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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 2.10
पुष्यार्कोत्पाटिते मूले पाठायाः मुखसंस्थिते ।
देहं स्फुरति नो तीक्ष्णमण्डलाग्रै रणे नृणाम् ॥ १० ॥
puṣyārkotpāṭite mūle pāṭhāyāḥ mukhasaṃsthite |
dehaṃ sphurati no tīkṣṇamaṇḍalāgrai raṇe nṛṇām || 10 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The root of the tree is placed in the mouth of the tree when it is uprooted by the sun of Pushya. Our bodies are shaking with the tips of the sharp circles of men in battle.
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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 (2.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pushya, Arka, Utpatita, Mula, Patha, Mukha, Samsthita, Samsthiti, Deha, Sphurat, Tikshna, Anda, Rana, Nri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.10). 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: “puṣyārkotpāṭite mūle pāṭhāyāḥ mukhasaṃsthite ”
- puṣyā -
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puṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√puṣ -> puṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṣ]√puṣ -> puṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṣ]√puṣ -> puṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṣ]√puṣ -> puṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √puṣ]puṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pus -> puṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pus class 10 verb]√pus -> puṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pus class 10 verb]√pus -> puṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pus class 10 verb]√puṣ (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]√puṣ (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- arko -
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arka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- utpāṭite -
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utpāṭita (noun, masculine)[locative single]utpāṭita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]utpāṭitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mūle -
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mūla (noun, masculine)[locative single]mūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mūl (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- pāṭhāyāḥ -
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pāṭhā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- mukha -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃsthite -
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saṃsthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃsthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saṃsthiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “dehaṃ sphurati no tīkṣṇamaṇḍalāgrai raṇe nṛṇām ”
- deham -
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deha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sphurati -
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sphurat (noun, masculine)[locative single]sphurat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur -> sphurat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sphur class 6 verb]√sphur (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- no -
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nu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- tīkṣṇam -
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tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tīkṣṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lā -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agrai -
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- raṇe -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- nṛṇām -
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nṛ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.10
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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