Dhanus (weapon)
Dhanus may refer to: * Dhanus (month), a month in the Hindu calendar * Dhanus, a month in the Darian calendar * ''Dhanus'' (arachnid), a genus of pseudoscorpions * Dhanus (weapon), an Indian bow as used in Indian warfare * Dhanusha (unit), an ancient Indian measure of length equal to four hastas See also * Dhanush (other) * Dhanusha (other) * Dhanusa (other) * Dhanu (other) Dhanu may refer to: * Dhanu (festival), a Hindu religious festival associated with the Dhanu jatra * Dhanu (month), a month in the Hindu calendar * Dhanu, the assassin of Rajiv Gandhi * Dhanu River, a river in Bangladesh * Dhanu Rosadhe (born 198 ...

Dhanus (month)
Dhanu, Dhanus or Dhanurmas (धनुर्मास) is a month in the Hindu calendar, Malayalam calendar and others. It corresponds to the zodiacal sign of Sagittarius (constellation), Sagittarius, and overlaps with approximately the second half of December and about the first half of January in the Gregorian calendar. Other names In Vedic texts, the Dhanus month is called Sahas (IAST: Sahas), but in these ancient texts it has no zodiacal associations. The solar month of Dhanu overlaps with its lunar month Pausha, in Hindu lunisolar calendars. The Dhanu marks the winter season for the Indian subcontinent. It is preceded by the solar month of Vṛścika, and followed by the solar month of Makara (month), Makara. The Dhanus month is called ''Margali'' in the Tamil Hindu calendar. The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Dhanus, just like they do with other months. For example, the ''Surya Siddhanta'' calculates the durati ...
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Darian Calendar
The Darian calendar is a proposed system of timekeeping designed to serve the needs of any possible future human settlers on the planet Mars. It was created by aerospace engineer, political scientist, and space jurist Thomas Gangale in 1985 and named by him after his son Darius. It was first published in June 1986. In 1998 at the founding convention of the Mars Society the calendar was presented as one of two calendar options to be considered along with eighteen other factors to consider for the colonization of Mars. Year length and intercalation The basic time periods from which the calendar is constructed are the Martian solar day (sometimes called a sol) and the Martian vernal equinox year. The sol is 39 minutes 35.244 seconds longer than the Terrestrial solar day, and the Martian vernal equinox year is 668.5907 sols in length (which corresponds to 686.9711 days on Earth). The basic intercalation formula therefore allocates six 669-sol years and four 668-sol years to each M ...
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Dhanus (arachnid)
''Dhanus'' is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Ideoroncidae. They are found in Asia, between Malaysia to the east and Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ... and Soqotra to the west. It includes the following species: *''Dhanus afghanicus'' *''Dhanus doveri'', synonymous with ''Dhanus sumatranus'' *''Dhanus hashimi'' *''Dhanus indicus'' *''Dhanus pohli'' *''Dhanus socotraensis'' *''Dhanus taitii'' *''Dhanus tioman'' The species ''Dhanus siamensis'' has been recently reclassified in a new genus of its own called ''Sironcus''. References

Pseudoscorpion genera Neobisioidea {{Pseudoscorpion-stub ...
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Dhanus (weapon)
Dhanus may refer to: * Dhanus (month), a month in the Hindu calendar * Dhanus, a month in the Darian calendar * ''Dhanus'' (arachnid), a genus of pseudoscorpions * Dhanus (weapon), an Indian bow as used in Indian warfare * Dhanusha (unit), an ancient Indian measure of length equal to four hastas See also * Dhanush (other) * Dhanusha (other) * Dhanusa (other) * Dhanu (other) Dhanu may refer to: * Dhanu (festival), a Hindu religious festival associated with the Dhanu jatra * Dhanu (month), a month in the Hindu calendar * Dhanu, the assassin of Rajiv Gandhi * Dhanu River, a river in Bangladesh * Dhanu Rosadhe (born 198 ...

Bow And Arrow
The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles ( arrows). Humans used bows and arrows for hunting and aggression long before recorded history, and the practice was common to many prehistoric cultures. They were important weapons of war from ancient history until the early modern period, where they were rendered increasingly obsolete by the development of the more powerful and accurate firearms. Today, bows and arrows are mostly used for hunting and sports. Archery is the art, practice, or skill of using bows to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 A person who shoots arrows with a bow is called a bowman or an archer. Someone who makes bows is known as a bowyer,Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 31 someone who makes arrows is a fletcher,Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 56 and someone who manufactures metal arrowheads is an arrowsmith.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Arche ...
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Indian Martial Arts
Indian martial arts refers to the fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent. A variety of terms are used for the English phrases “Indian martial arts”, deriving from ancient sources. While they may seem to imply specific disciplines (e.g. archery, armed combat), by Classical times they were used generically for all fighting systems. Among the most common terms today, '' śastra-vidyā'', is a compound of the words ' (weapon) and ' (knowledge). ''Dhanurveda'' derives from the words for bow (') and knowledge ('), the “science of archery” in Puranic literature, later applied to martial arts in general. The Vishnu Purana text describes dhanuveda as one of the traditional eighteen branches of “applied knowledge” or upaveda, along with ''shastrashastra'' or military science. A later term, ''yuddha kalā'', comes from the words ''yuddha'' meaning fight or combat and ''kalā'' meaning art or skill. The related term ''śastra kalā'' (lit. weapon art) usually refers specific ...
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Ayudhapurusha
Ayudhapurusha is the anthropomorphic depiction of a divine weapon in Hindu art. Ayudhapurushas are sometimes considered as partial incarnates of their divine owners.Anna L. Dallapiccolaayudhapurusha or shastradevata (2002). In ''Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend, Thames & Hudson''. The sex of the personified weapon is determined by the gender of the weapon in the Sanskrit language.Rao p. 288 The suffix "purusha" (man) is added to masculine weapons and "devi" (goddess) to female ones. The weapons Shakti, Heti (a Hatchet-like weapon) and Gada (mace), especially Kaumodaki (the mace of Vishnu), Dhanus/Dhanushya ("bow") are women. Chakra, especially Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra (discus of Vishnu), Shankha ("conch"), Padma (lotus), Ankusha (elephant goad), Pasha (noose), Trisula (trident), vajra (thunderbolt), Khadga (sword), Danda (a sceptre or club), Bana/Shara ("arrow") and Bhindi (sling) are depicted male. While weapons are personified in ancient Hindu epics like the ''Ramayana'' ...
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Hasta (unit)
The ''hasta'' ( sa, हस्त (hásta); ()) is a traditional Indian unit of length, measured from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. It equals 24 ''aṅgulas'' orﾠ about 18 inches, about 45 centimetres. 4 ''hastas'' make one ''dhanus'', and 400 ''hastas'' make one ''nalva Nalva (from Sanskrit ) is a measure of distance equal to 400  Hastas (Cubits).According to Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, nalvo - hasta-catuḥ-śataṃ That is equal to 9600 Aṅgula, which is believed to be equal to approximately 180&nbs ...''. 8 ''hastas'' make one ''rajju''. See also * Cubit Notes Units of length Customary units in India {{measurement-stub ...
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Dhanush (other)
Dhanush (born 1983) is an Indian Tamil film actor, director and writer. Dhanush may also refer to: * Dhanus (other), several entities in ancient Indian culture * Dhanush (missile), a missile developed by the Indian Navy * Dhanush (howitzer), an artillery piece used by the Indian Army * Aishwarya R. Dhanush (born 1982), Indian film director * Inspector Dhanush, a 1991 Indian film See also * Dhanusha (other) * Dhanu (other) * Dhanusa (other) Dhanusa may refer to: * Dhanusa District, Nepal * ''Dhanusha'' (unit), ancient Indian unit of measurement See also *Dhanusha (other) *Dhanush (other) *Dhanus (other) Dhanus may refer to: * Dhanus (month), a month i ...

Dhanusha (other)
Dhanusha may refer to: * Bow and arrow, in Sanskrit * Dhanusha (unit), ancient Indian unit of measurement * Dhanusha District, Nepal See also *Dhanush (other) *Dhanus (other) Dhanus may refer to: * Dhanus (month), a month in the Hindu calendar * Dhanus, a month in the Darian calendar * ''Dhanus'' (arachnid), a genus of pseudoscorpions * Dhanus (weapon), an Indian bow as used in Indian warfare * Dhanusha (unit), ... * Dhanusa (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Dhanusa (other)
Dhanusa may refer to: * Dhanusa District, Nepal * ''Dhanusha'' (unit), ancient Indian unit of measurement See also *Dhanusha (other) *Dhanush (other) *Dhanus (other) Dhanus may refer to: * Dhanus (month), a month in the Hindu calendar * Dhanus, a month in the Darian calendar * ''Dhanus'' (arachnid), a genus of pseudoscorpions * Dhanus (weapon), an Indian bow as used in Indian warfare * Dhanusha (unit), ...