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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 1.57
हीनग्रन्थिविदीर्णं च वर्जयेदीदृशं शरम् ।
पूर्णग्रन्थिं सुपक्वं च पाण्डुरं समयाहृतम् ॥ ५७ ॥
hīnagranthividīrṇaṃ ca varjayedīdṛśaṃ śaram |
pūrṇagranthiṃ supakvaṃ ca pāṇḍuraṃ samayāhṛtam || 57 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Avoid such an arrow if it has a weak knot and is torn. They are fully knotted and well ripe and white, and are brought in at the right time.
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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 (1.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Hina, Granthin, Granthi, Vidirna, Idrish, Idrisha, Shara, Purna, Supakva, Pandura, Sama, Samaya, Ahrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.57). 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: “hīnagranthividīrṇaṃ ca varjayedīdṛśaṃ śaram ”
- hīna -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- granthi -
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granthi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]granthin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]granthin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]granthī (noun, masculine)[adverb]granthī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]granthī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vidīrṇam -
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vidīrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vidīrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vidīrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arjayed -
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√ṛj (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- īdṛśam -
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īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]īdṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]īdṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]īdṛś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śaram -
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śara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaran (noun, masculine)[adverb]śaran (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pūrṇagranthiṃ supakvaṃ ca pāṇḍuraṃ samayāhṛtam ”
- pūrṇa -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- granthim -
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granthi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- supakvam -
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supakva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]supakva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]supakvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṇḍuram -
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pāṇḍura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāṇḍura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāṇḍurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- samayā -
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samaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]samayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 10)[imperative active second single]
- ahṛtam -
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ahṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ahṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ahṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.57
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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