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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 8.9.12
तावेनं भ्रातरौ वीरं जघ्नतुर्हृदये भृशम् ।
विषाणाभ्यां यथा नागौ प्रतिनागं महाहवे ॥ १२ ॥
tāvenaṃ bhrātarau vīraṃ jaghnaturhṛdaye bhṛśam |
viṣāṇābhyāṃ yathā nāgau pratināgaṃ mahāhave || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...strike Arjuna with their arrows as the latter was employed in slaying them, like infuriate bulls striking one of their species with their horns. The battle that took place between him and them made the hair to...
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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 (8.9.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tan, Bhratri, Vira, Hridaya, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Vishana, Yatha, Naga, Pratinaga, Mahahava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.9.12). 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: “tāvenaṃ bhrātarau vīraṃ jaghnaturhṛdaye bhṛśam ”
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avenam -
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√ven (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- bhrātarau -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vīram -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- jaghnatur -
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√han (verb class 1)[perfect active third dual]√han (verb class 2)[perfect active third dual]
- hṛdaye -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hṛdayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhṛśam -
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bhṛśam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “viṣāṇābhyāṃ yathā nāgau pratināgaṃ mahāhave ”
- viṣāṇābhyām -
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viṣāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāgau -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- pratināgam -
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pratināga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- mahāhave -
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mahāhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.9.12
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 8.9.12 in Kannada sript:
ತಾವೇನಂ ಭ್ರಾತರೌ ವೀರಂ ಜಘ್ನತುರ್ಹೃದಯೇ ಭೃಶಮ್ ।
ವಿಷಾಣಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಯಥಾ ನಾಗೌ ಪ್ರತಿನಾಗಂ ಮಹಾಹವೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
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 8.9.12 in Bengali sript:
তাবেনং ভ্রাতরৌ বীরং জঘ্নতুর্হৃদযে ভৃশম্ ।
বিষাণাভ্যাং যথা নাগৌ প্রতিনাগং মহাহবে ॥ ১২ ॥
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 8.9.12 in Gujarati sript:
તાવેનં ભ્રાતરૌ વીરં જઘ્નતુર્હૃદયે ભૃશમ્ ।
વિષાણાભ્યાં યથા નાગૌ પ્રતિનાગં મહાહવે ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.9.12 in Malayalam sript:
താവേനം ഭ്രാതരൌ വീരം ജഘ്നതുര്ഹൃദയേ ഭൃശമ് ।
വിഷാണാഭ്യാം യഥാ നാഗൌ പ്രതിനാഗം മഹാഹവേ ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.9.12 in Telugu sript:
తావేనం భ్రాతరౌ వీరం జఘ్నతుర్హృదయే భృశమ్ ।
విషాణాభ్యాం యథా నాగౌ ప్రతినాగం మహాహవే ॥ ౧౨ ॥