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.

अथ गुण लक्षणानि ।
गुणानां लक्षणं वक्ष्ये यादृशं कारयेद्गुणम् ।
पट्टसूत्रो गुणः कार्य्यः कनिष्ठामानसम्मितः ॥ ५० ॥

atha guṇa lakṣaṇāni |
guṇānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye yādṛśaṃ kārayedguṇam |
paṭṭasūtro guṇaḥ kāryyaḥ kaniṣṭhāmānasammitaḥ || 50 ||

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

Here are the characteristics of the properties. I shall now describe the characteristics of the modes of nature and how one should perform the modes of nature. The thread of the patta should be of good quality and should be measured in length.

English translation by Hardayalu Swami (2001) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Guna, Lakshana, Vakshya, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Karyin, Kanishtha, Anasa, Mit, Mita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.50). 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: “atha guṇa lakṣaṇāni
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lakṣaṇāni -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “guṇānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye yādṛśaṃ kārayedguṇam
  • guṇānām -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • yādṛśam -
  • yādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kārayed -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • guṇam -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “paṭṭasūtro guṇaḥ kāryyaḥ kaniṣṭhāmānasammitaḥ
  • paṭṭasūtro -
  • guṇaḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāryya -
  • kāryin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kāryin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kaniṣṭhām -
  • kaniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ānasam -
  • ānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ānasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mitaḥ -
  • mit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mi class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.50

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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