As a deity name
Name 777 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 957 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 131 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 257 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
धनुर्वेद · noun · masculine
वह शास्त्र जिसमें धनुष चलाने की विद्या का निरूपण हो — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the science of archery, an a˚ treatise (regarded as an Upa-veda connected with the Yajur-veda, and derived from Viśvāmitra or Bhṛgu), &c.
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Dictionary citations
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), MBh.; Hariv. &c.
N. of wk. by Śārṅga-datta, Cat.
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