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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 8.17.87
हताश्वो विरथश्चैव विवर्मा च विशां पते ।
अवतीर्य रथात्तूर्णं परिघं गृह्य विष्ठितः ॥ ८७ ॥
hatāśvo virathaścaiva vivarmā ca viśāṃ pate |
avatīrya rathāttūrṇaṃ parighaṃ gṛhya viṣṭhitaḥ || 87 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...take me there, O driver, where the royal son of Pandu, clad in mail shines under yon umbrella held over his head." Thus urged by the king, the driver, in that battle, quickly urged his royal master’s goodly 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 (8.17.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Hatashva, Viratha, Vivarman, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati, Avatirya, Ratha, Turnam, Turna, Parigha, Grihya, Vishthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.17.87). 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: “hatāśvo virathaścaiva vivarmā ca viśāṃ pate ”
- hatāśvo* -
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hatāśva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- virathaś -
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viratha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vivarmā -
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vivarman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viśām -
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viśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pate -
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pat (noun, masculine)[dative single]pat (noun, neuter)[dative single]pata (noun, masculine)[locative single]pata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]patā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]pati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “avatīrya rathāttūrṇaṃ parighaṃ gṛhya viṣṭhitaḥ ”
- avatīrya -
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√avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √avatṝ]√avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √avatṝ]√avatṝ -> avatīrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √avatṝ]avatīrya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avatīrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rathāt -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tūrṇam -
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tūrṇam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tūrṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tūrṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tūrṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
- parigham -
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parigha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- gṛhya -
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gṛhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gṛhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)[absolutive from √grah]√grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]√grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
- viṣṭhitaḥ -
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viṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.17.87
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 8.17.87 in Kannada sript:
ಹತಾಶ್ವೋ ವಿರಥಶ್ಚೈವ ವಿವರ್ಮಾ ಚ ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ।
ಅವತೀರ್ಯ ರಥಾತ್ತೂರ್ಣಂ ಪರಿಘಂ ಗೃಹ್ಯ ವಿಷ್ಠಿತಃ ॥ ೮೭ ॥
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 8.17.87 in Bengali sript:
হতাশ্বো বিরথশ্চৈব বিবর্মা চ বিশাং পতে ।
অবতীর্য রথাত্তূর্ণং পরিঘং গৃহ্য বিষ্ঠিতঃ ॥ ৮৭ ॥
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 8.17.87 in Gujarati sript:
હતાશ્વો વિરથશ્ચૈવ વિવર્મા ચ વિશાં પતે ।
અવતીર્ય રથાત્તૂર્ણં પરિઘં ગૃહ્ય વિષ્ઠિતઃ ॥ ૮૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.87 in Malayalam sript:
ഹതാശ്വോ വിരഥശ്ചൈവ വിവര്മാ ച വിശാം പതേ ।
അവതീര്യ രഥാത്തൂര്ണം പരിഘം ഗൃഹ്യ വിഷ്ഠിതഃ ॥ ൮൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.87 in Telugu sript:
హతాశ్వో విరథశ్చైవ వివర్మా చ విశాం పతే ।
అవతీర్య రథాత్తూర్ణం పరిఘం గృహ్య విష్ఠితః ॥ ౮౭ ॥