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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 2.8
छुच्छुन्दरीश्रीफलपुष्पचूर्णैरालिप्तगात्रस्य नरस्य दूरात् ।
आघ्राय गन्धं द्विरदोऽतिमत्तोमदं त्यजेत्केसरिणो यथोग्रम् ॥ ८ ॥
chucchundarīśrīphalapuṣpacūrṇairāliptagātrasya narasya dūrāt |
āghrāya gandhaṃ dvirado'timattomadaṃ tyajetkesariṇo yathogram || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
A man whose body was smeared with powdered fruits and flowers from a distance was seen by Chuchchundari. Just as an elephant gives up its intoxication after smelling its fragrance, so the elephant gives up its intoxication.
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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 (2.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Chucchundari, Shriphala, Pushpa, Curna, Alipta, Gatra, Nara, Durat, Dura, Gandha, Dvirada, Ati, Matta, Mada, Kesarin, Kesari, Yatha, Ugra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.8). 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: “chucchundarīśrīphalapuṣpacūrṇairāliptagātrasya narasya dūrāt ”
- chucchundarī -
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chucchundarī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]chucchundari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śrīphala -
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śrīphala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śrīphala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣpa -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cūrṇair -
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cūrṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]cūrṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ālipta -
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ālipta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālipta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gātrasya -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]gātra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- narasya -
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nara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- dūrāt -
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dūrāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 2: “āghrāya gandhaṃ dvirado'timattomadaṃ tyajetkesariṇo yathogram ”
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ghrāya -
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√ghrā -> ghrāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ghrā]√ghrā -> ghrāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ghrā]√ghrā -> ghrāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ghrā]
- gandham -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gandha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gandhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvirado' -
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dvirada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- matto -
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matta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- madam -
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mada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tyajet -
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√tyaj (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kesariṇo* -
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kesarin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kesarin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kesarī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yatho -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ugram -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ugra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ugrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.8
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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