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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 1.23
शिष्याय मानुषं चापं धनुर्मन्त्राभिमन्त्रितम् ।
काण्डात्काण्डाति मन्त्रेण दद्याद्वेदविधानतः ॥ २३ ॥
śiṣyāya mānuṣaṃ cāpaṃ dhanurmantrābhimantritam |
kāṇḍātkāṇḍāti mantreṇa dadyādvedavidhānataḥ || 23 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
He gave his disciple a human bow and a bow and chanted mantras. One should chant the mantra Kandatkandati and offer it according to the Vedic instructions.
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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 (1.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shishya, Manusha, Capa, Dhanu, Dhanus, Mantri, Mantra, Abhimantrita, Kanda, Ati, Veda, Vidhanatah, Vidhanatas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.23). 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: “śiṣyāya mānuṣaṃ cāpaṃ dhanurmantrābhimantritam ”
- śiṣyāya -
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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]
- mānuṣam -
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mānuṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mānuṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cāpam -
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cāpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhanur -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mantrā -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mantṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mantrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhimantritam -
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abhimantrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhimantrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhimantritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “kāṇḍātkāṇḍāti mantreṇa dadyādvedavidhānataḥ ”
- kāṇḍāt -
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kāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]kāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kāṇḍā -
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kāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mantreṇa -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- dadyād -
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√dā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
- veda -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- vidhānataḥ -
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vidhānataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vidhānatas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.23
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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