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.

गृहीत्वा योगनक्षत्रैरपामार्गस्य मूलकम् ।
लेपमात्रेण वीराणां सर्वशस्त्रनिवारणम् ॥ २ ॥

gṛhītvā yoganakṣatrairapāmārgasya mūlakam |
lepamātreṇa vīrāṇāṃ sarvaśastranivāraṇam || 2 ||

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

Take the root of the path of water with the stars of yoga. All the weapons of the heroes were destroyed by mere ointment.

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

Grihitva, Yoga, Nakshatra, Apamarga, Mulaka, Lepa, Atra, Vira, Sarvashah, Tra, Nivarana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.2). 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: “gṛhītvā yoganakṣatrairapāmārgasya mūlakam
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • yoga -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nakṣatrair -
  • nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • apāmārgasya -
  • apāmārga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mūlakam -
  • mūlaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūlaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “lepamātreṇa vīrāṇāṃ sarvaśastranivāraṇam
  • lepam -
  • lepa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ātreṇa -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vīrāṇām -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sarvaśas -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nivāraṇam -
  • nivāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nivāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nivāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.2

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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