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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 8.44.38
दृष्ट्वा तु प्रद्रुतां सेनां धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सूतजः ।
निवारयामास बलादनुपत्य विशां पते ।
निवृत्ते तु ततः कर्णे नकुलः कौरवान्ययौ ॥ ३८ ॥
dṛṣṭvā tu pradrutāṃ senāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya sūtajaḥ |
nivārayāmāsa balādanupatya viśāṃ pate |
nivṛtte tu tataḥ karṇe nakulaḥ kauravānyayau || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...from battle. Bhima, however, who is battling with the foremost heroes of the world may upbraid me. Having afflicted his foes at the proper time in battle, and slain many brave lords of earth and many foremost of...
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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 (8.44.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pradruta, Sena, Dhartarashtra, Sutaja, Nivara, Amasa, Balat, Bala, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati, Nivritta, Nivritti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Karna, Karni, Nakula, Kaurava, Yayi, Yayu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.44.38). 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: “dṛṣṭvā tu pradrutāṃ senāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya sūtajaḥ ”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- pradrutām -
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pradrutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- senām -
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senā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhārtarāṣṭrasya -
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dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sūtajaḥ -
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sūtaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nivārayāmāsa balādanupatya viśāṃ pate ”
- nivārayā -
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nivārā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- amāsa -
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amāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balād -
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balāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- anupatya -
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- viśām -
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viśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]viś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- pate -
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pat (noun, masculine)[dative single]pat (noun, neuter)[dative single]pata (noun, masculine)[locative single]pata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]patā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]pati (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 3: “nivṛtte tu tataḥ karṇe nakulaḥ kauravānyayau ”
- nivṛtte -
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nivṛtta (noun, masculine)[locative single]nivṛtta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nivṛttā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nivṛtti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- karṇe -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]karṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]karṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nakulaḥ -
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nakula (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kauravān -
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kaurava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yayau -
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yayi (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayi (noun, feminine)[locative single]yayu (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.44.38
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 8.44.38 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತು ಪ್ರದ್ರುತಾಂ ಸೇನಾಂ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಸೂತಜಃ ।
ನಿವಾರಯಾಮಾಸ ಬಲಾದನುಪತ್ಯ ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ।
ನಿವೃತ್ತೇ ತು ತತಃ ಕರ್ಣೇ ನಕುಲಃ ಕೌರವಾನ್ಯಯೌ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 8.44.38 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা তু প্রদ্রুতাং সেনাং ধার্তরাষ্ট্রস্য সূতজঃ ।
নিবারযামাস বলাদনুপত্য বিশাং পতে ।
নিবৃত্তে তু ততঃ কর্ণে নকুলঃ কৌরবান্যযৌ ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 8.44.38 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા તુ પ્રદ્રુતાં સેનાં ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય સૂતજઃ ।
નિવારયામાસ બલાદનુપત્ય વિશાં પતે ।
નિવૃત્તે તુ તતઃ કર્ણે નકુલઃ કૌરવાન્યયૌ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.44.38 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തു പ്രദ്രുതാം സേനാം ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ സൂതജഃ ।
നിവാരയാമാസ ബലാദനുപത്യ വിശാം പതേ ।
നിവൃത്തേ തു തതഃ കര്ണേ നകുലഃ കൌരവാന്യയൌ ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.44.38 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా తు ప్రద్రుతాం సేనాం ధార్తరాష్ట్రస్య సూతజః ।
నివారయామాస బలాదనుపత్య విశాం పతే ।
నివృత్తే తు తతః కర్ణే నకులః కౌరవాన్యయౌ ॥ ౩౮ ॥