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Mahabharata [sanskrit]
699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944
The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).
Verse 8.4.42
तथैव रथिनां श्रेष्ठः क्षेमधूर्तिर्विशां पते ।
निहतो गदया राजन्भीमसेनेन संयुगे ॥ ४२ ॥
tathaiva rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ kṣemadhūrtirviśāṃ pate |
nihato gadayā rājanbhīmasenena saṃyuge || 42 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...were sire and son and endued with great might, and who careered fearlessly in battle, have been slain by Drona. Vardhakshemi, O monarch, who was like the ocean at full tide, having had his weapons exhausted in...
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.4.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatha, Rathin, Rathina, Shreshtha, Kshemadhurti, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati, Nihata, Gada, Rajan, Rajat, Bhimasena, Samyuga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.4.42). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “tathaiva rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ kṣemadhūrtirviśāṃ pate ”
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- rathinām -
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rathin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]rathin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]rathinā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śreṣṭhaḥ -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣemadhūrtir -
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kṣemadhūrti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- viśām -
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viśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pate -
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pat (noun, masculine)[dative single]pat (noun, neuter)[dative single]pata (noun, masculine)[locative single]pata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]patā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]pati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “nihato gadayā rājanbhīmasenena saṃyuge ”
- nihato* -
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nihata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gadayā -
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gadā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- bhīmasenena -
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bhīmasena (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- saṃyuge -
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saṃyuga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.4.42
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: 812150094X or 9788121500944;
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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.42 in Kannada sript:
ತಥೈವ ರಥಿನಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಕ್ಷೇಮಧೂರ್ತಿರ್ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ।
ನಿಹತೋ ಗದಯಾ ರಾಜನ್ಭೀಮಸೇನೇನ ಸಂಯುಗೇ ॥ ೪೨ ॥
The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)
6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]
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Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)
7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.
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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.42 in Bengali sript:
তথৈব রথিনাং শ্রেষ্ঠঃ ক্ষেমধূর্তির্বিশাং পতে ।
নিহতো গদযা রাজন্ভীমসেনেন সংযুগে ॥ ৪২ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.42 in Gujarati sript:
તથૈવ રથિનાં શ્રેષ્ઠઃ ક્ષેમધૂર્તિર્વિશાં પતે ।
નિહતો ગદયા રાજન્ભીમસેનેન સંયુગે ॥ ૪૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.42 in Malayalam sript:
തഥൈവ രഥിനാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ ക്ഷേമധൂര്തിര്വിശാം പതേ ।
നിഹതോ ഗദയാ രാജന്ഭീമസേനേന സംയുഗേ ॥ ൪൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.42 in Telugu sript:
తథైవ రథినాం శ్రేష్ఠః క్షేమధూర్తిర్విశాం పతే ।
నిహతో గదయా రాజన్భీమసేనేన సంయుగే ॥ ౪౨ ॥