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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 2.5
सर्पव्याघ्रादिसत्त्वानां भूतादीनां न जायते ।
भीतिस्तस्य स्थिता यस्य मातरोऽष्टौ शरीरके ॥ ५ ॥
sarpavyāghrādisattvānāṃ bhūtādīnāṃ na jāyate |
bhītistasya sthitā yasya mātaro'ṣṭau śarīrake || 5 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
It is not born of snakes, tigers, ghosts and other creatures. He who has eight mothers in his body is filled with fear.
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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 (2.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarpa, Vyaghra, Vyaghri, Sattva, Bhutadi, Jayat, Bhiti, Tad, Sthita, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Matri, Matara, Ashta, Ashti, Shariraka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.5). 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: “sarpavyāghrādisattvānāṃ bhūtādīnāṃ na jāyate ”
- sarpa -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sṛp (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vyāghrā -
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vyāghra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyāghṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vyāghṛ (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]vyāghrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sattvānām -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sattva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- bhūtādīnām -
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bhūtādi (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]bhūtādi (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “bhītistasya sthitā yasya mātaro'ṣṭau śarīrake ”
- bhītis -
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bhīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sthitā* -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- mātaro' -
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mātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mātara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṣṭau -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- śarīrake -
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śarīraka (noun, masculine)[locative single]śarīraka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.5
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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