Dhanurveda Samhita [sanskrit]

3,015 words

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.

पश्चाद्गमनं स्थिरीकरणं श्यनं धावनं तथा ।
चलनं परसेनायां पार्श्वदिक्षु च कारयेत् ॥ ५५ ॥

paścādgamanaṃ sthirīkaraṇaṃ śyanaṃ dhāvanaṃ tathā |
calanaṃ parasenāyāṃ pārśvadikṣu ca kārayet || 55 ||

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

Walking backwards, stabilizing, lying down and running. One should move the enemy’s army in the lateral directions.

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

Pashcat, Pashca, Gamana, Sthirikarana, Shyat, Dhavana, Tatha, Calana, Para, Sena, Parshva, Dish, Dikshu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.55). 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: “paścādgamanaṃ sthirīkaraṇaṃ śyanaṃ dhāvanaṃ tathā
  • paścād -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • gamanam -
  • gamana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gamana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gamanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthirīkaraṇam -
  • sthirīkaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthirīkaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthirīkaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śyan -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dhāvanam -
  • dhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “calanaṃ parasenāyāṃ pārśvadikṣu ca kārayet
  • calanam -
  • calana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    calana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    calanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • senāyām -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • pārśva -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dikṣu -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (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 2.55

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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