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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 1.138
बाणलक्ष्यस्खलनगतिसमूहः ।
वामगा दक्षिणा चैव ऊर्द्ध्वगाधोगमा तथा ।
चतस्रो गतयः प्रोक्ता बाणस्खलनहेतवः ॥ १३८ ॥
bāṇalakṣyaskhalanagatisamūhaḥ |
vāmagā dakṣiṇā caiva ūrddhvagādhogamā tathā |
catasro gatayaḥ proktā bāṇaskhalanahetavaḥ || 138 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
A group of arrow target sliding movements. The left and right sides of the body are upwards and downwards. The four movements that cause the arrow to fall are described.
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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 (1.138). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bana, Lakshin, Lakshya, Agati, Samuha, Vama, Dakshina, Dakshi, Tatha, Gati, Prokta, Skhalana, Hetu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.138). 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: “bāṇalakṣyaskhalanagatisamūhaḥ ”
- bāṇa -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣya -
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lakṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]lakṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lakṣ]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √lakṣ]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- askhalan -
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√skhal (verb class 1)[imperfect active third plural]
- agati -
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agati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]agati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]agati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ag (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- samūhaḥ -
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samūha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vāmagā dakṣiṇā caiva ūrddhvagādhogamā tathā ”
- vāma -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- gā* -
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ga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]go (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√gā (verb class 2)[injunctive active second single]√gā (verb class 3)[injunctive active second single]
- dakṣiṇā -
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dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dakṣi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- eva* -
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- Cannot analyse ūrddhvagādhogamā*ta
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “catasro gatayaḥ proktā bāṇaskhalanahetavaḥ ”
- catasro -
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- gatayaḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- proktā* -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]proktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bāṇa -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- skhalana -
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skhalana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetavaḥ -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.138
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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