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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 1.130
मनो दृष्टिगतं कृत्वा ततः काण्डं विसर्ज्जयेत् ।
स्खलत्येव कदाचिन्न लक्ष्ये योद्धा जितश्रमः ॥ १३० ॥
mano dṛṣṭigataṃ kṛtvā tataḥ kāṇḍaṃ visarjjayet |
skhalatyeva kadācinna lakṣye yoddhā jitaśramaḥ || 130 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
With the mind in the sight, one should then release the stem. A warrior who has conquered fatigue never slips away from the target.
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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 (1.130). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mana, Manas, Drishtigata, Kritva, Kritvan, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kanda, Skhalat, Eva, Kadacit, Lakshya, Yoddhri, Jitashrama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.130). 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: “mano dṛṣṭigataṃ kṛtvā tataḥ kāṇḍaṃ visarjjayet ”
- mano* -
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manas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]mana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭigatam -
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dṛṣṭigata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- 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]
- 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]
- kāṇḍam -
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kāṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse visarjjayet
- Line 2: “skhalatyeva kadācinna lakṣye yoddhā jitaśramaḥ ”
- skhalatye -
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skhalat (noun, masculine)[locative single]skhalat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√skhal -> skhalat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √skhal class 1 verb]√skhal -> skhalat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √skhal class 1 verb], [locative single from √skhal class 1 verb]√skhal (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kadācin -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- yoddhā -
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yoddhṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yudh (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√yudh (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- jitaśramaḥ -
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jitaśrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.130
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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