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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 1.197
सुसेदवेदया च वदेत् अमुकादीं स्ततो वदेत् ।
पूर्वोक्तांश्च पुरश्चर्य्यां कृत्वा शस्त्रेभियोजयेत् ।
इमं मन्त्रं पुनर्व्यस्तं संहारे चैव योजयेत् ॥ १९७ ॥
susedavedayā ca vadet amukādīṃ stato vadet |
pūrvoktāṃśca puraścaryyāṃ kṛtvā śastrebhiyojayet |
imaṃ mantraṃ punarvyastaṃ saṃhāre caiva yojayet || 197 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
One should chant the Sused Veda and then chant the Amuka and other Vedas. After performing the above-mentioned rituals, one should engage the weapons. This mantra should be repeated when the body is disturbed and when the body is withdrawn.
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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 (1.197). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Susa, Aya, Amuka, Tas, Purvokta, Kritva, Kritvan, Shastra, Shastri, Bhi, Idam, Mantra, Punar, Vyastam, Vyasta, Samhara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.197). 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: “susedavedayā ca vadet amukādīṃ stato vadet ”
- suse -
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susa (noun, masculine)[locative single]susa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- daved -
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√du (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√dū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ayā -
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ayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]e (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadet -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- amukād -
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amuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]amuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ī -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sta -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vadet -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “pūrvoktāṃśca puraścaryyāṃ kṛtvā śastrebhiyojayet ”
- pūrvoktāṃś -
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pūrvokta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse puraścaryyām*kṛ
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śastre -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śastṛ (noun, masculine)[dative single]śastra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhiyo -
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bhiyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- jayet -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 3: “imaṃ mantraṃ punarvyastaṃ saṃhāre caiva yojayet ”
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mantram -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mantrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- punar -
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punar (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]punar (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vyastam -
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vyastam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vyasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vyasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vyastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṃhāre -
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saṃhāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- yojayet -
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√yuj (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 1.197
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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