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 8.12.61

तेषु प्ररुग्णेषु गुरोस्तनूजं बाणैः किरीटी नवसूर्यवर्णैः ।
प्रच्छादयामास महाभ्रजालैर्वायुः समुद्युक्तमिवांशुमन्तम् ॥ ६१ ॥

teṣu prarugṇeṣu gurostanūjaṃ bāṇaiḥ kirīṭī navasūryavarṇaiḥ |
pracchādayāmāsa mahābhrajālairvāyuḥ samudyuktamivāṃśumantam || 61 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...the preceptor’s son poured on that hostile force his arrowy shower. Baffling with the Vayavya weapon that unbearable shower of arrows shot by the Ashvatthama-cloud, the Pandya-wind, filled with joy, uttered loud...

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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 (8.12.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Pra, Rugna, Guru, Tanuja, Bana, Kiriti, Kiritin, Navasu, Yava, Yavan, Rina, Pracchada, Yama, Yaman, Mahabhra, Jala, Vayu, Samudyukta, Iva, Amshumat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.12.61). 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: “teṣu prarugṇeṣu gurostanūjaṃ bāṇaiḥ kirīṭī navasūryavarṇaiḥ
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rugṇeṣu -
  • rugṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    rugṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • guros -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tanūjam -
  • tanūja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tanūja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tanūjā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bāṇaiḥ -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kirīṭī -
  • kirīṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kirīṭin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • navasūr -
  • navasū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yavar -
  • yava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yavan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṇaiḥ -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “pracchādayāmāsa mahābhrajālairvāyuḥ samudyuktamivāṃśumantam
  • pracchāda -
  • pracchāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pracchāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāmā -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • mahābhra -
  • mahābhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jālair -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • samudyuktam -
  • samudyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samudyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṃśumantam -
  • aṃśumat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.12.61

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 8.12.61 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷು ಪ್ರರುಗ್ಣೇಷು ಗುರೋಸ್ತನೂಜಂ ಬಾಣೈಃ ಕಿರೀಟೀ ನವಸೂರ್ಯವರ್ಣೈಃ ।
ಪ್ರಚ್ಛಾದಯಾಮಾಸ ಮಹಾಭ್ರಜಾಲೈರ್ವಾಯುಃ ಸಮುದ್ಯುಕ್ತಮಿವಾಂಶುಮನ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೬೧ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 8.12.61 in Bengali sript:
তেষু প্ররুগ্ণেষু গুরোস্তনূজং বাণৈঃ কিরীটী নবসূর্যবর্ণৈঃ ।
প্রচ্ছাদযামাস মহাভ্রজালৈর্বাযুঃ সমুদ্যুক্তমিবাংশুমন্তম্ ॥ ৬১ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 8.12.61 in Gujarati sript:
તેષુ પ્રરુગ્ણેષુ ગુરોસ્તનૂજં બાણૈઃ કિરીટી નવસૂર્યવર્ણૈઃ ।
પ્રચ્છાદયામાસ મહાભ્રજાલૈર્વાયુઃ સમુદ્યુક્તમિવાંશુમન્તમ્ ॥ ૬૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.12.61 in Malayalam sript:
തേഷു പ്രരുഗ്ണേഷു ഗുരോസ്തനൂജം ബാണൈഃ കിരീടീ നവസൂര്യവര്ണൈഃ ।
പ്രച്ഛാദയാമാസ മഹാഭ്രജാലൈര്വായുഃ സമുദ്യുക്തമിവാംശുമന്തമ് ॥ ൬൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.12.61 in Telugu sript:
తేషు ప్రరుగ్ణేషు గురోస్తనూజం బాణైః కిరీటీ నవసూర్యవర్ణైః ।
ప్రచ్ఛాదయామాస మహాభ్రజాలైర్వాయుః సముద్యుక్తమివాంశుమన్తమ్ ॥ ౬౧ ॥

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