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Dhanurveda is the science of warfare. It is an Upaveda, ascribed to Yajurveda. However, the original Dhanurveda treatise is lost. Only some smaller treatises on Dhanurveda are still available. These are as follows.

  1. Aushanas Dhanurveda
  2. Vaasishtha Dhanurveda
  3. Sadaashiva Dhanurveda (Veeracintaamani of Saarangadhara?)
  4. Vishvaamitra Dhanurveda
  5. Jamadagni Dhanurveda
  6. Vaishampayana Dhanurveda (Neeti Prakashika?)
  7. Neeti Prakashika of Vaishampayana
  8. Veeramitrodaya
  9. Samaraangana Sootradhaara
  10. Dhanurveda Prakarnam (Veereshvareeyam) of Vikramaaditya
  11. Kodandamandana
  12. Kodandashaastra of Dileepabhoobhrita
  13. Dhanurvidyaadipeekaa
  14. Dhanurvidyaarambha Prayoga
  15. Dhanurveda Cintaamani of Narsinha Bhatta
  16. Ishaanasanhitaa
  17. Kodanda-caturbhuja
  18. Saara-sangraha
  19. Sangraama-vidhi

Only a few of these treatises are published. The rest are found only in manuscript form in important libraries, such as Darbaar Library, Nepal.

Apart from these texts, there are some other texts that are mentioned, but their manuscripts are not found yet. I have not included those names.

Reference -

Dhanurveda - The Vedic Military Science by Dr Ravi Prakash Arya