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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 1.31
वरं प्राणाधिको धन्वी न तु प्राणाधिकं धनुः ।
धनुषा पीड्यमानस्तु धन्वी लक्ष्यं न पश्यति ॥ ३१ ॥
varaṃ prāṇādhiko dhanvī na tu prāṇādhikaṃ dhanuḥ |
dhanuṣā pīḍyamānastu dhanvī lakṣyaṃ na paśyati || 31 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
It is better to have a bow that is more than life, not a bow that is more than life. When pressed by the bow, the bowman cannot see the target.
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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 (1.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Varam, Vara, Pranadhika, Dhanvin, Dhanvi, Dhanu, Dhanus, Pidyamana, Lakshya, Pashyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.31). 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: “varaṃ prāṇādhiko dhanvī na tu prāṇādhikaṃ dhanuḥ ”
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāṇādhiko* -
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prāṇādhika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhanvī -
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dhanvī (noun, masculine)[compound]dhanvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dhanvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- prāṇādhikam -
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prāṇādhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāṇādhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāṇādhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhanuḥ -
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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]
- Line 2: “dhanuṣā pīḍyamānastu dhanvī lakṣyaṃ na paśyati ”
- dhanuṣā -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pīḍyamānas -
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√pīḍ -> pīḍyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dhanvī -
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dhanvī (noun, masculine)[compound]dhanvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dhanvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśyati -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.31
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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