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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 1.104
उदिते भास्करे लक्ष्यं पश्चिमायां निवेशयेत् ।
अपराह्ने च कर्त्तव्यं लक्ष्यं पूर्व्वदिगाश्रितम् ॥ १०४ ॥
udite bhāskare lakṣyaṃ paścimāyāṃ niveśayet |
aparāhne ca karttavyaṃ lakṣyaṃ pūrvvadigāśritam || 104 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
When the sun rises, the target should be placed in the west. In the afternoon one should aim toward the east.
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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 (1.104). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Udita, Uditi, Bhaskara, Bhaskari, Lakshya, Pashcima, Aparahna, Karttavya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.104). 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: “udite bhāskare lakṣyaṃ paścimāyāṃ niveśayet ”
- udite -
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udita (noun, masculine)[locative single]udita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uditā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]uditi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√vad -> udita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> udita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> uditā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb]
- bhāskare -
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bhāskara (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāskara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhāskarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhāskari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- paścimā -
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paścima (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paścima (noun, masculine)[vocative single]paścimā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayām -
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e (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- veśayet -
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√viś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√viś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “aparāhne ca karttavyaṃ lakṣyaṃ pūrvvadigāśritam ”
- aparāhne -
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aparāhna (noun, masculine)[locative single]aparāhna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karttavyam -
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karttavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karttavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]karttavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]√kṛt -> karttavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛt class 6 verb]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- Cannot analyse pūrvvadigāśritam
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.104
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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