Dhanurveda

Dhanurveda
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AuthorBhrigu or Vishvamitra or Bharadwaja
LanguageSanskrit
Period1100 – 800 BCE[1]

Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) (transl. Science of archery / Knowledge of archery) is a Sanskrit treatise on warfare and archery, traditionally regarded as an upaveda attached to Yajurveda (1100 – 800 BCE) and attributed either to Bhrigu or Vishvamitra or Bharadwaja.[2] It is one among the four upavedas to Vedas (along with Ayurveda, Gandharvaveda, and Sthāpatyaveda).[3]

  1. ^ Flood, Gavin (1996). An Introduction to Hinduism. pp. 37-39. ISBN 0521438780.
  2. ^ Johnson, W. J. (1 January 2009). "Dhanurveda". A Dictionary of Hinduism. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198610250.001.0001. ISBN 9780198610250. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Upaveda". Oxford Reference. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

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