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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 2.31
दीप्ते कार्य्ये नाडी परिदिशि जीविता सदा कुर्य्यात् ।
शान्ते च जीवसहितात्वेवं सिद्ध्यन्ति कार्य्याणि ॥ ३१ ॥
dīpte kāryye nāḍī paridiśi jīvitā sadā kuryyāt |
śānte ca jīvasahitātvevaṃ siddhyanti kāryyāṇi || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
When the work is burning, the vein should always be kept alive in the periphery. When the living entity is in peace, his duties are thus accomplished.
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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 (2.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dipta, Dipti, Nadi, Pari, Dish, Jivita, Sada, Sad, Shanta, Shanti, Jiva, Jivan, Sahita, Evam, Eva, Siddhi, Siddhya, Anti, Karyin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.31). 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: “dīpte kāryye nāḍī paridiśi jīvitā sadā kuryyāt ”
- dīpte -
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dīpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]dīpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dīptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dīpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]dīpti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kāryye -
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- nāḍī -
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nāḍī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nāḍi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nāḍi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- diśi -
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diś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- jīvitā -
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jīvitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse kuryyāt
- Line 2: “śānte ca jīvasahitātvevaṃ siddhyanti kāryyāṇi ”
- śānte -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[locative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]śānti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]śānti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [locative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [locative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative single from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √śam class 9 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīva -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jīva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jīvan (noun, masculine)[compound]jīvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√jīv (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sahitāt -
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sahita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sahita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √sah class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sah class 10 verb]√sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √sah class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sah class 10 verb]
- ve -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[locative single]va (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ve (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- siddhya -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]siddhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]siddhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]siddhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]siddhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]siddhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kāryyā -
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kāryin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]kāryin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āṇi -
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āṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.31
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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