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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 2.16
पृष्ठे दक्षे योगिनी राहुयुक्ता ।
यस्यैकोऽयं शत्रुलक्षं निहन्ति ।
अर्कः पृष्ठे दक्षिणे यस्य गाधे ।
चन्द्रे वामे सन्मुखे वै निशायाम् ।
वायु पृष्ठे दक्षिणे यो विदध्यात् ।
योधा शत्रून्नाशयेद्दक्षिणेन ॥ १६ ॥
pṛṣṭhe dakṣe yoginī rāhuyuktā |
yasyaiko'yaṃ śatrulakṣaṃ nihanti |
arkaḥ pṛṣṭhe dakṣiṇe yasya gādhe |
candre vāme sanmukhe vai niśāyām |
vāyu pṛṣṭhe dakṣiṇe yo vidadhyāt |
yodhā śatrūnnāśayeddakṣiṇena || 16 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
On the right back is the yogini with Rahu. Whoever has this one kills a million enemies. The sun is on the right side of his ass. The moon is facing the left at night. He who places the wind on his back on the right. A warrior should destroy his enemy with his right hand.
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 (2.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prishthe, Prishtha, Daksha, Dakshi, Yogin, Yogini, Yogi, Yukta, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Aika, Aya, Idam, Laksha, Nihanti, Arka, Dakshine, Dakshina, Gadha, Gadhi, Candra, Candri, Vama, Sat, Sad, Mukha, Nisha, Vayu, Vida, Dha, Dhi, Dhya, Yodha, Shatru, Dakshinena,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.16). 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: “pṛṣṭhe dakṣe yoginī rāhuyuktā ”
- pṛṣṭhe -
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pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dakṣe -
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dakṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]dakṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dakṣi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√dakṣ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- yoginī -
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yoginī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]yogin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yogī (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rāhu -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yuktā -
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yuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- Line 2: “yasyaiko'yaṃ śatrulakṣaṃ nihanti ”
- yasyai -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]yasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yā (noun, feminine)[dative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[dative single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
- aiko' -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatru -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- lakṣam -
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lakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nihanti -
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nihanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nihanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nihanti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “arkaḥ pṛṣṭhe dakṣiṇe yasya gādhe ”
- arkaḥ -
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arka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛṣṭhe -
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pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dakṣiṇe -
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dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- gādhe -
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gādha (noun, masculine)[locative single]gādha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gādhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gādhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√gādh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 4: “candre vāme sanmukhe vai niśāyām ”
- candre -
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candra (noun, masculine)[locative single]candra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]candrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]candri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]candri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- vāme -
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vāma (noun, masculine)[locative single]vāma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- san -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mukhe -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[locative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- niśāyām -
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niśā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- Line 5: “vāyu pṛṣṭhe dakṣiṇe yo vidadhyāt ”
- vāyu -
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vāyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāyu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāyu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pṛṣṭhe -
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pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dakṣiṇe -
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dakṣiṇe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vida -
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vida (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vida (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- dhyā -
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dhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dhā (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- Line 6: “yodhā śatrūnnāśayeddakṣiṇena ”
- yodhā -
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yodhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śatrūn -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- nāśayed -
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√naś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√naś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- dakṣiṇena -
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dakṣiṇena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.16
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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