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Explore PatrikaWe have collected a list of ancient treatises that are on fitness, warrior arts, weapons training & Kshatriy Dharm (warrior duties & conduct). Read more on this in our article series Understanding Dhanurved: Please find the list below. The list is by no means complete as there are numerous texts including many local ones. If you wish to add or update items on the list then please contact.
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| No. | Name | Guru/Author | Shishyas | Topics | Link | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ved: | Vyas (Vishnu) | Vaishampayan, Bharadwaj | Yajurved: was given to Vaishampayan by Vyas | ||
| 1 | Atharved Dhanurved Sutras | Vaishampayan, Bharadwaj, Agastya | Ref. Mahabharat Sabhaparv 5.110 | |||
| 2 | Dhanurved Samhita | Bhrama | Shiv | |||
| 3 | Dhanurved Samhita | Shiv | Saptrishi | |||
| 4 | Dhanurved Samhita | Shiv,Shakti/DurgaHemavati | Skanda/Ganesh/Shiv Ganas | |||
| 5 | Dhanurved Samhita | Dattatreya | Parashuram & Nath Muni | Nath Sampradaya | ||
| 6 | Dhanurved Samhita | Bhrahma | Prithu | |||
| 7 | Dhanurved Samhita | Manu | — | |||
| 8 | Dhanurved Samhita | Indra (Shatakrata) | — | VishnuDharmottara Purana (as mentioned in Vash.Dhan. Intro) | ||
| 9 | Dhanurved Samhita | Shiv | Parashuram / Bhargavram | Belongs to Darbar Library, Nepal | ||
| 10 | Dhanurved Samhita | Vashishtha | Vishwamitra | |||
| 11 | Ausanasa Dhanurved Sankalanam | Ausana/Kavya/Shukra | ||||
| 12 | Dhanurved Samhita Sangraha | Paurastya (Various others) | ||||
| 13 | Dhanurved Samhita | Jamdagneya | ||||
| 14 | Dhanurved Samhita | Bhrgu | Mentioned in Vishnu Puran: | |||
| 15 | Dhanurved Samhita | Vaishampayana | ||||
| 16 | Dhanurved Samhita | Vishwamitra | Mss. Belongs to Tirupati Library No. 7493b | |||
| 17 | Dhanurved Samhita | Bharadwaj | ||||
| 18 | Dhanurved Samhita | Gaurashira | ||||
| 19 | Dhanurved Samhita | Vhrahaspati | ||||
| 20 | Dhanurved Samhita | Angeerakrit | Maharshi Dayananda Sarasvati in Satyaprakash (according to Dhanurved by Swami Dev-vrat | |||
| 21 | Dhanush-Pradip | Dronacharya | 7k shlokas as per DwijendraNath Shastri (Sansktri Sahitya Vimarsh) ref. In Dhanurved by Swami Devvrat | |||
| 22 | Dhanush-Chandrodya | Parashuram | 7k shlokas as per DwijendraNath Shastri (Sansktri Sahitya Vimarsh) ref. In Dhanurved by Swami Devvrat | |||
| 23 | Kampu-Sutra | Agastya ~Agnivesa | ||||
| 24 | Dhanurved Samhita | ParsuRam | Dron | |||
| 25 | Dhanurved Samhita | Saradva | Krpa | |||
| 26 | Dhanurved Samhita | Krpa | Pandava/Kaurava | |||
| 27 | ShukraNiti | Shukracharya | ||||
| 28 | Gautama Dharma Shastra | Gautama | ||||
| 29 | Dharma Sutra | Apastamba | ||||
| 30 | Dharma Sutra | Baudhayana | ||||
| 31 | Kamandakiya | Nitisara | ||||
| 32 | YagyaValkya Smriti | Yagyavalkya | ||||
| 33 | Manu Smriti | Manu | ||||
| 34 | Parashara Smrit | Parashara | ||||
| 35 | Narada Smriti | Narad | ||||
| 36 | Agam Shastr | Shiv-Shakti | ||||
| 37 | Virachintamani or Sarngadharapaddhati | Sarngadhara | ||||
| 38 | Dhanurvedaprakaran: or Viresvariyam | Vikramaditya | Mss belongs to Darbar Library, Nepal, No. 2(82) | |||
| 39 | Kodandamandana | Mss. Belongs to Bombay Branch of Royal Asiiatic Society | ||||
| 40 | Kodandasastra | Dilipabhubhrt | Mss. Belongs to Deccan College Research Institute’s Collection, Darbar Library, Nepal & Oriental Library Baroda | |||
| 41 | Dhanurvidyadipika | |||||
| 42 | Dhanurvidyarambhaprayoga | |||||
| 43 | Dhanurvedacintamani | Narasimha Bhatta | ||||
| 44 | Isanasamhita | |||||
| 45 | Kodandacaturbhuja | |||||
| 46 | Sarasamgraha | |||||
| 47 | Samgramavidi | Mss. Belongs to Darbar Library, Nepal | ||||
| 48 | Ramayan: | Vishwamitra | Ram | |||
| 49 | Ramayan: | Agastya | Ram | |||
| 50 | Ramayan: | Ram | Laxman | |||
| 51 | Ramayan: | Ram | Bharat | |||
| 52 | Mahabharat: | Vaishampayan | Janmejaya | |||
| 53 | Mahabharat: | Shri Krishna | Arjun | |||
| 54 | Mahabharat: | Balarama | Bhima | |||
| 55 | Mahabharat: | Dronacharya | Pandav/Kaurav | |||
| 56 | Mahabharat: | Hanuman | Bhima | |||
| 57 | Mahabharat: | Bhishm | Yudhishthir | |||
| 58 | Mahabharat: | Parashuram | Karna | |||
| 59 | AgniPuran: | Agni | Vashshitha | |||
| 60 | MallaPuran: | Krishna | Someshwar Malla Jyeshta | |||
| 61 | Srimad Bhagvat Puran: | |||||
| 62 | Matsya Puran: | Matsya (Hari) | Manu | |||
| 63 | Gardu Puran: | Sooth | Shaunak: | |||
| 64 | Markandeya Puran: | Madalasa/Dattatreya | Alarka | |||
| 65 | VishnuDharmottamaPuran: | |||||
| 66 | Nitiprakashika: | Vaishampayan | Janmejay | |||
| 67 | Manasollas: | |||||
| 68 | HariHarChaturangini: | Godavaramishra | ||||
| 69 | Yukti-Kalptaru | Raja Bhoj | ||||
| 70 | Budha-Bhushana | Shambhaji (sone of Shivaji) | ||||
| 71 | Akash-Bhairav Tantr | |||||
| 72 | Aparajitaprccha | |||||
| 73 | Mitaksara | Vigyaneswar | ||||
| 74 | Kshatr-Kosha | |||||
| 75 | VijayAkhya | |||||
| 76 | Jayarnava | |||||
| 77 | Samrajya Lakshmi Pithiik: | |||||
| 78 | Brhat-Sarngadhara Paddhati | |||||
| 79 | Narapati-jayacharya-svarodaya | Shri Narapatikavi | Svar-Shastr | |||
| 80 | Pavan Vijay | Svar-Shastr | ||||
| 81 | Svarodaya | Svar-Shastr | ||||
| 82 | Artha-Shastra | Chanakya | ||||
| 83 | KshatraKosa | |||||
| 84 | Yoddha-Jayarnava | |||||
| 85 | DasamGranth-ShastraMala | Guru Gobind Singh | ||||
| 86 | Varma Cuttiram | ~Agasty: | Siddha Ayurved: & Marm: | |||
| 87 | PrasthanBheda | Madhusudan Saraswati | ||||
| 88 | Tattvavivrti |
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