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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 1.140
ग्रहणं शिथिलं यस्य ऋजुत्वेन विवर्जितम् ।
पार्श्वन्तु दक्षिणं याति सायकस्य न संशयः ॥ १४० ॥
grahaṇaṃ śithilaṃ yasya ṛjutvena vivarjitam |
pārśvantu dakṣiṇaṃ yāti sāyakasya na saṃśayaḥ || 140 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Its grasp is loose and devoid of straightness. The side of the arrow undoubtedly goes to the right.
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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 (1.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Grahana, Shithilam, Shithila, Yasya, Rijutva, Vivarjita, Dakshina, Yat, Yati, Sayaka, Samshaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.140). 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: “grahaṇaṃ śithilaṃ yasya ṛjutvena vivarjitam ”
- grahaṇam -
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grahaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grahaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grahaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śithilam -
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śithilam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śithila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śithila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śithilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yasya* -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṛjutvena -
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ṛjutva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vivarjitam -
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vivarjita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vivarjita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vivarjitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pārśvantu dakṣiṇaṃ yāti sāyakasya na saṃśayaḥ ”
- pārśvan -
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pārśvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dakṣiṇam -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- sāyakasya -
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sāyaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sāyaka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃśayaḥ -
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saṃśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.140
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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