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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 8.4.55
जयाशा धार्तराष्ट्राणां वैरस्य च मुखं यतः ।
तीर्णं तत्पाण्डवै राजन्यत्पुरा नावबुध्यसे ॥ ५५ ॥
jayāśā dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ vairasya ca mukhaṃ yataḥ |
tīrṇaṃ tatpāṇḍavai rājanyatpurā nāvabudhyase || 55 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...souled son of Drona, capable of shooting to a great distance, is still on the field, desirous of battling for your sake. That dweller of the Anarta country, that son of Hridika, that mighty car-warrior, that foremost...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.4.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jaya, Ashas, Dhartarashtra, Vaira, Vairasya, Mukha, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Tirna, Tat, Tad, Rajan, Rajat, Yad, Pura, Nava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.4.55). 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: “jayāśā dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ vairasya ca mukhaṃ yataḥ ”
- jayā -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]jayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ji (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aśā* -
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aśas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śā (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√śā (verb class 4)[aorist active second single]√śās (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām -
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dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- vairasya -
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vairasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vaira (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vaira (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- yataḥ -
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yataḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]√yam -> yata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “tīrṇaṃ tatpāṇḍavai rājanyatpurā nāvabudhyase ”
- tīrṇam -
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tīrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tīrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tīrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tṝ -> tīrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 6 verb]√tṝ -> tīrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √tṝ class 6 verb]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pāṇḍavai -
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- 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]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- purā* -
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pura (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāva -
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nāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- budhyase -
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√budh (verb class 1)[present passive second single]√budh (verb class 4)[present middle second single], [present passive second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.4.55
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 8.4.55 in Kannada sript:
ಜಯಾಶಾ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಣಾಂ ವೈರಸ್ಯ ಚ ಮುಖಂ ಯತಃ ।
ತೀರ್ಣಂ ತತ್ಪಾಣ್ಡವೈ ರಾಜನ್ಯತ್ಪುರಾ ನಾವಬುಧ್ಯಸೇ ॥ ೫೫ ॥
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 8.4.55 in Bengali sript:
জযাশা ধার্তরাষ্ট্রাণাং বৈরস্য চ মুখং যতঃ ।
তীর্ণং তত্পাণ্ডবৈ রাজন্যত্পুরা নাববুধ্যসে ॥ ৫৫ ॥
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 8.4.55 in Gujarati sript:
જયાશા ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રાણાં વૈરસ્ય ચ મુખં યતઃ ।
તીર્ણં તત્પાણ્ડવૈ રાજન્યત્પુરા નાવબુધ્યસે ॥ ૫૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.55 in Malayalam sript:
ജയാശാ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രാണാം വൈരസ്യ ച മുഖം യതഃ ।
തീര്ണം തത്പാണ്ഡവൈ രാജന്യത്പുരാ നാവബുധ്യസേ ॥ ൫൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.55 in Telugu sript:
జయాశా ధార్తరాష్ట్రాణాం వైరస్య చ ముఖం యతః ।
తీర్ణం తత్పాణ్డవై రాజన్యత్పురా నావబుధ్యసే ॥ ౫౫ ॥