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 8.17.16

दिवाकरकरप्रख्यानङ्गश्चिक्षेप तोमरान् ।
नकुलाय शतान्यष्टौ त्रिधैकैकं तु सोऽच्छिनत् ॥ १६ ॥

divākarakaraprakhyānaṅgaścikṣepa tomarān |
nakulāya śatānyaṣṭau tridhaikaikaṃ tu so'cchinat || 16 ||

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

...other with their horns Carefully exerting themselves to slay each other, those two mighty car-warriors moved in a 1,000 circles with their respective cars on that arena. Then Kritavarma, O king, in that encounter...

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

Divakara, Kara, Prakhya, Prakhyas, Angas, Anga, Tomara, Nakula, Shata, Ashta, Ashti, Tridha, Ekaika, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.17.16). 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: “divākarakaraprakhyānaṅgaścikṣepa tomarān
  • divākara -
  • divākara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kara -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prakhyān -
  • prakhya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    prakhyas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgaś -
  • aṅgas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cikṣepa -
  • kṣip (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tomarān -
  • tomara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nakulāya śatānyaṣṭau tridhaikaikaṃ tu so'cchinat
  • nakulāya -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nakula (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śatānya -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • tridhai -
  • tridhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekaikam -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekaika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekaikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • acchinat -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.17.16

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 8.17.16 in Kannada sript:
ದಿವಾಕರಕರಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾನಙ್ಗಶ್ಚಿಕ್ಷೇಪ ತೋಮರಾನ್ ।
ನಕುಲಾಯ ಶತಾನ್ಯಷ್ಟೌ ತ್ರಿಧೈಕೈಕಂ ತು ಸೋಽಚ್ಛಿನತ್ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 8.17.16 in Bengali sript:
দিবাকরকরপ্রখ্যানঙ্গশ্চিক্ষেপ তোমরান্ ।
নকুলায শতান্যষ্টৌ ত্রিধৈকৈকং তু সোঽচ্ছিনত্ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 8.17.16 in Gujarati sript:
દિવાકરકરપ્રખ્યાનઙ્ગશ્ચિક્ષેપ તોમરાન્ ।
નકુલાય શતાન્યષ્ટૌ ત્રિધૈકૈકં તુ સોઽચ્છિનત્ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 8.17.16 in Malayalam sript:
ദിവാകരകരപ്രഖ്യാനങ്ഗശ്ചിക്ഷേപ തോമരാന് ।
നകുലായ ശതാന്യഷ്ടൌ ത്രിധൈകൈകം തു സോഽച്ഛിനത് ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.17.16 in Telugu sript:
దివాకరకరప్రఖ్యానఙ్గశ్చిక్షేప తోమరాన్ ।
నకులాయ శతాన్యష్టౌ త్రిధైకైకం తు సోఽచ్ఛినత్ ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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