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 1.163

वायोरपि बलं दृष्ट्वा वामदक्षिणवाहतः ।
लक्ष्यं संसाधयेदेवं गाधिपुत्र नृपात्मज ॥ १६३ ॥

vāyorapi balaṃ dṛṣṭvā vāmadakṣiṇavāhataḥ |
lakṣyaṃ saṃsādhayedevaṃ gādhiputra nṛpātmaja || 163 ||

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

Seeing the strength of the wind he moved from left to right O son of Gadhi, O prince, please accomplish this goal.

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

Vayu, Api, Bala, Vamadakshina, Vahat, Lakshya, Evam, Eva, Gadhiputra, Nripatmaja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.163). 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: “vāyorapi balaṃ dṛṣṭvā vāmadakṣiṇavāhataḥ
  • vāyor -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • vāmadakṣiṇa -
  • vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāmadakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāhataḥ -
  • vāh -> vāhat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vāh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √vāh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vāh class 1 verb]
    vāh -> vāhat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vāh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vāh class 1 verb]
    vāh (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “lakṣyaṃ saṃsādhayedevaṃ gādhiputra nṛpātmaja
  • lakṣyam -
  • lakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sādhayed -
  • sidh (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gādhiputra -
  • gādhiputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛpātmaja -
  • nṛpātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nṛpātmaja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.163

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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