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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 1.122
कुम्भकेन स्थिरं कृत्वा हुङ्कारेण विसर्जयेत् ।
इत्यभ्यासक्रिया कार्य्या धन्विता सिद्धिमिच्छता ॥ १२२ ॥
kumbhakena sthiraṃ kṛtvā huṅkāreṇa visarjayet |
ityabhyāsakriyā kāryyā dhanvitā siddhimicchatā || 122 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
After fixing it with a pot, one should release it with a hook. Thus one who desires perfection should practice the ritualistic ceremonies performed by the bowman.
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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 (1.122). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kumbhaka, Sthira, Kritva, Kritvan, Hunkara, Iti, Itya, Abhyasa, Kriya, Siddhi, Icchata, Icchat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.122). 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: “kumbhakena sthiraṃ kṛtvā huṅkāreṇa visarjayet ”
- kumbhakena -
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kumbhaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kumbhaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- sthiram -
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sthira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- huṅkāreṇa -
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huṅkāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]huṅkāra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sarjayet -
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√sṛj (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “ityabhyāsakriyā kāryyā dhanvitā siddhimicchatā ”
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- abhyāsa -
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abhyāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kriyā -
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kriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāryyā -
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- dhanvitā -
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√dhanv (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- siddhim -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- icchatā -
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icchatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.122
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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