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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 1.173
जाते वाश्व युजिमासे नवमी देवतादिने ।
पूजयेदीश्वरीं चण्डीं गुरुं शास्त्राणि वाजिनः ॥ १७३ ॥
jāte vāśva yujimāse navamī devatādine |
pūjayedīśvarīṃ caṇḍīṃ guruṃ śāstrāṇi vājinaḥ || 173 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The ninth day of the month of Vashva Yuji is the day of the deity. One should worship the goddess Candi, the spiritual master, the scriptures and the horses.
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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 (1.173). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jata, Jati, Ashva, Yuj, Mas, Masa, Navami, Devatat, Devata, Ina, Ishvari, Candi, Guru, Shastra, Vajin, Vajina, Vaji,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.173). 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: “jāte vāśva yujimāse navamī devatādine ”
- jāte -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jāti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [locative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [locative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [locative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [locative single from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √jan class 4 verb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aśva -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuji -
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yuj (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuj (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- māse -
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mās (noun, masculine)[dative single]māsa (noun, masculine)[locative single]māsā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- navamī -
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navamī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- devatād -
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devatāt (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]devata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]devata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ine -
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ina (noun, masculine)[locative single]ina (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]inā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “pūjayedīśvarīṃ caṇḍīṃ guruṃ śāstrāṇi vājinaḥ ”
- pūjayed -
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√pūj (verb class 10)[optative active third single]
- īśvarīm -
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īśvarī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- caṇḍīm -
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caṇḍī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gurum -
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guru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śāstrāṇi -
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śāstra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vājinaḥ -
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vājin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vājin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vājina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vājī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.173
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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