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.

Introduction

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महर्षि वसिष्ठ विरचिता धनुर्वेदसंहिता ।
अथैकदा विजिगीषुर्विश्वामित्रो राजर्षिर्गुरुवसिष्ठमभ्युपेत्य प्रणम्योवाच ।
ब्रूहि भगवन्धनुर्विद्यां श्रोत्रियाय दृढचेतसे शिष्याय दुष्टशत्रुविनाशाय च ।
तमुवाच महर्षिब्रह्मर्षिप्रवरो वसिष्ठः शृणु भो राजन्विश्वामित्र यां सरहस्यधनुर्विद्यां भगवान् सदाशिवः परशुरामायोवाच तामेव सरहस्यां वच्मि ते ।
हिताय गोब्राह्मणसाधुवेदसंरक्षणाय च यजुर्वेदाथर्व सम्मितां संहिताम् ॥ ० ॥

maharṣi vasiṣṭha viracitā dhanurvedasaṃhitā |
athaikadā vijigīṣurviśvāmitro rājarṣirguruvasiṣṭhamabhyupetya praṇamyovāca |
brūhi bhagavandhanurvidyāṃ śrotriyāya dṛḍhacetase śiṣyāya duṣṭaśatruvināśāya ca |
tamuvāca maharṣibrahmarṣipravaro vasiṣṭhaḥ śṛṇu bho rājanviśvāmitra yāṃ sarahasyadhanurvidyāṃ bhagavān sadāśivaḥ paraśurāmāyovāca tāmeva sarahasyāṃ vacmi te |
hitāya gobrāhmaṇasādhuvedasaṃrakṣaṇāya ca yajurvedātharva sammitāṃ saṃhitām || 0 ||

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

The Dhanurveda Samhita was compiled by the great sage Vasishta. One day, desiring to conquer the world, the saintly King Vishvamitra approached his spiritual master, Vasishtha, and bowed down to him as follows. O lord, please explain the art of bow to your disciple who is a firm listener and who will destroy your wicked enemies. The great sage Vasishtha, the foremost of the brahmanas, addressed him as follows: O King Vishvamitra, please hear from me the mystery of the bow and arrow that Lord Sadashiva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, spoke to Parashurama about. This compilation of the Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda is for the welfare of cows, brahmanas, saintly persons and the Vedas.
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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 (Introduction). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vasishtha, Viracita, Dhanurveda, Samhita, Atha, Ekada, Vijigishu, Vishvamitra, Rajarshi, Guru, Abhyupetya, Prana, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Dhanurvidya, Shrotriya, Dridha, Cetas, Cetasa, Shishya, Dushta, Shatruvinasha, Pravara, Bha, Rajan, Rajat, Sarahasya, Saraha, Sadashiva, Parashurama, Tama, Tami, Iva, Tad, Yushmad, Hita, Gobrahmana, Sadhu, Veda, Samrakshana, Yajurveda, Han, Sammita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Introduction). 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: “maharṣi vasiṣṭha viracitā dhanurvedasaṃhitā ”
maharṣi -
maharṣi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vasiṣṭha -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
viracitā* -
viracita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

viracitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dhanurveda -
dhanurveda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
saṃhitā -
saṃhitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “athaikadā vijigīṣurviśvāmitro rājarṣirguruvasiṣṭhamabhyupetya praṇamyovāca ”
athai -
athā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ekadā -
ekadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
vijigīṣur -
vijigīṣu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

vijigīṣu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
viśvāmitro* -
viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rājarṣir -
rājarṣi (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
guru -
guru (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

guru (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

gurū (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

gurū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

gurū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
vasiṣṭham -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vasiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
abhyupetya -
abhyupetya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
praṇam -
praṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

praṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

praṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yo -
yā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

yu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 3: “brūhi bhagavandhanurvidyāṃ śrotriyāya dṛḍhacetase śiṣyāya duṣṭaśatruvināśāya ca ”
brūhi -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active second single]
bhagavan -
bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
dhanurvidyām -
dhanurvidyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
śrotriyāya -
śrotriya (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śrotriya (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
dṛḍha -
dṛḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

dṛḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cetase -
cetas (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

cetasa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

cetasa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
śiṣyāya -
śiṣya (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śiṣya (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √śās class 2 verb]

√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √śās class 2 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]

√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
duṣṭa -
duṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

duṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
śatruvināśāya -
śatruvināśa (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

śatruvināśa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 4: “tamuvāca maharṣibrahmarṣipravaro vasiṣṭhaḥ śṛṇu bho rājanviśvāmitra yāṃ sarahasyadhanurvidyāṃ bhagavān sadāśivaḥ paraśurāmāyovāca tāmeva sarahasyāṃ vacmi te ”
tam -
ta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

tan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
maharṣi -
maharṣi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
brahmarṣi -
brahmarṣi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
pravaro* -
pravara (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vasiṣṭhaḥ -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
śṛṇu -
√śru (verb class 5)

[imperative active second single]
bho* -
bha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
rājan -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
viśvāmitra -
viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
yām -
yā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[accusative single]
sarahasya -
sarahasya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarahasya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

saraha (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
dhanurvidyām -
dhanurvidyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bhagavān -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
sadāśivaḥ -
sadāśiva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
paraśurāmāyo -
paraśurāma (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
tāme -
tāma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tāmi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
sarahasyām -
sarahasyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vacmi -
√vac (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
Line 5: “hitāya gobrāhmaṇasādhuvedasaṃrakṣaṇāya ca yajurvedātharva sammitāṃ saṃhitām || 0 |”
hitāya -
hita (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

hita (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √hi class 5 verb]

√hi -> hita (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √hi class 5 verb]
gobrāhmaṇa -
gobrāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sādhu -
sādhu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sādhu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

sādhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sādhu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
veda -
veda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vid (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
saṃrakṣaṇāya -
saṃrakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[dative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
yajurvedāt -
yajurveda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
rva -
sammitām -
sammitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
saṃhitām -
saṃhitā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
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Other editions:

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

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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Last Updated: 13 December, 2023