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 1.136

कर्कशस्तन्तु चापेन यः कृष्टो हीनमुष्टिना ।
मत्स्यपुच्छा गतिस्तस्य सायकस्य प्रकीर्त्तिता ॥ १३६ ॥

karkaśastantu cāpena yaḥ kṛṣṭo hīnamuṣṭinā |
matsyapucchā gatistasya sāyakasya prakīrttitā || 136 ||

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

A harsh fiber is pulled by a bow with a weak fist The movement of the arrow is described as the tail of a fish.

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

Karkasha, Capa, Yah, Krishta, Hina, Mushti, Matsin, Matsya, Apuccha, Gati, Tad, Sayaka, Pra, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.136). 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: “karkaśastantu cāpena yaḥ kṛṣṭo hīnamuṣṭinā
  • karkaśas -
  • karkaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tantu -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cāpena -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṭo* -
  • kṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
  • hīna -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • muṣṭinā -
  • muṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    muṣṭi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    muṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “matsyapucchā gatistasya sāyakasya prakīrttitā
  • matsya -
  • matsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    matsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    matsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apucchā* -
  • apuccha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apucchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gatis -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sāyakasya -
  • sāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrtti -
  • kīrtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.136

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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