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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 8.17.91
तमभिद्रुत्य राधेयः प्रहसन्वै पुनः पुनः ।
सज्यमस्य धनुः कण्ठे सोऽवासृजत भारत ॥ ९१ ॥
tamabhidrutya rādheyaḥ prahasanvai punaḥ punaḥ |
sajyamasya dhanuḥ kaṇṭhe so'vāsṛjata bhārata || 91 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Yudhishthira could not brook that insult. Casting aside his broken bow, with eyes red in wrath, Dharma’s son took up another bow at the head of his forces, and then cut off Duryodhana’s standard and bow. Duryodhana...
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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 (8.17.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tama, Bhid, Bhit, Radheya, Prahasat, Puna, Sajya, Idam, Dhanu, Dhanus, Kantha, Sah, Ava, Bharata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.17.91). 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: “tamabhidrutya rādheyaḥ prahasanvai punaḥ punaḥ ”
- tama -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhid -
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bhid (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rutya -
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√ru -> rutya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ru]√ru -> rutya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ru]
- rādheyaḥ -
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rādheya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prahasan -
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prahasat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “sajyamasya dhanuḥ kaṇṭhe so'vāsṛjata bhārata ”
- sajyam -
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sajya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sajya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sajyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sañj -> sajya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sajya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- dhanuḥ -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaṇṭhe -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[locative single]√kaṇṭh (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- avā -
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ava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]√av (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√u (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]ava (Preverb)[Preverb]avā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- asṛjata -
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√sṛj (verb class 6)[imperfect active second plural]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.17.91
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 8.17.91 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಭಿದ್ರುತ್ಯ ರಾಧೇಯಃ ಪ್ರಹಸನ್ವೈ ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ ।
ಸಜ್ಯಮಸ್ಯ ಧನುಃ ಕಣ್ಠೇ ಸೋಽವಾಸೃಜತ ಭಾರತ ॥ ೯೧ ॥
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 8.17.91 in Bengali sript:
তমভিদ্রুত্য রাধেযঃ প্রহসন্বৈ পুনঃ পুনঃ ।
সজ্যমস্য ধনুঃ কণ্ঠে সোঽবাসৃজত ভারত ॥ ৯১ ॥
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 8.17.91 in Gujarati sript:
તમભિદ્રુત્ય રાધેયઃ પ્રહસન્વૈ પુનઃ પુનઃ ।
સજ્યમસ્ય ધનુઃ કણ્ઠે સોઽવાસૃજત ભારત ॥ ૯૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.91 in Malayalam sript:
തമഭിദ്രുത്യ രാധേയഃ പ്രഹസന്വൈ പുനഃ പുനഃ ।
സജ്യമസ്യ ധനുഃ കണ്ഠേ സോഽവാസൃജത ഭാരത ॥ ൯൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.17.91 in Telugu sript:
తమభిద్రుత్య రాధేయః ప్రహసన్వై పునః పునః ।
సజ్యమస్య ధనుః కణ్ఠే సోఽవాసృజత భారత ॥ ౯౧ ॥