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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 8.12.21
संशप्तकाश्च मे वध्या द्रौणिराह्वयते च माम् ।
यदत्रानन्तरं प्राप्तं प्रशाधि त्वं महाभुज ॥ २१ ॥
saṃśaptakāśca me vadhyā drauṇirāhvayate ca mām |
yadatrānantaraṃ prāptaṃ praśādhi tvaṃ mahābhuja || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...banners and those huge conchs, of the combatants, and those yak-tails perfectly white, and those elephants with tongues lolling out and lying on the field like hills, and those beautiful with triumphal banners...
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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 (8.12.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Samshaptaka, Asmad, Vadhya, Drauni, Ahvaya, Tad, Yushmad, Yat, Yad, Atra, Antaram, Antara, Prapta, Prasha, Adhi, Tva, Mahabhuja,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.12.21). 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: “saṃśaptakāśca me vadhyā drauṇirāhvayate ca mām ”
- saṃśaptakāś -
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saṃśaptaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vadhyā* -
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vadhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vadhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- drauṇir -
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drauṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āhvaya -
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āhvaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “yadatrānantaraṃ prāptaṃ praśādhi tvaṃ mahābhuja ”
- yad -
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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]
- atrān -
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atra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- antaram -
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antaram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]antara (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- praśā -
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praśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adhi -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]adhī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- mahābhuja -
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mahābhuja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahābhuja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.12.21
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 8.12.21 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಶಪ್ತಕಾಶ್ಚ ಮೇ ವಧ್ಯಾ ದ್ರೌಣಿರಾಹ್ವಯತೇ ಚ ಮಾಮ್ ।
ಯದತ್ರಾನನ್ತರಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಂ ಪ್ರಶಾಧಿ ತ್ವಂ ಮಹಾಭುಜ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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 8.12.21 in Bengali sript:
সংশপ্তকাশ্চ মে বধ্যা দ্রৌণিরাহ্বযতে চ মাম্ ।
যদত্রানন্তরং প্রাপ্তং প্রশাধি ত্বং মহাভুজ ॥ ২১ ॥
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 8.12.21 in Gujarati sript:
સંશપ્તકાશ્ચ મે વધ્યા દ્રૌણિરાહ્વયતે ચ મામ્ ।
યદત્રાનન્તરં પ્રાપ્તં પ્રશાધિ ત્વં મહાભુજ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.12.21 in Malayalam sript:
സംശപ്തകാശ്ച മേ വധ്യാ ദ്രൌണിരാഹ്വയതേ ച മാമ് ।
യദത്രാനന്തരം പ്രാപ്തം പ്രശാധി ത്വം മഹാഭുജ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.12.21 in Telugu sript:
సంశప్తకాశ్చ మే వధ్యా ద్రౌణిరాహ్వయతే చ మామ్ ।
యదత్రానన్తరం ప్రాప్తం ప్రశాధి త్వం మహాభుజ ॥ ౨౧ ॥