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 1.178

प्रयोगं चोपसंहारं यो वेत्ति स धनुर्द्धरः ।
सामान्ये कर्म्मणि प्राज्ञो नैवास्त्राणि प्रयोजयेत् ॥ १७८ ॥

prayogaṃ copasaṃhāraṃ yo vetti sa dhanurddharaḥ |
sāmānye karmmaṇi prājño naivāstrāṇi prayojayet || 178 ||

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

He who knows the experiment and the conclusion is a bowman. A wise person should not use weapons in normal activities.

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

Prayoga, Samhara, Yah, Samanya, Prajna, Naiva, Astra, Prayas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.178). 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: “prayogaṃ copasaṃhāraṃ yo vetti sa dhanurddharaḥ
  • prayogam -
  • prayoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prayoga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prayogā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • copa -
  • cup (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃhāram -
  • saṃhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vetti -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse dhanurddharaḥ
  • Line 2: “sāmānye karmmaṇi prājño naivāstrāṇi prayojayet
  • sāmānye -
  • sāmānya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sāmānya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sāmānyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse karmmaṇi*pr
  • prājño* -
  • prājña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naivā -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • astrāṇi -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prayo -
  • prayas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jayet -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.178

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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