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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 2.60
ब्रह्मा रुद्रबले जीयाद्विष्णुश्चन्द्रबले जयेत् ।
रुद्रः सूर्य्यबलं प्राप्य चन्द्रो ब्रह्मबलं युधि ।
सूर्य्यो विष्णुबलं लब्ध्वा जयेच्चैव नसंशयः ॥ ६० ॥
brahmā rudrabale jīyādviṣṇuścandrabale jayet |
rudraḥ sūryyabalaṃ prāpya candro brahmabalaṃ yudhi |
sūryyo viṣṇubalaṃ labdhvā jayeccaiva nasaṃśayaḥ || 60 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
Brahma should live in the strength of Rudra, and Vishnu should conquer in the strength of the moon. Rudra gained the strength of the sun, and the moon gained the strength of Brahma in battle. The sun-god, having obtained the strength of Lord Vishnu, will undoubtedly conquer the world.
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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 (2.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Brahma, Rudrabali, Rudrabala, Vishnu, Candra, Bala, Bali, Rudra, Prapya, Brahmabala, Yudh, Vishnubala, Nasa, Shaya, Shi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.60). 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: “brahmā rudrabale jīyādviṣṇuścandrabale jayet ”
- brahmā* -
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brahma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]brahmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rudrabale -
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rudrabali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]rudrabala (noun, masculine)[locative single]rudrabala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- jīyā -
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√jai -> jīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √jai]√jyā -> jīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √jyā]√jyā -> jīya (absolutive)[absolutive from √jyā]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- viṣṇuś -
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viṣṇu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- candra -
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candra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bale -
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bala (noun, masculine)[locative single]bala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]balā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- jayet -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “rudraḥ sūryyabalaṃ prāpya candro brahmabalaṃ yudhi ”
- rudraḥ -
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rudra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse sūryyabalam*pr
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- candro* -
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candra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brahmabalam -
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brahmabala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]brahmabala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yudhi -
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yudh (noun, feminine)[locative single]yudh (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 3: “sūryyo viṣṇubalaṃ labdhvā jayeccaiva nasaṃśayaḥ ”
- Cannot analyse sūryyo*vi
- viṣṇubalam -
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viṣṇubala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viṣṇubala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- labdhvā -
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√labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √labh]
- jayec -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- nasaṃ -
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nasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śayaḥ -
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śaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.60
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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