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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 8.17.69
तैर्विमुक्तैः शरशतैश्छादितं गगनं तदा ।
शलभानां यथा व्रातैस्तद्वदासीत्समाकुलम् ॥ ६९ ॥
tairvimuktaiḥ śaraśataiśchāditaṃ gaganaṃ tadā |
śalabhānāṃ yathā vrātaistadvadāsītsamākulam || 69 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...their cheeks and frontal globes and parts between their tusks. Exceedingly afflicted by fierce car-warriors and horsemen stationed on their flanks, many elephants, ripped open, fell down on the Earth. In that dreadful...
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 (8.17.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Vimukta, Shara, Sharan, Shata, Chadita, Gagana, Tada, Shalabha, Yatha, Vrata, Tadvat, Samakula,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “tairvimuktaiḥ śaraśataiśchāditaṃ gaganaṃ tadā ”
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vimuktaiḥ -
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vimukta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vimukta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śara -
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śara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śaran (noun, masculine)[compound]śaran (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śataiś -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- chāditam -
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chādita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]chādita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chāditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√chad -> chādita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √chad]√chad -> chādita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √chad]√chad -> chāditā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √chad]√chad -> chādita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √chad]√chad -> chādita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √chad], [accusative single from √chad]
- gaganam -
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gagana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śalabhānāṃ yathā vrātaistadvadāsītsamākulam ”
- śalabhānām -
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śalabha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]śalabhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vrātais -
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vrāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vrāta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tadvad -
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tadvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tadvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- āsīt -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- samākulam -
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samākula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samākula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samākulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.17.69
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 8.17.69 in Kannada sript:
ತೈರ್ವಿಮುಕ್ತೈಃ ಶರಶತೈಶ್ಛಾದಿತಂ ಗಗನಂ ತದಾ ।
ಶಲಭಾನಾಂ ಯಥಾ ವ್ರಾತೈಸ್ತದ್ವದಾಸೀತ್ಸಮಾಕುಲಮ್ ॥ ೬೯ ॥
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 8.17.69 in Bengali sript:
তৈর্বিমুক্তৈঃ শরশতৈশ্ছাদিতং গগনং তদা ।
শলভানাং যথা ব্রাতৈস্তদ্বদাসীত্সমাকুলম্ ॥ ৬৯ ॥
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 8.17.69 in Gujarati sript:
તૈર્વિમુક્તૈઃ શરશતૈશ્છાદિતં ગગનં તદા ।
શલભાનાં યથા વ્રાતૈસ્તદ્વદાસીત્સમાકુલમ્ ॥ ૬૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.69 in Malayalam sript:
തൈര്വിമുക്തൈഃ ശരശതൈശ്ഛാദിതം ഗഗനം തദാ ।
ശലഭാനാം യഥാ വ്രാതൈസ്തദ്വദാസീത്സമാകുലമ് ॥ ൬൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.69 in Telugu sript:
తైర్విముక్తైః శరశతైశ్ఛాదితం గగనం తదా ।
శలభానాం యథా వ్రాతైస్తద్వదాసీత్సమాకులమ్ ॥ ౬౯ ॥