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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 1.181
नरसिंहं सप्तमञ्च तेषां भेदाह्यनन्तकाः ।
ससंहारं सविज्ञेयं शृणु गाधे यथातथम् ॥ १८१ ॥
narasiṃhaṃ saptamañca teṣāṃ bhedāhyanantakāḥ |
sasaṃhāraṃ savijñeyaṃ śṛṇu gādhe yathātatham || 181 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The seventh is Narasimha, and the differences between them are infinite. O Gadha, please hear me as I explain this with its conclusion and understanding.
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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 (1.181). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Narasimha, Sapta, Tad, Bheda, Ahi, Anantaka, Sasamhara, Jneya, Gadha, Gadhi, Yathatatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.181). 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: “narasiṃhaṃ saptamañca teṣāṃ bhedāhyanantakāḥ ”
- narasiṃham -
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narasiṃha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- saptam -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]saptan (noun, masculine)[adverb]saptan (noun, neuter)[adverb]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- añca -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- bhedā -
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bheda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√bhid (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ahya -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]√ah -> ahya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ah]
- anantakāḥ -
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anantaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]anantakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “sasaṃhāraṃ savijñeyaṃ śṛṇu gādhe yathātatham ”
- sasaṃhāram -
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sasaṃhāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sasaṃhāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sasaṃhārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- savi -
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so (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- jñeyam -
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jñeya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jñeya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñeyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñeya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- gādhe -
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gādha (noun, masculine)[locative single]gādha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gādhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gādhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√gādh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- yathātatham -
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yathātatha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yathātatha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yathātathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.181
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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