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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 1.196
आग्नेयं संप्रवक्ष्यामि यतः परभयं दहेत् ।
ओमग्निस्त्यता हृदञ्च शिवं वनाश्वाविणि च ।
हगादशरूपनः सद वे ति ततः क्रमात् ।
हादति तोयति राम तथा मसो हित्वा वान् ॥ १९६ ॥
āgneyaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yataḥ parabhayaṃ dahet |
omagnistyatā hṛdañca śivaṃ vanāśvāviṇi ca |
hagādaśarūpanaḥ sada ve ti tataḥ kramāt |
hādati toyati rāma tathā maso hitvā vān || 196 ||
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 fire, which burns away the fear of others. Om, Agni, Styata, Hrida, Shiva, Vanashvavini. Then, in order, the form of the Hagadas is Sad Ve. O Rama, he gives up his food and drinks water, and he gives up his flesh.
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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 (1.196). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Agneya, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Para, Bhaya, Hrit, Shivam, Shiva, Hak, Ada, Sharu, Upana, Sada, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kramat, Krama, Hat, Ati, Tan, Uyat, Rama, Tatha, Masa, Hitva, Hitvan, Vat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.196). 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: “āgneyaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi yataḥ parabhayaṃ dahet ”
- āgneyam -
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āgneya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgneya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgneyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sampra -
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sampra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vakṣyāmi -
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√vac (verb class 2)[future active first single]√vac (verb class 3)[future active first single]√vah (verb class 1)[future active first single]
- yataḥ -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- para -
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para (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]para (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhayam -
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bhaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dahet -
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√dah (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “omagnistyatā hṛdañca śivaṃ vanāśvāviṇi ca ”
- Cannot analyse omagnistyatā*hṛ
- hṛd -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]hṛt (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- añca -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śivam -
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śivam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]śiva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śiva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śivā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse vanāśvāviṇi*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “hagādaśarūpanaḥ sada ve ti tataḥ kramāt ”
- hag -
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hak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āda -
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āda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- śarū -
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śaru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- upanaḥ -
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upana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sada -
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sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ve -
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va (noun, masculine)[locative single]va (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ve (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Cannot analyse ti*ta
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- kramāt -
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kramāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 4: “hādati toyati rāma tathā maso hitvā vān ”
- hād -
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ha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√hā -> hāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hā class 1 verb]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- to -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūyati -
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√ūy -> ūyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ūy class 1 verb]√ūy -> ūyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ūy class 1 verb]√ūy (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- rāma -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√rā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- tathā* -
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tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- maso* -
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masa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hitvā -
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hitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hi]hitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vān -
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va (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.196
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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