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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 1.21
ओं ह्रीं शिखा स्थाने शङ्कराय नमः ।
ओं ह्रीं बाह्वोः केशवाय नमः ।
ओं ह्रीं नाभिमध्ये ब्रह्मणे नमः ।
ओं ह्रीं जङ्घयोर्गणपतये नमः ॥ २१ ॥
oṃ hrīṃ śikhā sthāne śaṅkarāya namaḥ |
oṃ hrīṃ bāhvoḥ keśavāya namaḥ |
oṃ hrīṃ nābhimadhye brahmaṇe namaḥ |
oṃ hrīṃ jaṅghayorgaṇapataye namaḥ || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
ॐ hr̥iṁ shankaraya namah in the place of the crest. ॐ hr̥iṁ bahvoh keshavaya namah । ओं ह्रीं ॐ Brahman in the middle of the navel. ओं ह्रीं ॐ Ganapati on the thighs.
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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 (1.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Hrim, Shikha, Sthane, Sthana, Shankara, Nama, Namas, Bahu, Keshava, Nabhimadhya, Brahman, Brahmana, Jangha, Ganapati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.21). 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: “oṃ hrīṃ śikhā sthāne śaṅkarāya namaḥ ”
- Cannot analyse om*hr
- hrīm -
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hrīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śikhā -
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śikhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sthāne -
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sthāne (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sthāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- śaṅkarāya -
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śaṅkara (noun, masculine)[dative single]śaṅkara (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- namaḥ -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “oṃ hrīṃ bāhvoḥ keśavāya namaḥ ”
- Cannot analyse om*hr
- hrīm -
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hrīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bāhvoḥ -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- keśavāya -
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keśava (noun, masculine)[dative single]keśava (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- namaḥ -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “oṃ hrīṃ nābhimadhye brahmaṇe namaḥ ”
- Cannot analyse om*hr
- hrīm -
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hrīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nābhimadhye -
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nābhimadhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]nābhimadhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- brahmaṇe -
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brahman (noun, neuter)[dative single]brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]brahmaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- namaḥ -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 4: “oṃ hrīṃ jaṅghayorgaṇapataye namaḥ ”
- Cannot analyse om*hr
- hrīm -
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hrīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jaṅghayor -
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jaṅgha (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]jaṅghā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- gaṇapataye -
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gaṇapati (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- namaḥ -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.21
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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