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.

धनुः प्रमाणो निःसन्धिः शुद्धैस्त्रिगुणतन्तुभिः ।
वर्त्तितः स्याद्गुणः श्लक्ष्णः सर्वकर्म्मसहो युधि ॥ ५१ ॥

dhanuḥ pramāṇo niḥsandhiḥ śuddhaistriguṇatantubhiḥ |
varttitaḥ syādguṇaḥ ślakṣṇaḥ sarvakarmmasaho yudhi || 51 ||

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

The bow is a measurement without joints and is made of pure threefold fibers He should be well-mannered and should be able to handle all kinds of actions in battle.

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

Dhanu, Dhanus, Pramana, Nihsandhi, Shuddha, Triguna, Tantu, Syat, Sya, Guna, Shlakshna, Yudh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.51). 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: “dhanuḥ pramāṇo niḥsandhiḥ śuddhaistriguṇatantubhiḥ
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramāṇo* -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niḥsandhiḥ -
  • niḥsandhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    niḥsandhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuddhais -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śudh class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • triguṇa -
  • triguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    triguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tantubhiḥ -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “varttitaḥ syādguṇaḥ ślakṣṇaḥ sarvakarmmasaho yudhi
  • Cannot analyse varttitaḥ*sy
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • guṇaḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ślakṣṇaḥ -
  • ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse sarvakarmmasaho*yu
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.51

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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