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 1.162

तथैव दक्षिणायान्तं विध्येद्बाणाद्धनुर्धरः ।
आलीढक्रममारोप्य त्वरा हन्याच्च तं नरः ॥ १६२ ॥

tathaiva dakṣiṇāyāntaṃ vidhyedbāṇāddhanurdharaḥ |
ālīḍhakramamāropya tvarā hanyācca taṃ naraḥ || 162 ||

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

In the same way, the bowman should shoot the right-hand side with an arrow. A man who places him in a slow order and quickly kills him.

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

Tatha, Dakshina, Dakshi, Ayat, Bana, Hanu, Dhara, Alidha, Krama, Aropya, Tvara, Tap, Nara, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.162). 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: “tathaiva dakṣiṇāyāntaṃ vidhyedbāṇāddhanurdharaḥ
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dakṣiṇā -
  • dakṣiṇā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • āyāntam -
  • āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vidhyed -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • bāṇāddh -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hanur -
  • hanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharaḥ -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ālīḍhakramamāropya tvarā hanyācca taṃ naraḥ
  • ālīḍha -
  • ālīḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālīḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramam -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āropya -
  • āropya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āropya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvarā* -
  • tvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hanyāc -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.162

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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