Dhanurveda Samhita [sanskrit]

3,015 words

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.

पदातिक्रमः ।
समोच्चा द्विपदा ग्राह्या ह्रसमानाः कदाचन ।
कूर्द्दने धावने ये वै समास्ते कार्य्यसाधकाः ॥ ५४ ॥

padātikramaḥ |
samoccā dvipadā grāhyā hrasamānāḥ kadācana |
kūrddane dhāvane ye vai samāste kāryyasādhakāḥ || 54 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

The footsteps. The flat two-legged ones are acceptable and never decreasing. Those who are equal in jumping and running are the ones who accomplish their task.

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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 (2.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Padati, Padatin, Krama, Sama, Ucca, Dvipada, Grahi, Grahya, Mana, Kada, Cana, Dhavana, Dhavani, Yah, Yat, Tad, Yushmad, Karyin, Asadhaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.54). 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: “padātikramaḥ
  • padāti -
  • padāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    padāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padātin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padātin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    padātī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    padātī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    padātī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kramaḥ -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “samoccā dvipadā grāhyā hrasamānāḥ kadācana
  • samo -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uccā* -
  • ucca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uccā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvipadā* -
  • dvipada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dvipadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • grāhyā* -
  • grāhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
  • hrasa -
  • hras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mānāḥ -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 3: “kūrddane dhāvane ye vai samāste kāryyasādhakāḥ
  • Cannot analyse kūrddane*dh
  • dhāvane -
  • dhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāvani (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • samās -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kāryya -
  • kāryin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kāryin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • asādhakāḥ -
  • asādhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.54

Cover of edition (2001)

Dhanurveda Samhita (धनुर्वेदसंहिता)
by Hardayalu Swami (2001)

Publisher: Khemraj Shrikrishnadass

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Cover of edition (2023)

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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Cover of edition (2007)

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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