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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 2.33b
अथ राहुयुक्ता योगिनीबलयुद्धं व्याख्यास्यामः ।
प्रतिपन्नवम्यां प्रथमेऽर्द्धयामे राहुयुक्ता योगिनी पूर्वस्यां दिशि स्थिता भवति ॥ ३३ब् ॥
atha rāhuyuktā yoginībalayuddhaṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ |
pratipannavamyāṃ prathame'rddhayāme rāhuyuktā yoginī pūrvasyāṃ diśi sthitā bhavati || 33b ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Next we shall explain the battle between the yoginis and the forces associated with Rahu. In the first half of the ninth day of the month of Pratipanna, the yogi, who is conjunct with Rahu, is situated in the eastern direction. 33b. ॥
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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 (2.33b). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Yukta, Yogin, Yogini, Yogi, Bala, Yuddha, Vyakhya, Pratipanna, Vami, Vamya, Prathama, Riddha, Ama, Purva, Dish, Sthita, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.33b). 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: “atha rāhuyuktā yoginībalayuddhaṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rāhu -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yuktā* -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
- 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]
- bala -
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bala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bal (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yuddham -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- vyākhyā -
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vyākhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyāmaḥ -
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√as (verb class 4)[present active first plural]
- Line 2: “pratipannavamyāṃ prathame'rddhayāme rāhuyuktā yoginī pūrvasyāṃ diśi sthitā bhavati || 33b |”
- pratipanna -
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pratipanna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratipanna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vamyām -
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vami (noun, feminine)[locative single]vamī (noun, feminine)[locative single]vamyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√vam -> vamyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √vam class 1 verb]
- prathame' -
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prathama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ar -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṛddhayā -
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ṛddhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ame -
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ama (noun, masculine)[locative single]ama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]amā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rāhu -
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rāhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- yuktā* -
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yukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
- 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]
- pūrvasyām -
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pūrvā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- diśi -
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diś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- sthitā* -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- bhavati -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- Cannot analyse 33b
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.33b
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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