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.

अथ हस्तिक्रमः ।
गजानां पर्वतारोहणं जलगमनम् धावनमुत्थानम् ।
उपवेशनमलातचक्रादिभिर्भीतिनि वारणं कार्य्यम् ।
रथक्रमः ।
रथाश्वसाधनन्तु समादिस्थले विधेयम् ।
अथ सेनापति करणविधिं वक्ष्यामः ।
शृणु भो राजर्षे विश्वामित्र आकारविद्याबलयुक्तं क्षत्रियसेनापतिं विद्ध्यात् । तस्यैते ।
नियमाः समस्तवाहिनीं एकदृष्ट्यावलोकयेत् ।
अन्यत्सर्व्वान्पदातीन्परिश्रमसदृशमधिकारं ।
दद्यात् । व्यूहरचनायामति निपुणाश्च ।
भवेत्स एव सेनानीर्विधेयः । इति ।
अथ शिक्षा ।
तत्रादौ षठनपाठनविधिं ब्रूमा । आदौ ।
क्षात्रकोशव्याकरण सूत्राण्यध्येतव्यानि द्वावध्यायौ ।
सप्तमाष्टमौमनोर्मिताक्षराव्यवहाराध्यायश्च जयार्णव ।
विष्णुयामलविजयाख्यस्वरशास्त्राण्यपराणि च ।
पटितव्यानि ततः सरहस्यं धनुर्व्वेदमापठेत् ।
हन्तव्याहन्तव्योपदेशः ।
सुप्तं प्रसुप्तमुन्मन्तं ह्यकच्छं शस्त्रवर्जितम् ।
बालं स्त्रियं दीनवाक्यं धावन्तं नैवद्यातयेत् ॥ ६४ ॥

atha hastikramaḥ |
gajānāṃ parvatārohaṇaṃ jalagamanam dhāvanamutthānam |
upaveśanamalātacakrādibhirbhītini vāraṇaṃ kāryyam |
rathakramaḥ |
rathāśvasādhanantu samādisthale vidheyam |
atha senāpati karaṇavidhiṃ vakṣyāmaḥ |
śṛṇu bho rājarṣe viśvāmitra ākāravidyābalayuktaṃ kṣatriyasenāpatiṃ viddhyāt | tasyaite |
niyamāḥ samastavāhinīṃ ekadṛṣṭyāvalokayet |
anyatsarvvānpadātīnpariśramasadṛśamadhikāraṃ |
dadyāt | vyūharacanāyāmati nipuṇāśca |
bhavetsa eva senānīrvidheyaḥ | iti |
atha śikṣā |
tatrādau ṣaṭhanapāṭhanavidhiṃ brūmā | ādau |
kṣātrakośavyākaraṇa sūtrāṇyadhyetavyāni dvāvadhyāyau |
saptamāṣṭamaumanormitākṣarāvyavahārādhyāyaśca jayārṇava |
viṣṇuyāmalavijayākhyasvaraśāstrāṇyaparāṇi ca |
paṭitavyāni tataḥ sarahasyaṃ dhanurvvedamāpaṭhet |
hantavyāhantavyopadeśaḥ |
suptaṃ prasuptamunmantaṃ hyakacchaṃ śastravarjitam |
bālaṃ striyaṃ dīnavākyaṃ dhāvantaṃ naivadyātayet || 64 ||

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

Then the order of the elephants. Elephants climb mountains, go to water, run and get up. Sitting down, dirty wheels, etc., should be used to prevent fear. The order of the chariots. The means of chariots and horses should be placed at the place of samadhi. Now let us explain the method of making the commander of the army. O saintly king, please hear from me, O Vishvamitra, one who is endowed with shape, knowledge and strength should be known as the commander of the army of the kshatriyas. These are his. The rules are to look at the entire army at a glance. Otherwise, all infantrymen have the same right as hard work. He should give it. They are also very skilled in strategizing. He should be the one who should be led by the army. so far . Atha Shiksha. Let me first tell you the method of reading the sixth. In the beginning. The Kshatriya Kosha Grammar Sutras should be studied in two chapters. The seventh and eighth chapters of the syllables created by Mauma are also described in the Jaya-arnava. There are also other vocal scriptures known as the Vishnu-yamala-vijaya. Then one should recite the mystery of the bow Veda. The precept of killing and killing. He was asleep, asleep, mad, and unarmed. One should not insult a child or woman who is running away with mean words.

English translation by Hardayalu Swami (2001) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Hastin, Hasti, Krama, Gaja, Parvata, Parvat, Arohana, Jala, Gamana, Dhavana, Utthana, Upaveshana, Alatacakra, Bhiti, Varana, Karyin, Ratha, Rathashva, Sadhat, Sama, Tha, Vidheya, Karana, Vidhi, Bha, Rajarshi, Vishvamitra, Akara, Vidyabala, Yuktam, Yukta, Kshatriya, Senapati, Viddhi, Tad, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Niyama, Samasta, Vahini, Ekadrishti, Vyuharacana, Ati, Nipuna, Sah, Eva, Senani, Iti, Shiksha, Tatra, Ada, Shat, Shash, Hana, Pathana, Adau, Adi, Kshatra, Kosha, Vyakarana, Sutra, Adhyetavya, Dva, Adhyaya, Saptamashtama, Omana, Urmin, Urmi, Tan, Akshara, Avyavahara, Jayarnava, Vishnuyamala, Vijaya, Akhya, Svarashastra, Apara, Patitavya, Tatah, Tata, Sarahasya, Hantavya, Ahantavya, Upadesha, Supta, Aka, Ccha, Shastra, Varjita, Bala, Stri, Dina, Vakya, Dhavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.64). 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 hastikramaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hasti -
  • hastin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hastin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    hastī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    hastī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    hastī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kramaḥ -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gajānāṃ parvatārohaṇaṃ jalagamanam dhāvanamutthānam
  • gajānām -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • parvatā -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    parv -> parvat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √parv class 1 verb]
    parv -> parvat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √parv class 1 verb]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ārohaṇam -
  • ārohaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārohaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jala -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gamanam -
  • gamana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gamana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gamanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhāvanam -
  • dhāvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhāvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • utthānam -
  • utthāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    utthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utthānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “upaveśanamalātacakrādibhirbhītini vāraṇaṃ kāryyam
  • upaveśanam -
  • upaveśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • alātacakrād -
  • alātacakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    alātacakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhīti -
  • bhīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhītī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāraṇam -
  • vāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kāryya -
  • kāryin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kāryin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 4: “rathakramaḥ
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kramaḥ -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “rathāśvasādhanantu samādisthale vidheyam
  • rathāśva -
  • rathāśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rathāśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādhan -
  • sādh -> sādhat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb]
  • antu -
  • antu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samād -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • is -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • le -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    li (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vidheyam -
  • vidheya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidheya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidheyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active first single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [optative active first single]
  • Line 6: “atha senāpati karaṇavidhiṃ vakṣyāmaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • senāpati -
  • senāpati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • karaṇa -
  • karaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhim -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vakṣyāmaḥ -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [future active first plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active first plural]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active first plural]
  • Line 7: “śṛṇu bho rājarṣe viśvāmitra ākāravidyābalayuktaṃ kṣatriyasenāpatiṃ viddhyāt | tasyaite
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bho* -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rājarṣe -
  • rājarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • viśvāmitra* -
  • viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākāra -
  • ākāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyābala -
  • vidyābala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • kṣatriya -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • senāpatim -
  • senāpati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • viddhyā -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tasyai -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • Line 8: “niyamāḥ samastavāhinīṃ ekadṛṣṭyāvalokayet
  • niyamāḥ -
  • niyama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • samasta -
  • samasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāhinīm -
  • vāhinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ekadṛṣṭyā -
  • ekadṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • avalokayet -
  • avalok (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 9: “anyatsarvvānpadātīnpariśramasadṛśamadhikāraṃ
  • Cannot analyse anyatsarvvānpadātīnpariśramasadṛśamadhikāram
  • Line 10: “dadyāt | vyūharacanāyāmati nipuṇāśca
  • dadyāt -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • vyūharacanāyām -
  • vyūharacanā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nipuṇāś -
  • nipuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nipuṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 11: “bhavetsa eva senānīrvidheyaḥ | iti
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • senānīr -
  • senānī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vidheyaḥ -
  • vidheya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 12: “atha śikṣā
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śikṣā -
  • śikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 13: “tatrādau ṣaṭhanapāṭhanavidhiṃ brūmā | ādau
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adau -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hana -
  • hana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāṭhana -
  • pāṭhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṭhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhim -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse brūmā*ād
  • ādau -
  • ādau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 14: “kṣātrakośavyākaraṇa sūtrāṇyadhyetavyāni dvāvadhyāyau
  • kṣātra -
  • kṣātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kośa -
  • kośa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyākaraṇa -
  • vyākaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtrāṇya -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • adhyetavyāni -
  • adhyetavya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvāva -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adhyāyau -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 15: “saptamāṣṭamaumanormitākṣarāvyavahārādhyāyaśca jayārṇava
  • saptamāṣṭamau -
  • saptamāṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saptamāṣṭama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptamāṣṭamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • omano -
  • omana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    omana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ūrmi -
  • ūrmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūrmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ūrmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ūrmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ūrmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣarā -
  • akṣara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avyavahārā -
  • avyavahāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhyāyaś -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jayārṇava -
  • jayārṇava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 16: “viṣṇuyāmalavijayākhyasvaraśāstrāṇyaparāṇi ca
  • viṣṇuyāmala -
  • viṣṇuyāmala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijayā -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhya -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svaraśāstrāṇya -
  • svaraśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aparāṇi -
  • apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 17: “paṭitavyāni tataḥ sarahasyaṃ dhanurvvedamāpaṭhet
  • paṭitavyāni -
  • paṭ -> paṭitavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √paṭ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √paṭ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √paṭ class 1 verb]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sarahasyam -
  • sarahasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarahasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarahasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse dhanurvvedamāpaṭhet
  • Line 18: “hantavyāhantavyopadeśaḥ
  • hantavyā -
  • hantavya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hantavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hantavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hantavya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hantavya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hantavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
  • ahantavyo -
  • ahantavya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahantavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upadeśaḥ -
  • upadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 19: “suptaṃ prasuptamunmantaṃ hyakacchaṃ śastravarjitam
  • suptam -
  • supta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    supta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    svap -> supta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]
    svap -> supta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]
  • Cannot analyse prasuptamunmantam*hy
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • aka -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ccham -
  • ccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śastra -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varjitam -
  • varjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 20: “bālaṃ striyaṃ dīnavākyaṃ dhāvantaṃ naivadyātayet
  • bālam -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • striyam -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dīna -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • dhāvantam -
  • dhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse naivadyātayet

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.64

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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