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 1.199

पूर्वोक्तेन प्रकारेण संहारञ्च प्रकल्पयेत् ।
संक्षेपतो महाभाग तवोक्तानि महामते ।
भेदास्तेषां शिवेनैव ह्यनन्ताः परिकीर्त्तिताः ॥ १९९ ॥

pūrvoktena prakāreṇa saṃhārañca prakalpayet |
saṃkṣepato mahābhāga tavoktāni mahāmate |
bhedāsteṣāṃ śivenaiva hyanantāḥ parikīrttitāḥ || 199 ||

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

The destruction should also be arranged in the manner described above. O most fortunate one, O great soul, I have briefly described these things to you. Lord Shiva himself has described the infinite differences between these planets.

English translation by Hardayalu Swami (2001) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.199). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvokta, Prakara, Haram, Pra, Sankshepa, Tas, Mahabhaga, Yushmad, Ukta, Mahamata, Mahamati, Bheda, Tad, Shiva, Ananta, Pari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 1.199). 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: “pūrvoktena prakāreṇa saṃhārañca prakalpayet
  • pūrvoktena -
  • pūrvokta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūrvokta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prakāreṇa -
  • prakāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hārañ -
  • hāram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kalpayet -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “saṃkṣepato mahābhāga tavoktāni mahāmate
  • saṅkṣepa -
  • saṅkṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābhāga -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahābhāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tavo -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • uktāni -
  • ukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • mahāmate -
  • mahāmata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahāmata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahāmatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahāmati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahāmati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “bhedāsteṣāṃ śivenaiva hyanantāḥ parikīrttitāḥ
  • bhedās -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śivenai -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • anantāḥ -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kīrtti -
  • kīrtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 1.199

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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