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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 2.45
तस्माद्धैर्य्यं विधायैव हन्तव्या परवाहिनी ।
जिते लक्ष्मीर्मृते स्वर्गः कीर्त्तिश्च धरणीतले ॥ ४५ ॥
tasmāddhairyyaṃ vidhāyaiva hantavyā paravāhinī |
jite lakṣmīrmṛte svargaḥ kīrttiśca dharaṇītale || 45 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Therefore, you must be patient and kill the enemy’s army. When he conquers wealth and when he dies heaven and fame on earth.
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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 (2.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tasmat, Tad, Dhairyya, Vidha, Hantavya, Para, Vahin, Vahini, Vahi, Jit, Jita, Jiti, Lakshmi, Mrita, Mriti, Svarga, Kirtti, Dharanitala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.45). 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: “tasmāddhairyyaṃ vidhāyaiva hantavyā paravāhinī ”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- dhairyyam -
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dhairyya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vidhāyai -
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vidha (noun, masculine)[dative single]vidha (noun, neuter)[dative single]vidhā (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- hantavyā -
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hantavyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√han -> hantavyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vāhinī -
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vāhinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vāhin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vāhī (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “jite lakṣmīrmṛte svargaḥ kīrttiśca dharaṇītale ”
- jite -
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jit (noun, masculine)[dative single]jit (noun, neuter)[dative single]jita (noun, masculine)[locative single]jita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jiti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√ji -> jita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [locative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [locative single from √ji class 9 verb]√ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √ji class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √ji class 9 verb]
- lakṣmīr -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- mṛte -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [locative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- svargaḥ -
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svarga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kīrttiś -
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kīrtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharaṇītale -
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dharaṇītala (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 2.45
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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