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.

या नाडी वहते चाङ्गे तस्यामेवाधिदेवता ।
सन्मुखेऽपि दिशा तेषां सर्वकार्य्यफलप्रदा ॥ १७ ॥

yā nāḍī vahate cāṅge tasyāmevādhidevatā |
sanmukhe'pi diśā teṣāṃ sarvakāryyaphalapradā || 17 ||

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

The vein that carries the body is the presiding deity. Even the direction in front of them bestows the fruits of all their activities.

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

Nadi, Vahat, Vahata, Vahati, Canga, Iva, Adhidevata, Sat, Sad, Mukha, Api, Disha, Dish, Tad, Sarvaka, Aryi, Aphala, Prada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.17). 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: “ nāḍī vahate cāṅge tasyāmevādhidevatā
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāḍī -
  • nāḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāḍi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nāḍi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vahate -
  • vahat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    vahata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vahati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • cāṅge -
  • cāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tasyāme -
  • tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adhidevatā -
  • adhidevatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sanmukhe'pi diśā teṣāṃ sarvakāryyaphalapradā
  • san -
  • 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' -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśā -
  • diśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sarvakā -
  • sarvaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aryya -
  • aryī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aphala -
  • aphala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradā -
  • pradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.17

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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