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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 1.74
नालीका लघवो बाणा नलयन्त्रेण नोदिताः ।
अत्युच्चदूरपातेषु दुर्गयुद्धेषु ते मताः ॥ ७४ ॥
nālīkā laghavo bāṇā nalayantreṇa noditāḥ |
atyuccadūrapāteṣu durgayuddheṣu te matāḥ || 74 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The ducts were light arrows driven by a pipe machine. They are considered to be in fortified battles at very high distances.
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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 (1.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nalika, Laghu, Bana, Nalayat, Tra, Nodita, Ati, Ucca, Durapata, Durga, Yuddha, Tad, Yushmad, Mata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.74). 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: “nālīkā laghavo bāṇā nalayantreṇa noditāḥ ”
- nālīkā* -
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nālīka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- laghavo* -
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laghu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bāṇā* -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nalayan -
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√nal -> nalayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nal class 10 verb], [vocative single from √nal class 10 verb]
- treṇa -
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tra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- noditāḥ -
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nodita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]noditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√nud -> nodita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √nud], [vocative plural from √nud]√nud -> noditā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √nud], [vocative plural from √nud], [accusative plural from √nud]
- Line 2: “atyuccadūrapāteṣu durgayuddheṣu te matāḥ ”
- atyu -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ucca -
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ucca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ucca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dūrapāteṣu -
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dūrapāta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]dūrapāta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- durga -
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durga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]durga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuddheṣu -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]yuddha (noun, neuter)[locative plural]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[locative plural from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative plural from √yudh class 4 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- matāḥ -
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mata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]matā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]√man -> matā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.74
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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