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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 8.16.5
अश्वत्थाम्नश्च संकल्पाद्धताः कर्णेन सृञ्जयाः ।
तथाश्वनरनागानां कृतं च कदनं महत् ।
इत्याचष्ट सुदुर्धर्षो वासुदेवः किरीटिने ॥ ५ ॥
aśvatthāmnaśca saṃkalpāddhatāḥ karṇena sṛñjayāḥ |
tathāśvanaranāgānāṃ kṛtaṃ ca kadanaṃ mahat |
ityācaṣṭa sudurdharṣo vāsudevaḥ kirīṭine || 5 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...another formidable bow endued with greater impetus. The prince then, O bull of Bharata’s race, pierced Uluka with sixty arrows. Piercing next the driver of Uluka, Yuyutsu struck Uluka once more. Then Uluka, filled...
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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 (8.16.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashvatthaman, Sankalpa, Hata, Karna, Srinjaya, Tatha, Shvanara, Naga, Krit, Krita, Kadana, Mahat, Iti, Itya, Sudurdharsha, Vasudeva, Kiritin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.16.5). 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: “aśvatthāmnaśca saṃkalpāddhatāḥ karṇena sṛñjayāḥ ”
- aśvatthāmnaś -
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aśvatthāman (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]aśvatthāman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkalpāddh -
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saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- hatāḥ -
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hata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √han class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √han class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √han class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- karṇena -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- sṛñjayāḥ -
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sṛñjaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “tathāśvanaranāgānāṃ kṛtaṃ ca kadanaṃ mahat ”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śvanara -
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śvanara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāgānām -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nāga (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]nāgā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kadanam -
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kadana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahat -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “ityācaṣṭa sudurdharṣo vāsudevaḥ kirīṭine ”
- ityā -
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itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]iti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- acaṣṭa -
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√cakṣ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- sudurdharṣo* -
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sudurdharṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāsudevaḥ -
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vāsudeva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kirīṭine -
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kirīṭin (noun, masculine)[dative single]kirīṭin (noun, neuter)[dative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.16.5
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 8.16.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮ್ನಶ್ಚ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪಾದ್ಧತಾಃ ಕರ್ಣೇನ ಸೃಞ್ಜಯಾಃ ।
ತಥಾಶ್ವನರನಾಗಾನಾಂ ಕೃತಂ ಚ ಕದನಂ ಮಹತ್ ।
ಇತ್ಯಾಚಷ್ಟ ಸುದುರ್ಧರ್ಷೋ ವಾಸುದೇವಃ ಕಿರೀಟಿನೇ ॥ ೫ ॥
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 8.16.5 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বত্থাম্নশ্চ সংকল্পাদ্ধতাঃ কর্ণেন সৃঞ্জযাঃ ।
তথাশ্বনরনাগানাং কৃতং চ কদনং মহত্ ।
ইত্যাচষ্ট সুদুর্ধর্ষো বাসুদেবঃ কিরীটিনে ॥ ৫ ॥
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 8.16.5 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વત્થામ્નશ્ચ સંકલ્પાદ્ધતાઃ કર્ણેન સૃઞ્જયાઃ ।
તથાશ્વનરનાગાનાં કૃતં ચ કદનં મહત્ ।
ઇત્યાચષ્ટ સુદુર્ધર્ષો વાસુદેવઃ કિરીટિને ॥ ૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.16.5 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വത്ഥാമ്നശ്ച സംകല്പാദ്ധതാഃ കര്ണേന സൃഞ്ജയാഃ ।
തഥാശ്വനരനാഗാനാം കൃതം ച കദനം മഹത് ।
ഇത്യാചഷ്ട സുദുര്ധര്ഷോ വാസുദേവഃ കിരീടിനേ ॥ ൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.16.5 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వత్థామ్నశ్చ సంకల్పాద్ధతాః కర్ణేన సృఞ్జయాః ।
తథాశ్వనరనాగానాం కృతం చ కదనం మహత్ ।
ఇత్యాచష్ట సుదుర్ధర్షో వాసుదేవః కిరీటినే ॥ ౫ ॥