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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 2.29
जीवेन शस्त्रं वघ्नीनाज्जीवेनैव विकासयेत् ।
जीवेन प्रक्षिपेच्छस्त्रं युद्धे जयति सर्वदा ॥ २९ ॥
jīvena śastraṃ vaghnīnājjīvenaiva vikāsayet |
jīvena prakṣipecchastraṃ yuddhe jayati sarvadā || 29 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
A weapon should be developed by the living entity and by the living entity itself. He who throws his weapon with his life always wins the battle.
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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 (2.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.29). 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: “jīvena śastraṃ vaghnīnājjīvenaiva vikāsayet ”
- jīvena -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jīva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- śastram -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śastra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse vaghnīnājjīvenaiva*vi
- vikā -
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vika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- āsayet -
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√ās (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√as (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “jīvena prakṣipecchastraṃ yuddhe jayati sarvadā ”
- jīvena -
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jīva (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]jīva (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kṣipecch -
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√kṣip (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- śastram -
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śastra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śastra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yuddhe -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[locative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
- jayati -
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jayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sarvadā -
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sarvadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.29
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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