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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 8.16.12
तेन शब्देन महता संहृष्टाश्चक्रुराहवम् ।
वीरा वीरैर्महाघोरं कलहान्तं तितीर्षवः ॥ १२ ॥
tena śabdena mahatā saṃhṛṣṭāścakrurāhavam |
vīrā vīrairmahāghoraṃ kalahāntaṃ titīrṣavaḥ || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the glory of the Kurus, deprived of their cars, retreated from the encounter, glaring at each other. Then your son, overcome with fear, mounted upon the car of Vivingsu, while Satanika quickly got upon the car...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.16.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Tena, Shabda, Mahat, Mahata, Samhrishta, Cakru, Ahava, Vira, Mahaghora, Kalaha, Titirshu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.16.12). 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: “tena śabdena mahatā saṃhṛṣṭāścakrurāhavam ”
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- śabdena -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- mahatā -
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mahat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]mahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- saṃhṛṣṭāś -
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saṃhṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṃhṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cakrur -
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cakru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]cakru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active third plural]
- āhavam -
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āhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vīrā vīrairmahāghoraṃ kalahāntaṃ titīrṣavaḥ ”
- vīrā* -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vīrair -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vīra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- mahāghoram -
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mahāghora (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahāghora (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahāghorā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kalahān -
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kalaha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- titīrṣavaḥ -
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titīrṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]titīrṣu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.16.12
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 8.16.12 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನ ಶಬ್ದೇನ ಮಹತಾ ಸಂಹೃಷ್ಟಾಶ್ಚಕ್ರುರಾಹವಮ್ ।
ವೀರಾ ವೀರೈರ್ಮಹಾಘೋರಂ ಕಲಹಾನ್ತಂ ತಿತೀರ್ಷವಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
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 8.16.12 in Bengali sript:
তেন শব্দেন মহতা সংহৃষ্টাশ্চক্রুরাহবম্ ।
বীরা বীরৈর্মহাঘোরং কলহান্তং তিতীর্ষবঃ ॥ ১২ ॥
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 8.16.12 in Gujarati sript:
તેન શબ્દેન મહતા સંહૃષ્ટાશ્ચક્રુરાહવમ્ ।
વીરા વીરૈર્મહાઘોરં કલહાન્તં તિતીર્ષવઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.16.12 in Malayalam sript:
തേന ശബ്ദേന മഹതാ സംഹൃഷ്ടാശ്ചക്രുരാഹവമ് ।
വീരാ വീരൈര്മഹാഘോരം കലഹാന്തം തിതീര്ഷവഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.16.12 in Telugu sript:
తేన శబ్దేన మహతా సంహృష్టాశ్చక్రురాహవమ్ ।
వీరా వీరైర్మహాఘోరం కలహాన్తం తితీర్షవః ॥ ౧౨ ॥