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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 1.176
ब्राह्मं नारायणं शैवमैन्द्रं वायव्यवारुणे ।
आग्नेयं चापरास्त्राणि गुरुदत्तानि साधयेत् ॥ १७६ ॥
brāhmaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ śaivamaindraṃ vāyavyavāruṇe |
āgneyaṃ cāparāstrāṇi gurudattāni sādhayet || 176 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Brahma, Narayana, Shiva and Indra are worshiped in the northwest and Varuna. One should prepare the fire and other weapons given to him by his spiritual master.
English translation by Hardayalu Swami (2001) Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.176). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahma, Narayana, Shaiva, Aindra, Vayavi, Vayavya, Avaruna, Agneya, Capa, Rai, Tra, Guru, Datta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.176). 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: “brāhmaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ śaivamaindraṃ vāyavyavāruṇe ”
- brāhmam -
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brāhma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brāhma (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nārāyaṇam -
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nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śaivam -
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śaiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaivā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aindram -
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aindra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aindra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vāyavya -
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vāyavī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vāyavya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāyavya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- avāruṇe -
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avāruṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]avāruṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]avāruṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “āgneyaṃ cāparāstrāṇi gurudattāni sādhayet ”
- āgneyam -
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āgneya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgneya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgneyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāpa -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rās -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rai (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- trāṇi -
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tra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]gurū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]gurū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]gurū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dattāni -
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datta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sādhayet -
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√sidh (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.176
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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