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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 8.40.56
नैव भीष्मो न च द्रोणो नाप्यन्ये युधि तावकाः ।
चक्रुः स्म तादृशं कर्म यादृशं वै कृतं रणे ॥ ५६ ॥
naiva bhīṣmo na ca droṇo nāpyanye yudhi tāvakāḥ |
cakruḥ sma tādṛśaṃ karma yādṛśaṃ vai kṛtaṃ raṇe || 56 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Karna, Yudhishthira’s troops, O king, afflicted with the arrows of the Suta’s son, soon fled away. Showers of shafts fell together. Indeed, those sped subsequently from the bow of the Suta’s son touched with their...
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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 (8.40.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Naiva, Bhishma, Drona, Nabh, Yat, Yah, Yudh, Tavaka, Cakru, Sma, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Karman, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Krit, Krita, Rana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.40.56). 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: “naiva bhīṣmo na ca droṇo nāpyanye yudhi tāvakāḥ ”
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bhīṣmo* -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- droṇo* -
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droṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāp -
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nābh (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- yan -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- yudhi -
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yudh (noun, feminine)[locative single]yudh (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tāvakāḥ -
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tāvaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “cakruḥ sma tādṛśaṃ karma yādṛśaṃ vai kṛtaṃ raṇe ”
- cakruḥ -
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cakru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]cakru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active third plural]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- tādṛśam -
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tādṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tādṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tādṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tādṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yādṛśam -
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yādṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yādṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yādṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]yādṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- raṇe -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.40.56
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 8.40.56 in Kannada sript:
ನೈವ ಭೀಷ್ಮೋ ನ ಚ ದ್ರೋಣೋ ನಾಪ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ಯುಧಿ ತಾವಕಾಃ ।
ಚಕ್ರುಃ ಸ್ಮ ತಾದೃಶಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಯಾದೃಶಂ ವೈ ಕೃತಂ ರಣೇ ॥ ೫೬ ॥
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 8.40.56 in Bengali sript:
নৈব ভীষ্মো ন চ দ্রোণো নাপ্যন্যে যুধি তাবকাঃ ।
চক্রুঃ স্ম তাদৃশং কর্ম যাদৃশং বৈ কৃতং রণে ॥ ৫৬ ॥
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 8.40.56 in Gujarati sript:
નૈવ ભીષ્મો ન ચ દ્રોણો નાપ્યન્યે યુધિ તાવકાઃ ।
ચક્રુઃ સ્મ તાદૃશં કર્મ યાદૃશં વૈ કૃતં રણે ॥ ૫૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.40.56 in Malayalam sript:
നൈവ ഭീഷ്മോ ന ച ദ്രോണോ നാപ്യന്യേ യുധി താവകാഃ ।
ചക്രുഃ സ്മ താദൃശം കര്മ യാദൃശം വൈ കൃതം രണേ ॥ ൫൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.40.56 in Telugu sript:
నైవ భీష్మో న చ ద్రోణో నాప్యన్యే యుధి తావకాః ।
చక్రుః స్మ తాదృశం కర్మ యాదృశం వై కృతం రణే ॥ ౫౬ ॥