Dhanurveda Samhita [sanskrit]

3,015 words

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 1.159

यो हन्ति शरयुग्मेन शीघ्रसन्धान योगतः ।
स स्याद्धनुर्भृतां श्रेष्ठः पूजितः सर्वपार्थिवैः ॥ १५९ ॥

yo hanti śarayugmena śīghrasandhāna yogataḥ |
sa syāddhanurbhṛtāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pūjitaḥ sarvapārthivaiḥ || 159 ||

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

He who kills with a pair of arrows is a quick searcher. He will be the best among the bowmen and will be worshiped by all the kings.

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

Yah, Sharayu, Gma, Ina, Shighra, Sandhana, Yogatah, Syat, Sya, Hanu, Bhrit, Bhrita, Shreshtha, Pujita, Sarvapa, Arthin, Arthi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.159). 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: “yo hanti śarayugmena śīghrasandhāna yogataḥ
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • śarayu -
  • śarayu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śarayu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śarayu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śarayū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śarayū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    śarayū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gme -
  • gmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīghra -
  • śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīghra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandhāna -
  • sandhāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sandhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yogataḥ -
  • yogataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “sa syāddhanurbhṛtāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pūjitaḥ sarvapārthivaiḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāddh -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • hanur -
  • hanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛtām -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • śreṣṭhaḥ -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūjitaḥ -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • sarvapā -
  • sarvapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sarvapā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • arthi -
  • arthin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arthin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    arthī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    arthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    arthī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vaiḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.159

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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