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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 2.65
धम्मार्थं यः त्यजेत्प्राणान् किं तीर्थे च जपे च किम् ।
मुक्तिभागी भवेत्सोऽपि निरयं नाधिगच्छति ॥ ६५ ॥
dhammārthaṃ yaḥ tyajetprāṇān kiṃ tīrthe ca jape ca kim |
muktibhāgī bhavetso'pi nirayaṃ nādhigacchati || 65 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
If one gives up his life for the sake of the Dhamma, what is the use of going to a holy place and chanting? Even if one attains liberation, he does not go to hell.
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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 (2.65). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dha, Asmad, Artha, Yah, Prana, Kim, Tirtha, Japa, Bhagin, Bhagi, Sah, Api, Niraya, Nri, Adhi, Gacchat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.65). 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: “dhammārthaṃ yaḥ tyajetprāṇān kiṃ tīrthe ca jape ca kim ”
- dham -
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dha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dhā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tyajet -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- prāṇān -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tīrthe -
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tīrtha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jape -
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japa (noun, masculine)[locative single]japa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]japā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “muktibhāgī bhavetso'pi nirayaṃ nādhigacchati ”
- mukti -
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mukti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhāgī -
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bhāgī (noun, masculine)[compound]bhāgī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bhāgin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nirayam -
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niraya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]adhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- gacchati -
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gacchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gacchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.65
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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