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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 2.23
भूतत्त्वे ह्युदरं रक्षेत्पादौ रक्षेज्जलेन च ।
उरूश्च वह्नितलेन करौ रक्षेच्चवायुना ॥ २३ ॥
bhūtattve hyudaraṃ rakṣetpādau rakṣejjalena ca |
urūśca vahnitalena karau rakṣeccavāyunā || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
In the Bhuta-tattva, one should protect the abdomen and the feet with water. The thighs should be protected by the fire and the hands by the wind.
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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 (2.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Udara, Pada, Padu, Raksha, Ijjala, Uru, Tala, Kari, Kara, Vayu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.23). 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: “bhūtattve hyudaraṃ rakṣetpādau rakṣejjalena ca ”
- bhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active third single]
- attve -
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- hyu -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- udaram -
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udara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- rakṣet -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- pādau -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pādu (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- rakṣe -
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rakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]rakṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]rakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ijjalena -
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ijjala (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]
- Line 2: “urūśca vahnitalena karau rakṣeccavāyunā ”
- urū -
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uru (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]uru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uś -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vahni -
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vahni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- talena -
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tala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- karau -
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kari (noun, masculine)[locative single]kari (noun, feminine)[locative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rakṣec -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāyunā -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vāyu (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.23
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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