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 8.24.15

काञ्चनं दिवि तत्रासीदन्तरिक्षे च राजतम् ।
आयसं चाभवद्भूमौ चक्रस्थं पृथिवीपते ॥ १५ ॥

kāñcanaṃ divi tatrāsīdantarikṣe ca rājatam |
āyasaṃ cābhavadbhūmau cakrasthaṃ pṛthivīpate || 15 ||

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

...proceed against one another (for combat). Meteoric showers became noticeable and all the quarters seemed ablaze. Thunders fell from a cloudless sky, and fierce winds began to blow. Animals and birds in larger numbers...

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

Kancana, Div, Divi, Tatra, Tari, Tarin, Ksha, Kshi, Rajata, Ayasa, Bhuma, Bhumi, Prithivipati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.24.15). 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: “kāñcanaṃ divi tatrāsīdantarikṣe ca rājatam
  • kāñcanam -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asīdan -
  • sad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • tari -
  • tari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tarī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tarin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tarin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣe -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājatam -
  • rājatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rājata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “āyasaṃ cābhavadbhūmau cakrasthaṃ pṛthivīpate
  • āyasam -
  • āyasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • cakrastham -
  • cakrasthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pṛthivīpate -
  • pṛthivīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.24.15

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 8.24.15 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಞ್ಚನಂ ದಿವಿ ತತ್ರಾಸೀದನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷೇ ಚ ರಾಜತಮ್ ।
ಆಯಸಂ ಚಾಭವದ್ಭೂಮೌ ಚಕ್ರಸ್ಥಂ ಪೃಥಿವೀಪತೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 8.24.15 in Bengali sript:
কাঞ্চনং দিবি তত্রাসীদন্তরিক্ষে চ রাজতম্ ।
আযসং চাভবদ্ভূমৌ চক্রস্থং পৃথিবীপতে ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 8.24.15 in Gujarati sript:
કાઞ્ચનં દિવિ તત્રાસીદન્તરિક્ષે ચ રાજતમ્ ।
આયસં ચાભવદ્ભૂમૌ ચક્રસ્થં પૃથિવીપતે ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 8.24.15 in Malayalam sript:
കാഞ്ചനം ദിവി തത്രാസീദന്തരിക്ഷേ ച രാജതമ് ।
ആയസം ചാഭവദ്ഭൂമൌ ചക്രസ്ഥം പൃഥിവീപതേ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.24.15 in Telugu sript:
కాఞ్చనం దివి తత్రాసీదన్తరిక్షే చ రాజతమ్ ।
ఆయసం చాభవద్భూమౌ చక్రస్థం పృథివీపతే ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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