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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 8.15.38
तदर्कचन्द्रग्रहपावकत्विषं भृशाभिघातात्पतितं विचूर्णितम् ।
महेन्द्रवज्राभिहतं महावनं यथाद्रिशृङ्गं धरणीतले तथा ॥ ३८ ॥
tadarkacandragrahapāvakatviṣaṃ bhṛśābhighātātpatitaṃ vicūrṇitam |
mahendravajrābhihataṃ mahāvanaṃ yathādriśṛṅgaṃ dharaṇītale tathā || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...banners and standards, and some were divested of their shafts. Many car-warriors also were seen there, by us, O monarch, wandering all around, deprived of their cars and scorched with the shafts of the Suta’s son...
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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 (8.15.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tada, Ric, Acandra, Graha, Pavaka, Tvish, Bhrisha, Abhighata, Patita, Vicurnita, Mahendra, Vajra, Abhihata, Mahavana, Yatha, Adrishringa, Dharanitala, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.15.38). 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: “tadarkacandragrahapāvakatviṣaṃ bhṛśābhighātātpatitaṃ vicūrṇitam ”
- tadar -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛk -
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ṛc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- acandra -
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acandra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]acandra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- graha -
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graha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]graha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāvaka -
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pāvaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāvaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tviṣam -
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tviṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tviṣ (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- bhṛśā -
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bhṛśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhṛśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhṛś (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- abhighātāt -
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abhighāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]abhighāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- vicūrṇitam -
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vicūrṇita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vicūrṇita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vicūrṇitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “mahendravajrābhihataṃ mahāvanaṃ yathādriśṛṅgaṃ dharaṇītale tathā ”
- mahendra -
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mahendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vajrā -
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vajra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vajra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vajrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhihatam -
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abhihata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhihata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhihatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mahāvanam -
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mahāvana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahāvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahāvanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- adriśṛṅgam -
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adriśṛṅga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dharaṇītale -
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dharaṇītala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.15.38
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 8.15.38 in Kannada sript:
ತದರ್ಕಚನ್ದ್ರಗ್ರಹಪಾವಕತ್ವಿಷಂ ಭೃಶಾಭಿಘಾತಾತ್ಪತಿತಂ ವಿಚೂರ್ಣಿತಮ್ ।
ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರವಜ್ರಾಭಿಹತಂ ಮಹಾವನಂ ಯಥಾದ್ರಿಶೃಙ್ಗಂ ಧರಣೀತಲೇ ತಥಾ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 8.15.38 in Bengali sript:
তদর্কচন্দ্রগ্রহপাবকত্বিষং ভৃশাভিঘাতাত্পতিতং বিচূর্ণিতম্ ।
মহেন্দ্রবজ্রাভিহতং মহাবনং যথাদ্রিশৃঙ্গং ধরণীতলে তথা ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 8.15.38 in Gujarati sript:
તદર્કચન્દ્રગ્રહપાવકત્વિષં ભૃશાભિઘાતાત્પતિતં વિચૂર્ણિતમ્ ।
મહેન્દ્રવજ્રાભિહતં મહાવનં યથાદ્રિશૃઙ્ગં ધરણીતલે તથા ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.15.38 in Malayalam sript:
തദര്കചന്ദ്രഗ്രഹപാവകത്വിഷം ഭൃശാഭിഘാതാത്പതിതം വിചൂര്ണിതമ് ।
മഹേന്ദ്രവജ്രാഭിഹതം മഹാവനം യഥാദ്രിശൃങ്ഗം ധരണീതലേ തഥാ ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.15.38 in Telugu sript:
తదర్కచన్ద్రగ్రహపావకత్విషం భృశాభిఘాతాత్పతితం విచూర్ణితమ్ ।
మహేన్ద్రవజ్రాభిహతం మహావనం యథాద్రిశృఙ్గం ధరణీతలే తథా ॥ ౩౮ ॥