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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 8.40.81
दीर्यते च महत्सैन्यं सृञ्जयानां महारणे ।
हस्तिकक्ष्यो ह्यसौ कृष्ण केतुः कर्णस्य धीमतः ।
दृश्यते राजसैन्यस्य मध्ये विचरतो मुहुः ॥ ८१ ॥
dīryate ca mahatsainyaṃ sṛñjayānāṃ mahāraṇe |
hastikakṣyo hyasau kṛṣṇa ketuḥ karṇasya dhīmataḥ |
dṛśyate rājasainyasya madhye vicarato muhuḥ || 81 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...And he continued to pierce the two sons of Madri by Pandu with many keen arrows. Smiling the while, by means of his shafts he made Yudhishthira turn his face from the battle. Then Shalya, laughing, once more said...
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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 (8.40.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahat, Sainya, Srinjaya, Maharana, Hastikakshya, Asi, Asu, Adah, Krishna, Ketri, Ketu, Karna, Dhimat, Dhimata, Drishyata, Rajasa, Ainya, Madhye, Madhya, Vicara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.40.81). 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: “dīryate ca mahatsainyaṃ sṛñjayānāṃ mahāraṇe ”
- dīryate -
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√dṝ (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√dṝ (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahat -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sainyam -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sainyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sṛñjayānām -
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sṛñjaya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- mahāraṇe -
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mahāraṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “hastikakṣyo hyasau kṛṣṇa ketuḥ karṇasya dhīmataḥ ”
- hastikakṣyo* -
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hastikakṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛṣṇa -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ketuḥ -
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ketṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ketu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karṇasya -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- dhīmataḥ -
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dhīmat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]dhīmat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]dhīmata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “dṛśyate rājasainyasya madhye vicarato muhuḥ ”
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- rājasai -
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rājasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rājasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ainyasya -
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ainya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vicara -
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vicara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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- Cannot analyse muhuḥ
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.40.81
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 8.40.81 in Kannada sript:
ದೀರ್ಯತೇ ಚ ಮಹತ್ಸೈನ್ಯಂ ಸೃಞ್ಜಯಾನಾಂ ಮಹಾರಣೇ ।
ಹಸ್ತಿಕಕ್ಷ್ಯೋ ಹ್ಯಸೌ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕೇತುಃ ಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಧೀಮತಃ ।
ದೃಶ್ಯತೇ ರಾಜಸೈನ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ವಿಚರತೋ ಮುಹುಃ ॥ ೮೧ ॥
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 8.40.81 in Bengali sript:
দীর্যতে চ মহত্সৈন্যং সৃঞ্জযানাং মহারণে ।
হস্তিকক্ষ্যো হ্যসৌ কৃষ্ণ কেতুঃ কর্ণস্য ধীমতঃ ।
দৃশ্যতে রাজসৈন্যস্য মধ্যে বিচরতো মুহুঃ ॥ ৮১ ॥
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 8.40.81 in Gujarati sript:
દીર્યતે ચ મહત્સૈન્યં સૃઞ્જયાનાં મહારણે ।
હસ્તિકક્ષ્યો હ્યસૌ કૃષ્ણ કેતુઃ કર્ણસ્ય ધીમતઃ ।
દૃશ્યતે રાજસૈન્યસ્ય મધ્યે વિચરતો મુહુઃ ॥ ૮૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.40.81 in Malayalam sript:
ദീര്യതേ ച മഹത്സൈന്യം സൃഞ്ജയാനാം മഹാരണേ ।
ഹസ്തികക്ഷ്യോ ഹ്യസൌ കൃഷ്ണ കേതുഃ കര്ണസ്യ ധീമതഃ ।
ദൃശ്യതേ രാജസൈന്യസ്യ മധ്യേ വിചരതോ മുഹുഃ ॥ ൮൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.40.81 in Telugu sript:
దీర్యతే చ మహత్సైన్యం సృఞ్జయానాం మహారణే ।
హస్తికక్ష్యో హ్యసౌ కృష్ణ కేతుః కర్ణస్య ధీమతః ।
దృశ్యతే రాజసైన్యస్య మధ్యే విచరతో ముహుః ॥ ౮౧ ॥