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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 1.180
ब्रह्मशिरस्तृतीयञ्च तुर्य्यं पाशुपतं मतम् ।
वायव्यं पञ्चमं प्रोक्तमाग्नेयं षष्ठकं स्मृतम् ॥ १८० ॥
brahmaśirastṛtīyañca turyyaṃ pāśupataṃ matam |
vāyavyaṃ pañcamaṃ proktamāgneyaṃ ṣaṣṭhakaṃ smṛtam || 180 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The third is considered to be the head of Brahma, and the fourth is considered to be Pashupata. The fifth planet is called Vayavya, and the sixth planet is called Agneya.
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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 (1.180). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahmashiras, Brahmashira, Tritiyam, Pashupata, Mata, Vayavya, Pancamam, Pancama, Prokta, Agneya, Shashthaka, Smrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.180). 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: “brahmaśirastṛtīyañca turyyaṃ pāśupataṃ matam ”
- brahmaśiras -
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brahmaśiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]brahmaśira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tṛtīyañ -
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tṛtīyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse turyyam*pā
- pāśupatam -
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pāśupata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāśupata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pāśupatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- matam -
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mata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]matā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> mata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- Line 2: “vāyavyaṃ pañcamaṃ proktamāgneyaṃ ṣaṣṭhakaṃ smṛtam ”
- vāyavyam -
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vāyavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāyavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vāyavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pañcamam -
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pañcamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pañcama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pañcama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- proktam -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prokta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]proktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āgneyam -
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āgneya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgneya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgneyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṣaṣṭhakam -
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ṣaṣṭhaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ṣaṣṭhaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ṣaṣṭhakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- smṛtam -
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smṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]smṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]smṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]√smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.180
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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