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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 2.32
तत्त्वबलान्नाडीवलमधिकं प्रोक्तं कपर्दिना नियतम् ।
ज्ञात्वैनं स्वर चारं नरो भवेत्कार्य्यनिपुणमतिः ॥ ३२ ॥
tattvabalānnāḍīvalamadhikaṃ proktaṃ kapardinā niyatam |
jñātvainaṃ svara cāraṃ naro bhavetkāryyanipuṇamatiḥ || 32 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
The force of the elements is more than the force of the veins, as determined by Kapardi. Knowing this tone of voice a man becomes skilled in his duties.
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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 (2.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tattva, Bala, Adi, Vala, Adhikam, Adhika, Prokta, Kapardin, Kapardi, Niyata, Aina, Svara, Cara, Nara, Nri, Karyin, Anipuna, Mati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.32). 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: “tattvabalānnāḍīvalamadhikaṃ proktaṃ kapardinā niyatam ”
- tattva -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balānn -
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bala (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āḍī -
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āḍī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]āḍi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- valam -
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vala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- proktam -
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prokta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prokta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]proktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kapardinā -
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kapardin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kapardin (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kapardī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- niyatam -
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niyata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]niyata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]niyatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “jñātvainaṃ svara cāraṃ naro bhavetkāryyanipuṇamatiḥ ”
- jñātvai -
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√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √jñā]
- ainam -
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aina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- svara -
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svara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√svṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√svar (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cāram -
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cāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- naro* -
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nara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kāryya -
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kāryin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]kāryin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anipuṇa -
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anipuṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anipuṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- matiḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.32
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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