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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 1.182
वेदमात्रा सर्वशास्त्रं गृह्यते दोप्यतेऽथवा ।
तत्प्रयोगं शृणु प्राज्ञ ब्रह्मास्त्रं प्रथमं शृणु ॥ १८२ ॥
vedamātrā sarvaśāstraṃ gṛhyate dopyate'thavā |
tatprayogaṃ śṛṇu prājña brahmāstraṃ prathamaṃ śṛṇu || 182 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The Vedas alone are the source of all scriptures, whether they are taken or doped. O wise one, please hear how to use that weapon. First of all, please hear about the Brahmastra.
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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 (1.182). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vedamatri, Sarvashastra, Athava, Tat, Tad, Prayoga, Prajna, Brahmastra, Prathamam, Prathama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.182). 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: “vedamātrā sarvaśāstraṃ gṛhyate dopyate'thavā ”
- vedamātrā -
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vedamātṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sarvaśāstram -
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sarvaśāstra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarvaśāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarvaśāstrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gṛhyate -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- do -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- upyate' -
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√vap (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√vap (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- athavā -
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athavā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “tatprayogaṃ śṛṇu prājña brahmāstraṃ prathamaṃ śṛṇu ”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prayogam -
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prayoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prayoga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prayogā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- prājña -
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prājña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prājña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- brahmāstram -
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brahmāstra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.182
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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