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 8.14.63
गजवाजिमनुष्याणां शरीराणि शितैः शरैः ।
भित्त्वा प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठो विदेहासूंश्चकार सः ॥ ६३ ॥
gajavājimanuṣyāṇāṃ śarīrāṇi śitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
bhittvā praharatāṃ śreṣṭho videhāsūṃścakāra saḥ || 63 ||
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...twenty arrows and his driver with three. Then, O monarch, that slayer of hostile heroes, viz., Nakula, filled with rage, cut off Karna’s bow with a razor-headed shaft of great keenness. Smiling the while, the heroic...
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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 (8.14.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gaja, Vajimat, Sharira, Shita, Shara, Bhittva, Prahara, Shreshtha, Videha, Cakara, Sah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.14.63). 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: “gajavājimanuṣyāṇāṃ śarīrāṇi śitaiḥ śaraiḥ”
- gaja -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vājiman -
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vājimat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- uṣyā -
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√uṣ -> uṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √uṣ]√uṣ -> uṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √uṣ]√vas -> uṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]√vas -> uṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vas]
- aṇā -
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√aṇ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śarīrāṇi -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śitaiḥ -
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śita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√śā -> śita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]
- śaraiḥ -
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śara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “bhittvā praharatāṃ śreṣṭho videhāsūṃścakāra saḥ”
- bhittvā -
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√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]bhittvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prahara -
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prahara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śreṣṭho* -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- videhāsū -
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videhā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- ūṃś -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cakāra -
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cakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.14.63
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 8.14.63 in Kannada sript:
ಗಜವಾಜಿಮನುಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಶರೀರಾಣಿ ಶಿತೈಃ ಶರೈಃ ।
ಭಿತ್ತ್ವಾ ಪ್ರಹರತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ವಿದೇಹಾಸೂಂಶ್ಚಕಾರ ಸಃ ॥ ೬೩ ॥
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 8.14.63 in Bengali sript:
গজবাজিমনুষ্যাণাং শরীরাণি শিতৈঃ শরৈঃ ।
ভিত্ত্বা প্রহরতাং শ্রেষ্ঠো বিদেহাসূংশ্চকার সঃ ॥ ৬৩ ॥
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 8.14.63 in Gujarati sript:
ગજવાજિમનુષ્યાણાં શરીરાણિ શિતૈઃ શરૈઃ ।
ભિત્ત્વા પ્રહરતાં શ્રેષ્ઠો વિદેહાસૂંશ્ચકાર સઃ ॥ ૬૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.14.63 in Malayalam sript:
ഗജവാജിമനുഷ്യാണാം ശരീരാണി ശിതൈഃ ശരൈഃ ।
ഭിത്ത്വാ പ്രഹരതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠോ വിദേഹാസൂംശ്ചകാര സഃ ॥ ൬൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.14.63 in Telugu sript:
గజవాజిమనుష్యాణాం శరీరాణి శితైః శరైః ।
భిత్త్వా ప్రహరతాం శ్రేష్ఠో విదేహాసూంశ్చకార సః ॥ ౬౩ ॥