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 1.177

मनोवाक्कर्म्मभिर्भाव्यं लब्धास्त्रेण शुचिष्मता ।
अपात्रमसमर्थञ्च दहन्त्यस्त्राणि पूरुषम् ॥ १७७ ॥

manovākkarmmabhirbhāvyaṃ labdhāstreṇa śuciṣmatā |
apātramasamarthañca dahantyastrāṇi pūruṣam || 177 ||

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

The weapon obtained by the mind, speech and actions is to be meditated upon by the pure. Weapons burn a man who is unworthy or incapable of doing so.

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

Labdha, Tra, Shucishmat, Shucishmata, Astra, Purusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.177). 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: “manovākkarmmabhirbhāvyaṃ labdhāstreṇa śuciṣmatā
  • Cannot analyse manovākkarmmabhirbhāvyam*la
  • labdhās -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    labdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
  • treṇa -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śuciṣmatā -
  • śuciṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śuciṣmat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śuciṣmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “apātramasamarthañca dahantyastrāṇi pūruṣam
  • Cannot analyse apātramasamarthañca*da
  • dahantya -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • astrāṇi -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pūruṣam -
  • pūruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.177

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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