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.

उदाहरणम् ।
यथा विवस्वान्भरतः धन्धुमारः डित्थः ।
छत्रपतिः कुक्षिः अस्या वस्त्राणि पीतानि ध्वजापीता च तद्वति ।
युद्धयूपस्तथा पितश्चतुरस्राङ्कसंयुतः ॥ ५७ ॥

udāharaṇam |
yathā vivasvānbharataḥ dhandhumāraḥ ḍitthaḥ |
chatrapatiḥ kukṣiḥ asyā vastrāṇi pītāni dhvajāpītā ca tadvati |
yuddhayūpastathā pitaścaturasrāṅkasaṃyutaḥ || 57 ||

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

For example. For example, Vivasvan, Bharata, Dhandhumara and Dittha. The umbrella is on her abdomen, her clothes are yellow and the flag is yellow. The father also wore a battle altar with four arms.

English translation by Hardayalu Swami (2001) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udaharana, Yatha, Vivasvat, Bharat, Bharata, Dittha, Chatra, Pati, Kukshi, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Vastra, Pita, Dhvaja, Apita, Tadvat, Yuddha, Yupa, Tatha, Pitri, Caturasra, Ankasa, Yut, Yuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.57). 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: “udāharaṇam
  • udāharaṇam -
  • udāharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yathā vivasvānbharataḥ dhandhumāraḥ ḍitthaḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vivasvān -
  • vivasvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bharataḥ -
  • bharat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bharat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bharata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Cannot analyse dhandhumāraḥ*ḍi
  • ḍitthaḥ -
  • ḍittha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “chatrapatiḥ kukṣiḥ asyā vastrāṇi pītāni dhvajāpītā ca tadvati
  • chatra -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patiḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kukṣiḥ -
  • kukṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kukṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyā* -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    iyam (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vastrāṇi -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pītāni -
  • pīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
  • dhvajā -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apītā -
  • apītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadvati -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 4: “yuddhayūpastathā pitaścaturasrāṅkasaṃyutaḥ
  • yuddha -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • yūpas -
  • yūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pitaś -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pi (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • caturasrā -
  • caturasra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturasra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṅkasaṃ -
  • aṅkasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yutaḥ -
  • yut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.57

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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