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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 8.40.106
सुदक्षिणादवरजं काम्बोजं ददृशुर्हतम् ।
प्रांशुं कमलपत्राक्षमत्यर्थं प्रियदर्शनम् ।
काञ्चनस्तम्भसंकाशं भिन्नं हेमगिरिं यथा ॥ १०६ ॥
sudakṣiṇādavarajaṃ kāmbojaṃ dadṛśurhatam |
prāṃśuṃ kamalapatrākṣamatyarthaṃ priyadarśanam |
kāñcanastambhasaṃkāśaṃ bhinnaṃ hemagiriṃ yathā || 106 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...foremost of victorious men, shook his formidable bow decked with gold, and then pierced him from every side with many sharp arrows. Once more bending the bow, O king, the son of Drona cruelly struck Arjuna, aiming...
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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 (8.40.106). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sudakshina, Avaraja, Kamboja, Hata, Pramshu, Kamalapatra, Aksha, Atyartham, Atyartha, Priyadarshana, Kancana, Bhasa, Kasha, Bhinna, Hemagiri, Yatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.40.106). 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: “sudakṣiṇādavarajaṃ kāmbojaṃ dadṛśurhatam ”
- sudakṣiṇād -
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sudakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sudakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- avarajam -
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avaraja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avaraja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avarajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāmbojam -
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kāmboja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāmboja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāmbojā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dadṛśur -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- hatam -
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hata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [accusative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb], [accusative single from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- Line 2: “prāṃśuṃ kamalapatrākṣamatyarthaṃ priyadarśanam ”
- prāṃśum -
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prāṃśu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prāṃśu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kamalapatrā -
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kamalapatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kamalapatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- akṣam -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- atyartham -
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atyartham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atyartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]atyartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]atyarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- priyadarśanam -
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priyadarśana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priyadarśana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyadarśanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 3: “kāñcanastambhasaṃkāśaṃ bhinnaṃ hemagiriṃ yathā ”
- kāñcanas -
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kāñcana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhasaṅ -
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bhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kāśam -
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kāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhinnam -
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bhinna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhinna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhinnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hemagirim -
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hemagiri (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
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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 8.40.106 in Kannada sript:
ಸುದಕ್ಷಿಣಾದವರಜಂ ಕಾಮ್ಬೋಜಂ ದದೃಶುರ್ಹತಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಂ ಕಮಲಪತ್ರಾಕ್ಷಮತ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶನಮ್ ।
ಕಾಞ್ಚನಸ್ತಮ್ಭಸಂಕಾಶಂ ಭಿನ್ನಂ ಹೇಮಗಿರಿಂ ಯಥಾ ॥ ೧೦೬ ॥
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 8.40.106 in Bengali sript:
সুদক্ষিণাদবরজং কাম্বোজং দদৃশুর্হতম্ ।
প্রাংশুং কমলপত্রাক্ষমত্যর্থং প্রিযদর্শনম্ ।
কাঞ্চনস্তম্ভসংকাশং ভিন্নং হেমগিরিং যথা ॥ ১০৬ ॥
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 8.40.106 in Gujarati sript:
સુદક્ષિણાદવરજં કામ્બોજં દદૃશુર્હતમ્ ।
પ્રાંશું કમલપત્રાક્ષમત્યર્થં પ્રિયદર્શનમ્ ।
કાઞ્ચનસ્તમ્ભસંકાશં ભિન્નં હેમગિરિં યથા ॥ ૧૦૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.40.106 in Malayalam sript:
സുദക്ഷിണാദവരജം കാമ്ബോജം ദദൃശുര്ഹതമ് ।
പ്രാംശും കമലപത്രാക്ഷമത്യര്ഥം പ്രിയദര്ശനമ് ।
കാഞ്ചനസ്തമ്ഭസംകാശം ഭിന്നം ഹേമഗിരിം യഥാ ॥ ൧൦൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.40.106 in Telugu sript:
సుదక్షిణాదవరజం కామ్బోజం దదృశుర్హతమ్ ।
ప్రాంశుం కమలపత్రాక్షమత్యర్థం ప్రియదర్శనమ్ ।
కాఞ్చనస్తమ్భసంకాశం భిన్నం హేమగిరిం యథా ॥ ౧౦౬ ॥