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.

सिंहासनस्य रक्षार्थं शतघ्नं स्थापयेत् गढे ।
रंजकंबहुलं तत्र स्थाप्यं वटयो धीमता ॥ ७५ ॥

siṃhāsanasya rakṣārthaṃ śataghnaṃ sthāpayet gaḍhe |
raṃjakaṃbahulaṃ tatra sthāpyaṃ vaṭayo dhīmatā || 75 ||

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

To protect the throne, one should place a hundred-slayer in the fortress. A wise man should place a large amount of paint on the table.

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

Simhasana, Rakshartha, Shataghna, Dha, Ranjaka, Bahulam, Bahula, Tatra, Sthapya, Vati, Dhimat, Dhimata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.75). 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: “siṃhāsanasya rakṣārthaṃ śataghnaṃ sthāpayet gaḍhe
  • siṃhāsanasya -
  • siṃhāsana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    siṃhāsana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rakṣārtham -
  • rakṣārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śataghnam -
  • śataghna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śataghna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthāpayet -
  • sthā (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ga -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ḍhe -
  • ḍha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ḍha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “raṃjakaṃbahulaṃ tatra sthāpyaṃ vaṭayo dhīmatā
  • rañjakam -
  • rañjaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rañjaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bahulam -
  • bahulam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthāpyam -
  • sthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā], [accusative single from √sthā]
  • vaṭayo* -
  • vaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhīmatā -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    dhīmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.75

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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