित्वं ।
मठ्या पताकया बाणं स्त्रीचिह्वं दूरपातनम् दृढभेदनम् ।
प्रत्यालीढे कृते स्थाने ह्यधः सन्धानमाचरेत् ।
दर्दूरस्थानमास्थाय ह्यूर्द्धधारणमाचरेत् ॥ १३२ ॥
nityābhyāsa vaśāttasya śīghrasandhānatā bhavet |
atha dūrapātitvaṃ |
maṭhyā patākayā bāṇaṃ strīcihvaṃ dūrapātanam dṛḍhabhedanam |
pratyālīḍhe kṛte sthāne hyadhaḥ sandhānamācaret |
dardūrasthānamāsthāya hyūrddhadhāraṇamācaret || 132 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
By constant practice he will be able to find things quickly Then there is the distance. An arrow with a monastery flag, a woman’s mark, thrown away, pierced firmly. The joint should be made at the bottom of the joint in the place where it has been replaced. Standing in the dardur position, one should perform the hyurdhadharana.
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 (1.132). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nitya, Abhyasa, Vasha, Tad, Shighra, Sandhana, Tas, Atha, Durapatitva, Mathi, Pataka, Bana, Durapatana, Dridha, Bhedana, Pratyalidha, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Sthane, Sthana, Adhah, Adhas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.132). 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: “nityābhyāsa vaśāttasya śīghrasandhānatā bhavet ”
- nityā -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhyāsa -
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abhyāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaśāt -
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vaśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vaśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- 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]
- śīghra -
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śīghra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīghra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sandhāna -
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sandhāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sandhāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “atha dūrapātitvaṃ ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dūrapātitvam -
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dūrapātitva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “maṭhyā patākayā bāṇaṃ strīcihvaṃ dūrapātanam dṛḍhabhedanam ”
- maṭhyā -
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maṭhī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- patākayā -
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patākā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- bāṇam -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse strīcihvam*dū
- dūrapātanam -
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dūrapātana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dṛḍha -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhedanam -
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bhedana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhedana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhedanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 4: “pratyālīḍhe kṛte sthāne hyadhaḥ sandhānamācaret ”
- pratyālīḍhe -
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pratyālīḍha (noun, masculine)[locative single]pratyālīḍha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pratyālīḍhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- sthāne -
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sthāne (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sthāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- adhaḥ -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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 5: “dardūrasthānamāsthāya hyūrddhadhāraṇamācaret ”
- Cannot analyse dardūrasthānamāsthāya*hy
- Cannot analyse hyūrddhadhāraṇamācaret
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.132
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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