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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 1.47
प्रायो योज्यं धनुः शार्ङ्गं गजारोहाश्वसादिनाम् ।
रथीनां च पदातीनां वांशं चापं प्रकीर्त्तितम् ॥ ४७ ॥
prāyo yojyaṃ dhanuḥ śārṅgaṃ gajārohāśvasādinām |
rathīnāṃ ca padātīnāṃ vāṃśaṃ cāpaṃ prakīrttitam || 47 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The bow and arrow are usually used for elephants, horses and other animals. The bow and arrows of the charioteers and infantry are also described.
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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 (1.47). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Praya, Prayas, Yojya, Dhanu, Dhanus, Sharnga, Gajaroha, Ashvasadin, Rathi, Padati, Vamsha, Capa, Prakirttita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.47). 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: “prāyo yojyaṃ dhanuḥ śārṅgaṃ gajārohāśvasādinām ”
- prāyo* -
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prāyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yojyam -
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yojya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yojya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yojyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yojya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √yuj]√yuj -> yojya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √yuj]√yuj -> yojyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √yuj]√yuj -> yojya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj]√yuj -> yojya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj], [accusative single from √yuj]
- 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]
- śārṅgam -
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śārṅga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śārṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gajārohā -
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gajāroha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśvasādinām -
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aśvasādin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “rathīnāṃ ca padātīnāṃ vāṃśaṃ cāpaṃ prakīrttitam ”
- rathīnām -
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rathī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]rathī (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]rathī (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- padātīnām -
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padāti (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]padāti (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]padāti (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]padātī (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]padātī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]padātī (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- vāṃśam -
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vāṃśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāṃśa (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]
- prakīrttitam -
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prakīrttita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prakīrttita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.47
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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