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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 1.146
यस्य तृणसमा बाणाः यस्येन्धनसमं धनुः ।
यस्य प्राणसमा मौर्वी स धन्वी धन्विनां वरः ॥ १४६ ॥
yasya tṛṇasamā bāṇāḥ yasyendhanasamaṃ dhanuḥ |
yasya prāṇasamā maurvī sa dhanvī dhanvināṃ varaḥ || 146 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
His arrows are like grass, and his bow is like fuel. The bowman whose Maurvi is equal to his life is the best of bowmen.
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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 (1.146). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yasya, Yah, Yat, Trinasa, Bana, Indhana, Samam, Sama, Dhanu, Dhanus, Pranasama, Maurvi, Dhanvin, Dhanvi, Vara, Varas,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.146). 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: “yasya tṛṇasamā bāṇāḥ yasyendhanasamaṃ dhanuḥ ”
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- tṛṇasam -
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tṛṇasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tṛṇasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tṛṇasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- bāṇāḥ -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yasye -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[present passive first single], [imperative active second single]
- indhana -
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indhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhanuḥ -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yasya prāṇasamā maurvī sa dhanvī dhanvināṃ varaḥ ”
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- prāṇasamā* -
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prāṇasama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prāṇasamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- maurvī -
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maurvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhanvī -
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dhanvī (noun, masculine)[compound]dhanvī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dhanvin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhanvinām -
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dhanvin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhanvin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- varaḥ -
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varas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.146
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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