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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 1.137
भ्रमरी कथिता ह्येषा शिवेन श्रमकर्म्मणि ।
ऋजुत्वेन विना याति क्षिप्यमाणस्तु सायकः ॥ १३७ ॥
bhramarī kathitā hyeṣā śivena śramakarmmaṇi |
ṛjutvena vinā yāti kṣipyamāṇastu sāyakaḥ || 137 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Lord Shiva described this beetles as being involved in labor. When thrown an arrow moves without being straight.
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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 (1.137). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhramari, Kathita, Esha, Shiva, Rijutva, Vina, Yat, Yati, Kshipyamana, Sayaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.137). 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: “bhramarī kathitā hyeṣā śivena śramakarmmaṇi ”
- bhramarī -
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bhramarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kathitā* -
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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]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śivena -
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śiva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śiva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Cannot analyse śramakarmmaṇi
- Line 2: “ṛjutvena vinā yāti kṣipyamāṇastu sāyakaḥ ”
- ṛjutvena -
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ṛjutva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vinā* -
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vina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yāti -
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yāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- kṣipyamāṇas -
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kṣipyamāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣip -> kṣipyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sāyakaḥ -
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sāyaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.137
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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