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 8.14.25

आश्चर्यमिति गोविन्दो ब्रुवन्नश्वानचोदयत् ।
हंसांसगौरास्ते सेनां हंसाः सर इवाविशन् ॥ २५ ॥

āścaryamiti govindo bruvannaśvānacodayat |
haṃsāṃsagaurāste senāṃ haṃsāḥ sara ivāviśan || 25 ||

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

...Satyaki, piercing the vitals of the elephant belonging to the king of the Vangas staying before him, with a long shaft endued with great impetuosity, caused it to fall down on the field of battle. Then Satyaki...

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

Ashcaryam, Ashcarya, Iti, Hamsa, Sagu, Rasta, Sena, Sara, Saras, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.14.25). 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: “āścaryamiti govindo bruvannaśvānacodayat
  • āścaryam -
  • āścaryam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āścaryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • govindo* -
  • Cannot analyse bruvannaśvānacodayat
  • Line 2: “haṃsāṃsagaurāste senāṃ haṃsāḥ sara ivāviśan
  • haṃsāṃ -
  • haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sagau -
  • sagu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sagu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • rāste -
  • rās -> rāsta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rās class 1 verb], [locative single from √rās class 2 verb]
    rās -> rāsta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rās class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rās class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rās class 1 verb], [locative single from √rās class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rās class 2 verb], [locative single from √rās class 2 verb]
    rās -> rāstā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rās class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rās class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rās class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rās class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rās class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rās class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √rās class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √rās class 2 verb]
    rās (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • senām -
  • senā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • haṃsāḥ -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sara* -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aviśan -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.14.25

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 8.14.25 in Kannada sript:
ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಮಿತಿ ಗೋವಿನ್ದೋ ಬ್ರುವನ್ನಶ್ವಾನಚೋದಯತ್ ।
ಹಂಸಾಂಸಗೌರಾಸ್ತೇ ಸೇನಾಂ ಹಂಸಾಃ ಸರ ಇವಾವಿಶನ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 8.14.25 in Bengali sript:
আশ্চর্যমিতি গোবিন্দো ব্রুবন্নশ্বানচোদযত্ ।
হংসাংসগৌরাস্তে সেনাং হংসাঃ সর ইবাবিশন্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 8.14.25 in Gujarati sript:
આશ્ચર્યમિતિ ગોવિન્દો બ્રુવન્નશ્વાનચોદયત્ ।
હંસાંસગૌરાસ્તે સેનાં હંસાઃ સર ઇવાવિશન્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 8.14.25 in Malayalam sript:
ആശ്ചര്യമിതി ഗോവിന്ദോ ബ്രുവന്നശ്വാനചോദയത് ।
ഹംസാംസഗൌരാസ്തേ സേനാം ഹംസാഃ സര ഇവാവിശന് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.14.25 in Telugu sript:
ఆశ్చర్యమితి గోవిన్దో బ్రువన్నశ్వానచోదయత్ ।
హంసాంసగౌరాస్తే సేనాం హంసాః సర ఇవావిశన్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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