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 1.150

भ्राम्यन् जले घटो वेध्यश्चक्रे मृत्पिण्डकं तथा ।
भ्रमन्ति वेधयेद्यो हि दृढ भेदी स उच्यते ॥ १५० ॥

bhrāmyan jale ghaṭo vedhyaścakre mṛtpiṇḍakaṃ tathā |
bhramanti vedhayedyo hi dṛḍha bhedī sa ucyate || 150 ||

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

While the pot was rotating in the water, it became a piercing wheel and a lump of clay. If one pierces the rotating objects, he is called a firm piercer.

English translation by Hardayalu Swami (2001) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.150). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhramin, Bhramya, Jala, Ghata, Vedhya, Cakra, Cakri, Mritpinda, Kah, Tatha, Bhramat, Bhramanti, Yah, Dridha, Bhedin, Bhedi, Sah, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.150). 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: “bhrāmyan jale ghaṭo vedhyaścakre mṛtpiṇḍakaṃ tathā
  • bhrāmya -
  • bhrāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhrāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhram]
    bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhram]
    bhram -> bhrāmya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhram]
    bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhram]
    bhram -> bhrāmya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhram]
    bhram (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • an -
  • jale -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ghaṭo* -
  • ghaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedhyaś -
  • vedhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vedh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vedh class 1 verb]
    vidh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> vedhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • mṛtpiṇḍa -
  • mṛtpiṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhramanti vedhayedyo hi dṛḍha bhedī sa ucyate
  • bhramanti -
  • bhramantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    bhramantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhramantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhram (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ve -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • edhayed -
  • edh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dṛḍha -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhedī -
  • bhedī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhedī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhedin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.150

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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