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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 1.55
प्राप्ते भाद्रपदेमासि त्वगर्कस्य प्रशस्यते ।
तस्यास्तत्र गुणः कार्य्यो न वित्तः स्थावरो दृढः ॥ ५५ ॥
prāpte bhādrapademāsi tvagarkasya praśasyate |
tasyāstatra guṇaḥ kāryyo na vittaḥ sthāvaro dṛḍhaḥ || 55 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
When the month of Bhadrapada arrives, the skin of the sun is recommended. There is a virtue to be desired for her, not her wealth, which is immovable and strong.
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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 (1.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prapta, Prapti, Bhadrapada, Mas, Masi, Tvac, Arka, Prashasyata, Tatra, Guna, Vitta, Sthavara, Dridha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.55). 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: “prāpte bhādrapademāsi tvagarkasya praśasyate ”
- prāpte -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prāpti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- bhādrapade -
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bhādrapada (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhādrapadā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- māsi -
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māsī (noun, masculine)[adverb]māsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]māsī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mās (noun, masculine)[locative single]√mā (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- tvag -
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tvac (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- arkasya -
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arka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]arka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- praśasyate -
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praśasyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “tasyāstatra guṇaḥ kāryyo na vittaḥ sthāvaro dṛḍhaḥ ”
- tasyās -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- guṇaḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāryyo -
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- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vittaḥ -
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vitta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 6 verb]√vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vid class 7 verb]√vid (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- sthāvaro* -
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sthāvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛḍhaḥ -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.55
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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