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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 2.41
मूर्छितं नैव विकलं नाशस्त्रं नान्ययोधिनम् ।
पलायमानं शरणं गतञ्चैव न हिंसयेत् ॥ ४१ ॥
mūrchitaṃ naiva vikalaṃ nāśastraṃ nānyayodhinam |
palāyamānaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatañcaiva na hiṃsayet || 41 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
He was neither stunned nor disabled nor unarmed nor any other warrior One should not harm anyone who is fleeing or who has taken refuge in him.
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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 (2.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Murchita, Naiva, Vikala, Nasha, Tra, Pala, Mana, Sharana, Gat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.41). 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: “mūrchitaṃ naiva vikalaṃ nāśastraṃ nānyayodhinam ”
- mūrchitam -
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mūrchita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūrchita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūrchitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mūrch]√mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mūrch]√mūrch -> mūrchitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mūrch]√mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūrch]√mūrch -> mūrchita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mūrch], [accusative single from √mūrch]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vikalam -
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vikala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- nāśas -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tram -
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tra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]trā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse nānyayodhinam
- Line 2: “palāyamānaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatañcaiva na hiṃsayet ”
- palāya -
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pala (noun, masculine)[dative single]pala (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- mānam -
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māna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]māna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]√man -> māna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gat -
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gat (noun, masculine)[compound]gat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- añcai -
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√añc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hiṃsayet -
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√hiṃs (verb class 10)[optative active third single]√hiṃs (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.41
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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