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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 1.113
अनुराधर्क्षमारभ्य षोडशर्क्षे दिवाकरः ।
यावच्चरति तं कालमकालं हि प्रचक्षते ॥ ११३ ॥
anurādharkṣamārabhya ṣoḍaśarkṣe divākaraḥ |
yāvaccarati taṃ kālamakālaṃ hi pracakṣate || 113 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The sun is in the sixteenth constellation, beginning with the constellation Anuradha. The length of time that passes is called timelessness.
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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 (1.113). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Anuradha, Rikshama, Arabhya, Shodasha, Shodashan, Riksha, Divakara, Yavat, Kalam, Kala, Akala, Pra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.113). 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: “anurādharkṣamārabhya ṣoḍaśarkṣe divākaraḥ ”
- anurādhar -
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anurādha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anurādha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anurādhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛkṣamā -
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ṛkṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ārabhya -
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ārabhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ārabhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣoḍaśar -
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ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ṛkṣe -
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ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- divākaraḥ -
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divākara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yāvaccarati taṃ kālamakālaṃ hi pracakṣate ”
- yāvac -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- carati -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kālam -
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kālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akālam -
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akāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akāla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cakṣate -
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√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 1.113
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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