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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 8.8.18
कलापिनश्चापहस्ता दीर्घकेशाः प्रियाहवाः ।
पत्तयः सात्यकेरन्ध्रा घोररूपपराक्रमाः ॥ १८ ॥
kalāpinaścāpahastā dīrghakeśāḥ priyāhavāḥ |
pattayaḥ sātyakerandhrā ghorarūpaparākramāḥ || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...all his vital points—for he had a knowledge of all the vital points of the body—the quick-handed Ashvatthama again struck him with ninety shafts. Pierced all over with keen arrows by the son of Drona, Bhimasena...
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 (8.8.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kalapin, Capahasta, Dirghakesha, Pri, Priya, Ahava, Patti, Satyaki, Randhra, Ghorarupa, Parakrama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.8.18). 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: “kalāpinaścāpahastā dīrghakeśāḥ priyāhavāḥ ”
- kalāpinaś -
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kalāpin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kalāpin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cāpahastā* -
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cāpahasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- dīrghakeśāḥ -
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dīrghakeśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- priyā -
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priya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]priya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]prī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āhavāḥ -
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āhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “pattayaḥ sātyakerandhrā ghorarūpaparākramāḥ ”
- pattayaḥ -
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patti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]patti (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sātyaker -
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sātyaki (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- randhrā* -
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randhra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ghorarūpa -
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ghorarūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghorarūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parākramāḥ -
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parākrama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.8.18
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 8.8.18 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲಾಪಿನಶ್ಚಾಪಹಸ್ತಾ ದೀರ್ಘಕೇಶಾಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಾಹವಾಃ ।
ಪತ್ತಯಃ ಸಾತ್ಯಕೇರನ್ಧ್ರಾ ಘೋರರೂಪಪರಾಕ್ರಮಾಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 8.8.18 in Bengali sript:
কলাপিনশ্চাপহস্তা দীর্ঘকেশাঃ প্রিযাহবাঃ ।
পত্তযঃ সাত্যকেরন্ধ্রা ঘোররূপপরাক্রমাঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 8.8.18 in Gujarati sript:
કલાપિનશ્ચાપહસ્તા દીર્ઘકેશાઃ પ્રિયાહવાઃ ।
પત્તયઃ સાત્યકેરન્ધ્રા ઘોરરૂપપરાક્રમાઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.8.18 in Malayalam sript:
കലാപിനശ്ചാപഹസ്താ ദീര്ഘകേശാഃ പ്രിയാഹവാഃ ।
പത്തയഃ സാത്യകേരന്ധ്രാ ഘോരരൂപപരാക്രമാഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.8.18 in Telugu sript:
కలాపినశ్చాపహస్తా దీర్ఘకేశాః ప్రియాహవాః ।
పత్తయః సాత్యకేరన్ధ్రా ఘోరరూపపరాక్రమాః ॥ ౧౮ ॥