Dhanurveda Samhita [sanskrit]

3,015 words

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 1.133

स्कन्ध व्यायेन वज्रस्य मुष्ट्यापुमार्गणेन च ।
अत्यन्त सौष्ठवं वाह्वोर्जायते दृढभेदिता ॥ १३३ ॥

skandha vyāyena vajrasya muṣṭyāpumārgaṇena ca |
atyanta sauṣṭhavaṃ vāhvorjāyate dṛḍhabheditā || 133 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

He exercised his shoulder and searched for water with his fist like a thunderbolt. The arms are extremely fine and are firmly pierced.

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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 (1.133). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skandha, Vyaya, Vajra, Mushti, Arga, Atyanta, Saushthava, Ahu, Jayat, Dridha, Bhedita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.133). 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: “skandha vyāyena vajrasya muṣṭyāpumārgaṇena ca
  • skandha -
  • skandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāyena -
  • vyāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vyāya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vajrasya -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • muṣṭyā -
  • muṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    muṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • pum -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    pu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arga -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇena -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “atyanta sauṣṭhavaṃ vāhvorjāyate dṛḍhabheditā
  • atyanta -
  • atyanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atyanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sauṣṭhavam -
  • sauṣṭhava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahvor -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • dṛḍha -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bheditā -
  • bheditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhid -> bheditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhid]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.133

Cover of edition (2001)

Dhanurveda Samhita (धनुर्वेदसंहिता)
by Hardayalu Swami (2001)

Publisher: Khemraj Shrikrishnadass

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Cover of edition (2023)

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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Cover of edition (2007)

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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