Dhanurveda Samhita [sanskrit]

3,015 words

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 1.112

अकाले गर्ज्जिते दैवे दुर्द्दिनं चाथवा भवेत् ।
पूर्वकाण्डहतं लक्ष्यमनध्याये प्रचक्षते ॥ ११२ ॥

akāle garjjite daive durddinaṃ cāthavā bhavet |
pūrvakāṇḍahataṃ lakṣyamanadhyāye pracakṣate || 112 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

When fate roars untimely, it may be a bad day. The target destroyed by the previous chapter is called Manadhya.

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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 (1.112). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akale, Akala, Daiva, Hava, Purvaka, Daha, Lakshya, Anadhyaya, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.112). 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: “akāle garjjite daive durddinaṃ cāthavā bhavet
  • akāle -
  • akāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akāle (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    akāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    akāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    akālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse garjjite*da
  • daive -
  • daiva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daiva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse durddinam*cā
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • havā* -
  • hava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    havā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “pūrvakāṇḍahataṃ lakṣyamanadhyāye pracakṣate
  • pūrvakāṇ -
  • pūrvaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ḍaha -
  • ḍaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ḍaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • lakṣyam -
  • 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]
  • anadhyāye -
  • anadhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cakṣate -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.112

Cover of edition (2001)

Dhanurveda Samhita (धनुर्वेदसंहिता)
by Hardayalu Swami (2001)

Publisher: Khemraj Shrikrishnadass

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Cover of edition (2023)

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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Cover of edition (2007)

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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