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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 1.190
नश्यन्ति सर्वे रिपवः सर्वे देवासुरा अपि ।
इदमेव प्रयोक्तव्यः विपर्य्यस्तं विकर्षणे ॥ १९० ॥
naśyanti sarve ripavaḥ sarve devāsurā api |
idameva prayoktavyaḥ viparyyastaṃ vikarṣaṇe || 190 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
All enemies, including the gods and demons, are destroyed. This is the only way to use the opposite to pull the ball away.
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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 (1.190). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nashyanti, Nashyat, Sarva, Ripu, Devasura, Api, Idam, Eva, Prayoktavya, Vip, Aryi, Vikarshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.190). 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: “naśyanti sarve ripavaḥ sarve devāsurā api ”
- naśyanti -
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naśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]naśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naśyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √naś class 4 verb]√naś (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ripavaḥ -
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ripu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ripu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- devāsurā* -
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devāsura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devāsurā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “idameva prayoktavyaḥ viparyyastaṃ vikarṣaṇe ”
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prayoktavyaḥ -
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prayoktavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vip -
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vip (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vip (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vip (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- aryyas -
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aryī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vikarṣaṇe -
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vikarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vikarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vikarṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.190
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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