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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 8.53.2
महागजाभ्राकुलमस्त्रतोयं वादित्रनेमीतलशब्दवच्च ।
हिरण्यचित्रायुधवैद्युतं च महारथैरावृतशब्दवच्च ॥ २ ॥
mahāgajābhrākulamastratoyaṃ vāditranemītalaśabdavacca |
hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyutaṃ ca mahārathairāvṛtaśabdavacca || 2 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Krishna, however, (without minding those warriors), urged the white steeds of Arjuna, endued with great speed and adorned with ornaments of gold and covered with networks of pearls, towards Karna’s car. Those ninety...
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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 (8.53.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahagaja, Abhra, Akula, Astra, Toya, Vaditra, Nemi, Nemin, Talashabda, Hiranya, Citrayudha, Vaidyuta, Maharatha, Avrita, Shabdavat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.53.2). 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: “mahāgajābhrākulamastratoyaṃ vāditranemītalaśabdavacca ”
- mahāgajā -
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mahāgaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhrā -
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abhra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√abhr (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- akulam -
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akula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- astra -
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astra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- toyam -
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toya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]toyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vāditra -
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vāditra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nemī -
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nemī (noun, masculine)[compound]nemī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nemi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nemi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nemin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- talaśabda -
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talaśabda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ac -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “hiraṇyacitrāyudhavaidyutaṃ ca mahārathairāvṛtaśabdavacca ”
- hiraṇya -
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hiraṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hiraṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- citrāyudha -
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citrāyudha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaidyutam -
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vaidyuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaidyuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaidyutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahārathair -
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mahāratha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]mahāratha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- āvṛta -
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āvṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āvṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śabdavac -
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śabdavat (noun, masculine)[compound]śabdavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.53.2
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 8.53.2 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾಗಜಾಭ್ರಾಕುಲಮಸ್ತ್ರತೋಯಂ ವಾದಿತ್ರನೇಮೀತಲಶಬ್ದವಚ್ಚ ।
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಚಿತ್ರಾಯುಧವೈದ್ಯುತಂ ಚ ಮಹಾರಥೈರಾವೃತಶಬ್ದವಚ್ಚ ॥ ೨ ॥
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 8.53.2 in Bengali sript:
মহাগজাভ্রাকুলমস্ত্রতোযং বাদিত্রনেমীতলশব্দবচ্চ ।
হিরণ্যচিত্রাযুধবৈদ্যুতং চ মহারথৈরাবৃতশব্দবচ্চ ॥ ২ ॥
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 8.53.2 in Gujarati sript:
મહાગજાભ્રાકુલમસ્ત્રતોયં વાદિત્રનેમીતલશબ્દવચ્ચ ।
હિરણ્યચિત્રાયુધવૈદ્યુતં ચ મહારથૈરાવૃતશબ્દવચ્ચ ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.53.2 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാഗജാഭ്രാകുലമസ്ത്രതോയം വാദിത്രനേമീതലശബ്ദവച്ച ।
ഹിരണ്യചിത്രായുധവൈദ്യുതം ച മഹാരഥൈരാവൃതശബ്ദവച്ച ॥ ൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.53.2 in Telugu sript:
మహాగజాభ్రాకులమస్త్రతోయం వాదిత్రనేమీతలశబ్దవచ్చ ।
హిరణ్యచిత్రాయుధవైద్యుతం చ మహారథైరావృతశబ్దవచ్చ ॥ ౨ ॥