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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 8.54.4
ततः शरानापततो महात्मा चिच्छेद बाणैस्तपनीयपुङ्खैः ।
ते वै निपेतुस्तपनीयपुङ्खा द्विधा त्रिधा भीमशरैर्निकृत्ताः ॥ ४ ॥
tataḥ śarānāpatato mahātmā ciccheda bāṇaistapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ |
te vai nipetustapanīyapuṅkhā dvidhā tridhā bhīmaśarairnikṛttāḥ || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...portion that still remained after the greater part had been slaughtered by Arjuna, of the Kaurava host possessed of great might. Fierce as the death-night, subsisting upon men and elephants and steeds as its food...
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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 (8.54.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shara, Tas, Mahatman, Mahatma, Bana, Tapaniya, Punkha, Yushmad, Nipa, Tusta, Pat, Dvidha, Tridha, Bhimashara, Nikritta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.54.4). 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: “tataḥ śarānāpatato mahātmā ciccheda bāṇaistapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ ”
- 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]
- śarān -
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śara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āpata -
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√āp (verb class 5)[aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahātmā -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahātmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ciccheda -
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√chid (verb class 7)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√chid (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- bāṇais -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tapanīya -
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tapanīya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tapanīya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tap -> tapanīya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]√tap -> tapanīya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
- puṅkhaiḥ -
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puṅkha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “te vai nipetustapanīyapuṅkhā dvidhā tridhā bhīmaśarairnikṛttāḥ ”
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- nipe -
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nipa (noun, masculine)[locative single]nipa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nipā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tusta -
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tusta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pan -
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pat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- īya -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative middle first single]
- puṅkhā* -
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puṅkha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]puṅkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dvidhā -
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dvidhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvidhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tridhā* -
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tridhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhīmaśarair -
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bhīmaśara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- nikṛttāḥ -
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nikṛtta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nikṛttā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.54.4
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 8.54.4 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಶರಾನಾಪತತೋ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಬಾಣೈಸ್ತಪನೀಯಪುಙ್ಖೈಃ ।
ತೇ ವೈ ನಿಪೇತುಸ್ತಪನೀಯಪುಙ್ಖಾ ದ್ವಿಧಾ ತ್ರಿಧಾ ಭೀಮಶರೈರ್ನಿಕೃತ್ತಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥
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 8.54.4 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ শরানাপততো মহাত্মা চিচ্ছেদ বাণৈস্তপনীযপুঙ্খৈঃ ।
তে বৈ নিপেতুস্তপনীযপুঙ্খা দ্বিধা ত্রিধা ভীমশরৈর্নিকৃত্তাঃ ॥ ৪ ॥
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 8.54.4 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ શરાનાપતતો મહાત્મા ચિચ્છેદ બાણૈસ્તપનીયપુઙ્ખૈઃ ।
તે વૈ નિપેતુસ્તપનીયપુઙ્ખા દ્વિધા ત્રિધા ભીમશરૈર્નિકૃત્તાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.54.4 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ ശരാനാപതതോ മഹാത്മാ ചിച്ഛേദ ബാണൈസ്തപനീയപുങ്ഖൈഃ ।
തേ വൈ നിപേതുസ്തപനീയപുങ്ഖാ ദ്വിധാ ത്രിധാ ഭീമശരൈര്നികൃത്താഃ ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.54.4 in Telugu sript:
తతః శరానాపతతో మహాత్మా చిచ్ఛేద బాణైస్తపనీయపుఙ్ఖైః ।
తే వై నిపేతుస్తపనీయపుఙ్ఖా ద్విధా త్రిధా భీమశరైర్నికృత్తాః ॥ ౪ ॥