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.

अथाचार्य्यलक्षणम् ।
आचार्य्यः सप्तयुद्धः स्याच्चतुर्भिर्भार्गवः स्मृतः ।
द्वाभ्यां चैव भवेद्योध एकेन गणको भवेत् ॥ १० ॥

athācāryyalakṣaṇam |
ācāryyaḥ saptayuddhaḥ syāccaturbhirbhārgavaḥ smṛtaḥ |
dvābhyāṃ caiva bhavedyodha ekena gaṇako bhavet || 10 ||

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

Athacharya characteristics. The acarya is said to have fought seven battles, and four of them are called Bhargavas. There will be two fighters, and one fighter will be the counter.

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

Atha, Aryi, Alakshana, Aca, Sapta, Saptan, Yuddha, Syat, Sya, Catus, Bhargava, Smrita, Dva, Yodha, Eka, Ganaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.10). 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: “athācāryyalakṣaṇam
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • acā -
  • ac (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aryya -
  • aryī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • alakṣaṇam -
  • alakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ācāryyaḥ saptayuddhaḥ syāccaturbhirbhārgavaḥ smṛtaḥ
  • ācā -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aryyaḥ -
  • aryī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • yuddhaḥ -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • syāc -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • caturbhir -
  • catus (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhārgavaḥ -
  • bhārgava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 3: “dvābhyāṃ caiva bhavedyodha ekena gaṇako bhavet
  • dvābhyām -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    dvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • yodha* -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekena -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gaṇako* -
  • gaṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.10

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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