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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 1.94
वत्सकर्णः सदा ज्ञेयो भरतो दृढभेदने ।
दृढभेदे च दूरे च स्कन्धनामानमुद्दिशेत् ॥ ९४ ॥
vatsakarṇaḥ sadā jñeyo bharato dṛḍhabhedane |
dṛḍhabhede ca dūre ca skandhanāmānamuddiśet || 94 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Vatsakarna is always to be understood as Bharata when he breaks firmly When a firm division is far away, the name of the shoulder should be directed.
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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 (1.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vatsaka, Rina, Sada, Jneya, Bharat, Bharata, Dridha, Bhedana, Bheda, Dure, Dura, Skandha, Naman, Ana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.94). 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: “vatsakarṇaḥ sadā jñeyo bharato dṛḍhabhedane ”
- vatsakar -
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vatsaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vatsaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṛṇaḥ -
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ṛṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jñeyo* -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- bharato* -
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bharat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bharat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bharata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhṛ (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- dṛḍha -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhedane -
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bhedana (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhedana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhedanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “dṛḍhabhede ca dūre ca skandhanāmānamuddiśet ”
- dṛḍha -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhede -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[locative single]√bhid (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dūre -
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dūre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- skandha -
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skandha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāmā -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anam -
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ana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ud -
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ud (Preverb)[Preverb]
- diśet -
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√diś (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.94
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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