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.

श्वेताद्रिकर्णिका मूलं पाणिस्थं वारयेद्गजम् ।
श्वेतकण्टारिकामूलं व्याघ्रादीनां भयं हरेत् ॥ ९ ॥

śvetādrikarṇikā mūlaṃ pāṇisthaṃ vārayedgajam |
śvetakaṇṭārikāmūlaṃ vyāghrādīnāṃ bhayaṃ haret || 9 ||

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

The root of the white mountain earring should be placed in the hand and the elephant should be stopped. The root of white thorn tree removes the fear of tigers and other animals.

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

Karnika, Mula, Panistha, Gaja, Shveta, Kantarika, Amula, Vyaghra, Bhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.9). 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: “śvetādrikarṇikā mūlaṃ pāṇisthaṃ vārayedgajam
  • śvetādri -
  • śvetādri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • karṇikā* -
  • karṇika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mūlam -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāṇistham -
  • pāṇistha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṇistha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇisthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vārayed -
  • vṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • gajam -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śvetakaṇṭārikāmūlaṃ vyāghrādīnāṃ bhayaṃ haret
  • śveta -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śveta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṇṭārikā -
  • kaṇṭārikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • amūlam -
  • amūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amūlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vyāghrād -
  • vyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhayam -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • haret -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.9

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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