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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 1.86
तर्ज्जनी मध्यमा मध्यं अङ्गुष्ठो विशते यदि ।
वज्रमुष्टिस्तु सा ज्ञेया स्थूले नाराचमोक्षणैः ॥ ८६ ॥
tarjjanī madhyamā madhyaṃ aṅguṣṭho viśate yadi |
vajramuṣṭistu sā jñeyā sthūle nārācamokṣaṇaiḥ || 86 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
If the middle finger of the thumb enters the middle of the thumb, The fist of a thunderbolt is to be understood by the release of arrows in the gross body.
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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 (1.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Madhyama, Madhyam, Madhya, Angushtha, Vishat, Vishata, Yadi, Yad, Vajramushti, Jneya, Sthula, Naraca, Mokshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.86). 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: “tarjjanī madhyamā madhyaṃ aṅguṣṭho viśate yadi ”
- Cannot analyse tarjjanī*ma
- madhyamā* -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]madhyamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- madhyam -
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madhyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅguṣṭho* -
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aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viśate -
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√viś -> viśat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √viś class 6 verb]√viś -> viśat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √viś class 6 verb]viśata (noun, masculine)[locative single]viśata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√viś (verb class 6)[present middle third single]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “vajramuṣṭistu sā jñeyā sthūle nārācamokṣaṇaiḥ ”
- vajramuṣṭis -
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vajramuṣṭi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- jñeyā -
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jñeyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- sthūle -
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sthūla (noun, masculine)[locative single]sthūla (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sthūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nārāca -
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nārāca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nārāca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mokṣaṇaiḥ -
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mokṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mokṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.86
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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