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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 1.129
चक्षुषी स्पन्दयेन्नैव दृष्टिं लक्ष्ये नियोजयेत् ।
मुष्टिनाच्छादितं लक्ष्यं शरस्याग्रे नियोजयेत् ॥ १२९ ॥
cakṣuṣī spandayennaiva dṛṣṭiṃ lakṣye niyojayet |
muṣṭinācchāditaṃ lakṣyaṃ śarasyāgre niyojayet || 129 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
One should not move one’s eyes but should not fix one’s gaze on the target. The target, covered by the fist, should be placed at the tip of the arrow.
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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 (1.129). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Cakshus, Cakshushi, Naiva, Drishti, Lakshya, Mushti, Acchadita, Shara, Agre, Agra, Agri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.129). 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: “cakṣuṣī spandayennaiva dṛṣṭiṃ lakṣye niyojayet ”
- cakṣuṣī -
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cakṣus (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṣai -> cakṣuṣī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṣai class 1 verb]
- spandayen -
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√spand (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dṛṣṭim -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- lakṣye -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[locative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [locative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√lakṣ (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- niyo -
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nī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]nī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- jayet -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “muṣṭinācchāditaṃ lakṣyaṃ śarasyāgre niyojayet ”
- muṣṭinā -
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muṣṭi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]muṣṭi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]muṣṭī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ācchāditam -
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ācchādita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ācchādita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ācchāditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- śarasyā -
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śara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- agre -
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agre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agra (noun, masculine)[locative single]agra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]agri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- niyo -
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nī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]nī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- jayet -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.129
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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