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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 1.82
सव्यं जानुगतौ भूमौ दक्षिणं च सकुञ्चितम् ।
अग्रतो यत्र दातव्यं तद्विद्याद्गरुडक्रमम् ॥ ८२ ॥
savyaṃ jānugatau bhūmau dakṣiṇaṃ ca sakuñcitam |
agrato yatra dātavyaṃ tadvidyādgaruḍakramam || 82 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The left knee was on the ground and the right side was bent. One should know the order of Garuda in the place where one should give charity first.
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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 (1.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Savya, Janu, Gata, Gati, Bhuma, Bhumi, Dakshina, Kuncita, Agratah, Agratas, Yatra, Datavya, Tadvidya, Garuda, Krama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.82). 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: “savyaṃ jānugatau bhūmau dakṣiṇaṃ ca sakuñcitam ”
- savyam -
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savya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]savya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]savyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√su -> savya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> savya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb], [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> savya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> savya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> savya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> savya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> savya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> savya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- jānu -
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jānu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gatau -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gati (noun, feminine)[locative single]gati (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- bhūmau -
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bhūma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūmi (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- dakṣiṇam -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuñcitam -
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kuñcita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuñcita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuñcitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc]√kuc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kuc class 6 verb], [nominative single from √kuc], [accusative single from √kuc]√kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]√kuñc -> kuñcita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kuñc class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kuñc class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “agrato yatra dātavyaṃ tadvidyādgaruḍakramam ”
- agrato* -
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agrataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agratas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dātavyam -
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dātavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dātavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dātavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tadvidyād -
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tadvidya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]tadvidya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- garuḍa -
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garuḍa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kramam -
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krama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.82
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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