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 नाराचनालीकशतघ्नीनां वर्णनम् ।
सर्व लोहास्तु ये बाणा नाराचास्ते प्रकीर्त्तिताः ।
पञ्चभिः पृथुलैः पक्षैर्युक्ताः सिद्धयन्ति कस्यचित् ॥ ७३ ॥

atha nārācanālīkaśataghnīnāṃ varṇanam |
sarva lohāstu ye bāṇā nārācāste prakīrttitāḥ |
pañcabhiḥ pṛthulaiḥ pakṣairyuktāḥ siddhayanti kasyacit || 73 ||

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

This is the description of the arrows and the slingshot. All the iron arrows and arrows are mentioned. They are equipped with five broad wings and are perfect for someone.

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

Atha, Naraca, Nalika, Shataghni, Varnana, Sarva, Loha, Yah, Yat, Bana, Tad, Yushmad, Prakirttita, Pancan, Prithula, Paksha, Yukta, Siddha, Kah, Kim, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.73). 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 nārācanālīkaśataghnīnāṃ varṇanam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nārāca -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārāca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nālīka -
  • nālīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nālīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śataghnīnām -
  • śataghni (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śataghnī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • varṇanam -
  • varṇana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sarva lohāstu ye bāṇā nārācāste prakīrttitāḥ
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • lohās -
  • loha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lohā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bāṇā* -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nārācās -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prakīrttitāḥ -
  • prakīrttita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “pañcabhiḥ pṛthulaiḥ pakṣairyuktāḥ siddhayanti kasyacit
  • pañcabhiḥ -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pṛthulaiḥ -
  • pṛthula (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pṛthula (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pakṣair -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yuktāḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • siddha -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.73

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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