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 1.188

ब्रह्मशिरः प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रणवं पूर्वमुच्चरेत् ।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि ।
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं शत्रून्मे हन हनेति च ॥ १८८ ॥

brahmaśiraḥ pravakṣyāmi praṇavaṃ pūrvamuccaret |
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayātbhargo devasya dhīmahi |
tatsaviturvareṇyaṃ śatrūnme hana haneti ca || 188 ||

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

I shall now describe the head of the Brahman, and one should first chant the oṁkara. Dhyo yo nah prachodayat bharga devasya dhimahi. That is the best of the sun-gods, and it is said, “Kill me, kill my enemies.”

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

Brahmashiras, Brahmashira, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Pranava, Purva, Mud, Dhi, Yah, Asmad, Pracoda, Yat, Bharga, Bhargas, Deva, Tat, Tad, Savitri, Savitu, Varenya, Shatru, Hana, Hani, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.188). 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: “brahmaśiraḥ pravakṣyāmi praṇavaṃ pūrvamuccaret
  • brahmaśiraḥ -
  • brahmaśiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmaśira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣyā -
  • kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • praṇavam -
  • praṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pūrva -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • muc -
  • mud (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayātbhargo devasya dhīmahi
  • dhiyo* -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • pracoda -
  • pracoda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāt -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhargo* -
  • bhargas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bharga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • devasya -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dhīmahi -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [benedictive middle first plural]
  • Line 3: “tatsaviturvareṇyaṃ śatrūnme hana haneti ca
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • savitur -
  • savitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    savitu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vareṇyam -
  • vareṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vareṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vareṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛ -> vareṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vareṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • śatrūn -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • hana -
  • hana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hane -
  • hana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    hana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    han (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.188

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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