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.

दग्धेन दह्यते वेश्म छिद्रं युद्धविनाशकम् ।
बाह्ये लक्ष्यं न लभ्येत तथैवाभ्यन्तरेऽपि च ॥ ४१ ॥

dagdhena dahyate veśma chidraṃ yuddhavināśakam |
bāhye lakṣyaṃ na labhyeta tathaivābhyantare'pi ca || 41 ||

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

A burnt house burns a hole in the ground and destroys war The goal cannot be achieved externally, nor can it be achieved internally.

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

Dagdha, Veshman, Chidra, Yuddha, Vinashaka, Bahye, Bahya, Lakshya, Tatha, Abhyantara, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.41). 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: “dagdhena dahyate veśma chidraṃ yuddhavināśakam
  • dagdhena -
  • dagdha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dagdha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dahyate -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • veśma -
  • veśman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • chidram -
  • chidra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chidra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chidrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yuddha -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • vināśakam -
  • vināśaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vināśaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vināśakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bāhye lakṣyaṃ na labhyeta tathaivābhyantare'pi ca
  • bāhye -
  • bāhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    bāhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lakṣyam -
  • 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 -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labhyeta -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [optative passive third single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • abhyantare' -
  • abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhyantarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.41

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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