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 1.134

हीनगतिसमूहः ।
सूचीमुखा मीनपुच्छा भ्रमरी च तृतीयका ।
शराणां गतयस्त्रिस्रः प्रशस्ता कथिता बुधैः ॥ १३४ ॥

hīnagatisamūhaḥ |
sūcīmukhā mīnapucchā bhramarī ca tṛtīyakā |
śarāṇāṃ gatayastrisraḥ praśastā kathitā budhaiḥ || 134 ||

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

The low-motion group. The list-faced fish-tailed beaver is the third. The learned have described three recommended movements of arrows.

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

Hina, Gat, Gati, Samuha, Sucimukha, Minapuccha, Bhramari, Tritiyaka, Shara, Prashasta, Kathita, Budha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.134). 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: “hīnagatisamūhaḥ
  • hīna -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • gati -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • samūhaḥ -
  • samūha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sūcīmukhā mīnapucchā bhramarī ca tṛtīyakā
  • sūcīmukhā* -
  • sūcīmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mīnapucchā* -
  • mīnapuccha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhramarī -
  • bhramarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛtīyakā -
  • tṛtīyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śarāṇāṃ gatayastrisraḥ praśastā kathitā budhaiḥ
  • śarāṇām -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • gatayas -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sraḥ -
  • sras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • praśastā -
  • praśastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathitā* -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
  • budhaiḥ -
  • budha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    budha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.134

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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