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 1.183

दादिदान्ताञ्च सावित्रीं विपरीतां जपेत्सुधीः ।
जप्त्वा पूर्वां निखर्वञ्च त्वभिमन्त्रय विधिवच्छरम् ।
क्षिपेच्छत्रुषु सहसा नश्यन्ति सर्वजातयः ।
बाला वृद्धाश्च गर्भस्था ये च योद्धुं समागताः ॥ १८३ ॥

dādidāntāñca sāvitrīṃ viparītāṃ japetsudhīḥ |
japtvā pūrvāṃ nikharvañca tvabhimantraya vidhivaccharam |
kṣipecchatruṣu sahasā naśyanti sarvajātayaḥ |
bālā vṛddhāśca garbhasthā ye ca yoddhuṃ samāgatāḥ || 183 ||

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

A prudent person should chant the mantra Dadidanta and Savitri in the opposite direction. After chanting the previous mantra, chant the mantra Nikharva and chant the arrow in accordance with the prescribed rituals. When he throws it at his enemies all species are suddenly destroyed The children, the elderly and those in the womb all assembled to fight.

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

Dada, Dadin, Danta, Savitri, Viparita, Sudhi, Purva, Kharu, Kharva, Tva, Abhimantra, Aya, Vidhivat, Shara, Shatru, Sahasa, Nashyanti, Nashyat, Sarvajati, Bala, Vriddha, Garbhastha, Yah, Yat, Yoddhu, Samagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.183). 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: “dādidāntāñca sāvitrīṃ viparītāṃ japetsudhīḥ
  • dādi -
  • dādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dādā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dāntā -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • añca -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sāvitrīm -
  • sāvitrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • viparītām -
  • viparītā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • japet -
  • jap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sudhīḥ -
  • sudhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sudhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “japtvā pūrvāṃ nikharvañca tvabhimantraya vidhivaccharam
  • japtvā -
  • jap -> japtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jap]
  • pūrvām -
  • pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kharva -
  • kharu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kharu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kharu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kharva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kharv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • añca -
  • añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhimantra -
  • abhimantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhimantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhimantra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vidhivacch -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śaram -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “kṣipecchatruṣu sahasā naśyanti sarvajātayaḥ
  • kṣipecch -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • śatruṣu -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • sahasā* -
  • sahasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • naśyanti -
  • naśyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • sarvajātayaḥ -
  • sarvajāti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarvajāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 4: “bālā vṛddhāśca garbhasthā ye ca yoddhuṃ samāgatāḥ
  • bālā* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛddhāś -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • garbhasthā* -
  • garbhastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    garbhasthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoddhum -
  • yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √yudh]
    yudh -> yoddhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √yudh]
    yoddhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yoddhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samāgatāḥ -
  • samāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.183

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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