# धनुर्वेद (dhanurveda)

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धनुर्वेद (dhanurveda) is a Sanskrit word meaning the science of archery, a work by Sharnga-datta, the Upaveda that treats of archery, the science of arms, an epithet of Vishnu, the science of war. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Science of Archery/Warfare (Upa-veda), Dhanurveda in the Mahabharata, Dhanurveda in the Puranas.

- **SLP1:** `Danurveda`  **IAST:** dhanurveda  **Devanagari:** धनुर्वेद
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanurveda
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/dhanurveda/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** धानुर्वेद (dhānurveda)

## Meanings by context

### Science of Archery/Warfare (Upa-veda) (2 definitions)
- the science of archery  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 509,2] धनुर् - वेद (dhanur-veda) m. the science of archery, an a° treatise (regarded as an Upa-veda connected with the Yajur-veda, and derived from Viśvāmitra or Bhṛgu), Mahābhārata (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title) &c. [ ID=99595 ]
- the Upaveda that treats of archery  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > धनुर्वेद (dhanurveda) [Printed book page 353-09 ] धनुर्वेद (dhanurveda) m. that of the four Upavedas which treats of archery. See उपवेद (upaveda). [ ID=18170 ]

### Dhanurveda in the Mahabharata (1 definition)
- the science of arms  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > धनुर्वेद (dhanurveda) [Printed book page 240-2 ] Dhanurveda 1 (“the science of arms”). § 56 (Parikṣit): I, 49, 1945 ( °e tu śiṣyo 'bhūn nṛpaḥ Śāradvatasya, sc. Parikṣit).—[§ 71 (Ādivaṃśāvatāraṇap.): I, 61, 2236 ( vidvāṃso Vede dhanuṣi ca ).]—§ 130 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 67, 2707 ( °e ca Vede ca…variṣṭhaṃ Droṇaṃ ).—§ 173 (Pāṇḍurājyābhiṣeka): I, 109, 4355 ( °e ca Vede ca… pāragāḥ, sc. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura).—§ 198 (Śaradvat): I, 130, 5073 (mastered by Śaradvat), 5075, 5085, 5088, 5091 ( caturvidhaṃ, Śaradvat taught it to Kṛpa), 5092 (Kṛpa taught it to his disciples).—§ 199 (Droṇa): I, 130, 5099 (Droṇa taught it to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's and Pāṇḍu's sons).—§ 201 (do.): I, 130, 5117 ( °paraḥ, sc. Droṇa), 5119, 5132 (Droṇa learnt the Dh. from Rāma Jāmadagnya).—§ 202 (do.): I, 131, 5172 ( °cikīrṣayā ).—§ 203 (do.): I, 132, 5223 (do.).—§ 204 (Ekalavya): I, 5240, 5255 ( °kṛtaśramaṃ, sc. Ekalavya).—§ 210 (Sambhavap.): I, 139, 5524 (Agniveśa was the disciple of Agastya in the Dh.).—§ 233 (Svayaṃ- varap.): I, 188, 7051 ( °paraiḥ ).—§ 234 (do.): I, 190, 7101 ( sākṣāt ), 7104.—§ 253 b (Haraṇāharaṇap.): The Dh. is both celestial and human, and consists of four branches ( catuṣpādaṃ ) and ten divisions ( daśavidhaṃ ): I, 221, 8032 (acquired by Abhimanyu from Arjuna).—§ 264 (Sabhākriyāp.): II, 4, 128 (Arjuna instructed the young princes in the Dh.).— § 265 (Lokapālasabhākhyānap.): II, 5, 256 ( °sya sūtraṃ ).— § 329 (Kāmyakavanapr.): III, 36, 1454 ( °parāḥ ).—§ 330 (Indradarśana): III, 37, 1459 ( catuṣpādaḥ ).—§ 383 Page241-a+ 63 (Paraśurāma): III, 99, 8676 (visible in the body of Rāma Dāśarathi).—§ 395 (Jamadagni): III, 115, 10169 ( tan — i.e. Jamadagni— tu kṛtsno Dh°aḥ pratyabhāt ).—§ 407 (Māndhātrup.): III, 126, 10455 ( Vedāh sa-Dh°āḥ, learnt by Māndhātṛ).—§ 449 (Ājagarap.): III, 177, †12359 ( sadā- Dh°ratipradhānāḥ ).—§ 453 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): III, 183, †12580 ( °ratipradhānāḥ ), †12582 (do.).—§ 487 (Pativratop.): III, 215, 14054 ( °parāyaṇaḥ ).—§ 515 (Karṇadigvijaya): III, 253, 15216.—§ 527 (Rāmop.): III, 277, 15948 (pl.). —§ 552 (Goharaṇap.): IV, 58, 1830 ( °aś ca kārtsnena yasmin —i.e. in Droṇa— nityaṃ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ).—§ 570 d (Rukmin): V, 158, 5352 ( kṛtsnaṃ Dh°ṃ catuṣpādam avāptavān, sc. Rukmin).—§ 573 (Ambop.): V, 192, 7548 ( pratipede catuṣpādaṃ Dh°ṃ, sc. Śikhaṇḍin).—§ 581 (Bhīṣma- vadhap.): VI, 61, 2692 ( °vidaḥ ).—§ 582 (do.): VI, 74, 3271 ( °viśāradāḥ ).—§ 592 (Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 23 ο, 988 ( astrāṇāñ ca Dh°e Brāhme Vede ca pāragaṃ… Satyadhṛtiṃ ).—§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 112, 4311 ( °e gatāḥ pāraṃ, sc. the Rukmarathas), 4333 ( °e ca niṣṭhitaḥ ); 130, 5318 ( °sya pāragaḥ, sc. Droṇa).—§ 603 (Nārāyaṇāstra- mokṣ.): VII, 194, 8967 ( yena —i.e. by Droṇa— Rāmād avāpyeha Dh°ṃ mahātmanā proktāny astrāṇi divyāni putrāya guṇakāṅkṣiṇā ), 8975 ( °e ca pāragaḥ, sc. Aśvatthāman).— § 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 2, 37 ( sākṣād Rāmeṇa yo bālye Dh°e upākṛtaḥ, sc. Bhīṣma); 9, 328 ( yasya śikṣām upāsate Dh°ṃ cikīrṣantaḥ, i.e. Aśvatthāman's), 329 ( ācāryo yo Dh°e Gautamo rathasattamaḥ | Kṛpaḥ ).—§ 606 b (Paraśu-Rāma): VIII, 34, 1613 ( Bhārgavo —i.e. Rāma Jāmadagnya— 'pi dadau divyaṃ Dh°ṃ mahātmane Karṇāya ).—§ 608 (Karṇap.): VIII, 74, †3799.—§ 615 u (Skanda): IX, 44, 2471 ( catu- ṣpādaḥ, came in bodily form to Skanda).—§ 621 (Rājadh.): XII, 2, 50 ( cakārāṅgirasāṃ śreṣṭhād —i.e. from Droṇa— Dh°ṃ, sc. Karṇa), 54; 3, 77.—§ 638 b (Rāmop.): XII, 49, 1747 ( °sya pāragaṃ Rāmaṃ kṣatriyaḥantāraṃ ).—§ 639 (Rājadh.): XII, 50, 1828 ( °e Vede ca ).—§ 641 f (Pṛthu Vainya): XII, 59, 2220 ( °e ca pāragaḥ, sc. Pṛthu Vainya). —§ 656 (Khaḍgotpatti): XII, 166, 6128 ( °sya pāragaḥ …Bhīṣmaḥ ).—§ 720 b (Sudarśanop.): XIII, 2, 91 ( °e ca Vede ca tirato yo 'bhavat sadā, sc. Madirāśva).—§ 736 b (Vītahavyop.): XIII, 30, 1948 ( °e ca Vede ca sarvatraiva kṛtaśramāḥ, sc. the sons of Haihaya), 1970 ( Vedāñ cāpi jagau kṛtsnaṃ Dh°ñ ca, sc. Pratardana).—§ 745 c (Cyavana- Kuśikasaṃv.): XIII, 56, 2910 ( sākṣāt kṛtsno Dh°aḥ samu- pasthāsyate, sc. to Ṛeīka).—§ 759 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 104, 5100 ( °e ca Vede ca ).—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 66, 1959 ( °ṃ grahīṣyati, sc. Parikṣit). [ ID=3379 ]

### Dhanurveda in the Puranas (1 definition)
- the science of war  
  *The Purana Index*
  > धनुर्वेद (dhanurveda) [Printed book page 2-155 ] Dhanurveda — the science of war; taught by Droṇa to the Pāṇḍavas; 1 Satyadhṛti well versed in; 2 learnt by Kṛṣṇa and Rāma; 3 personified, 4 knowledge of, essential to a king; Prācetasas was an expert in; 5 variety and detail of. 6 [ Footnote: 1) Vā. 61. 79. 91. 91. Vi. III. 6. 28; IV. 19. 60. Bhā. I. 7. 44; III. 12. 38. M. 4. 47; 50. 9.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. IX. 21. 35; M. 215. 8.] [ Footnote: 3) Bhā. X. 45. 34; Br. II. 35. 88; 37. 27.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. IV. 17. 38-41; M. 220. 2.] [ Footnote: 5) Vi. I. 14. 6.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib. V. 21. 21.] [ ID=6493 ]

### Epithet for a Deity (1 definition)
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 241-1 ] Dhanurveda 2 = Viṣṇu (1000 names). [ ID=3380 ]

### Specific Text by Title (1 definition)
- A work by Sharnga-datta  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of wk. by Śārṅga-datta, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=99596 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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