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 8.14.34

शतघ्नीः पश्य चित्राश्च विपुलान्परिघांस्तथा ।
चक्राणि चापविद्धानि मुद्गरांश्च बहून्रणे ॥ ३४ ॥

śataghnīḥ paśya citrāśca vipulānparighāṃstathā |
cakrāṇi cāpaviddhāni mudgarāṃśca bahūnraṇe || 34 ||

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

...Sun by the clouds. Then occurred a fierce battle between those car-warriors and elephant-men, the former showering their arrows and shafts the latter their lances by thousands. The frontal globes and other limbs...

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

Shataghni, Pashya, Citra, Vipula, Parigha, Tatha, Cakra, Capa, Viddha, Mudgara, Bahu, Rana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.14.34). 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: “śataghnīḥ paśya citrāśca vipulānparighāṃstathā
  • śataghnīḥ -
  • śataghni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    śataghnī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • citrāś -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vipulān -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • parighāṃs -
  • parigha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “cakrāṇi cāpaviddhāni mudgarāṃśca bahūnraṇe
  • cakrāṇi -
  • cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viddhāni -
  • viddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √vidh class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √vyadh class 4 verb]
  • mudgarāṃś -
  • mudgara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.14.34

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 8.14.34 in Kannada sript:
ಶತಘ್ನೀಃ ಪಶ್ಯ ಚಿತ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ವಿಪುಲಾನ್ಪರಿಘಾಂಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಚಕ್ರಾಣಿ ಚಾಪವಿದ್ಧಾನಿ ಮುದ್ಗರಾಂಶ್ಚ ಬಹೂನ್ರಣೇ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 8.14.34 in Bengali sript:
শতঘ্নীঃ পশ্য চিত্রাশ্চ বিপুলান্পরিঘাংস্তথা ।
চক্রাণি চাপবিদ্ধানি মুদ্গরাংশ্চ বহূন্রণে ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 8.14.34 in Gujarati sript:
શતઘ્નીઃ પશ્ય ચિત્રાશ્ચ વિપુલાન્પરિઘાંસ્તથા ।
ચક્રાણિ ચાપવિદ્ધાનિ મુદ્ગરાંશ્ચ બહૂન્રણે ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 8.14.34 in Malayalam sript:
ശതഘ്നീഃ പശ്യ ചിത്രാശ്ച വിപുലാന്പരിഘാംസ്തഥാ ।
ചക്രാണി ചാപവിദ്ധാനി മുദ്ഗരാംശ്ച ബഹൂന്രണേ ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.14.34 in Telugu sript:
శతఘ్నీః పశ్య చిత్రాశ్చ విపులాన్పరిఘాంస్తథా ।
చక్రాణి చాపవిద్ధాని ముద్గరాంశ్చ బహూన్రణే ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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