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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 1.100
श्रमेण चित्रयोधित्वं श्रमेण प्राप्यते जयः ।
तस्माद्गुरुसमक्षं हि श्रमः कार्य्यो विजानता ॥ १०० ॥
śrameṇa citrayodhitvaṃ śrameṇa prāpyate jayaḥ |
tasmādgurusamakṣaṃ hi śramaḥ kāryyo vijānatā || 100 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
With hard work one becomes a picture warrior and with hard work one attains victory Therefore, one who knows this should exert himself in the presence of his spiritual master.
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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 (1.100). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shrama, Citrayodhin, Tva, Yushmad, Prapin, Prapya, Jaya, Tasmat, Tad, Guru, Samaksham, Samaksha, Vijanat, Vijanata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.100). 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: “śrameṇa citrayodhitvaṃ śrameṇa prāpyate jayaḥ ”
- śrameṇa -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- citrayodhi -
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citrayodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]citrayodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- śrameṇa -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- prāpya -
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prāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]prāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prāpi (Preverb)[Preverb]
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- jayaḥ -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ji (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ji (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “tasmādgurusamakṣaṃ hi śramaḥ kāryyo vijānatā ”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- guru -
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guru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]guru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]gurū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]gurū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]gurū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samakṣam -
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samakṣam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śramaḥ -
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śrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāryyo -
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- vijānatā -
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vijānat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vijānat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vijānatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.100
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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