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.

हस्तः पुनर्वसुः पुष्यो रोहिणी चोत्तरात्रयम् ।
अनुराधाश्विनी चैव रेवती दशमी तथा ॥ ११ ॥

hastaḥ punarvasuḥ puṣyo rohiṇī cottarātrayam |
anurādhāśvinī caiva revatī daśamī tathā || 11 ||

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

The hand, Punarvasu, Pushya and Rohini are the three northern signs. The names of these rivers are Anuradhashvini, Revati and Dashami.

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

Hasta, Punarvasu, Pushya, Rohini, Rohin, Uttarat, Uttara, Raya, Anuradha, Ashvin, Ashvini, Revat, Revati, Dashami, Dashamin, Tatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.11). 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: “hastaḥ punarvasuḥ puṣyo rohiṇī cottarātrayam
  • hastaḥ -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • punarvasuḥ -
  • punarvasu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṣyo* -
  • puṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pus -> puṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pus class 10 verb]
  • rohiṇī -
  • rohiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rohiṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rohin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttarāt -
  • uttarāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • rayam -
  • raya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anurādhāśvinī caiva revatī daśamī tathā
  • anurādhā -
  • anurādha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anurādha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anurādhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvinī -
  • aśvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aśvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative 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]
  • revatī -
  • revatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    revat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    revati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • daśamī -
  • daśamī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    daśamin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.11

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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