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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 1.119
तोलनं धनुषश्चैव कर्त्तव्यं वामपाणिना ।
आदानञ्च ततः कृत्वा सन्धानञ्च ततः परम् ॥ ११९ ॥
tolanaṃ dhanuṣaścaiva karttavyaṃ vāmapāṇinā |
ādānañca tataḥ kṛtvā sandhānañca tataḥ param || 119 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The weighing of the bow should be done with the left hand. Then he made the exchange and then the joining.
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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 (1.119). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tolana, Dhanusha, Dhanus, Karttavya, Vamapani, Ada, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kritva, Kritvan, Sandha, Param, Para,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.119). 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: “tolanaṃ dhanuṣaścaiva karttavyaṃ vāmapāṇinā ”
- tolanam -
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tolana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhanuṣaś -
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dhanuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dhanus (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- 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]
- vāmapāṇinā -
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vāmapāṇi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vāmapāṇi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “ādānañca tataḥ kṛtvā sandhānañca tataḥ param ”
- ādān -
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āda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- añca -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sandhān -
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sandha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- añca -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.119
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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