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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 8.54.24
एते द्रवन्ति स्म रथाश्वनागाः पदातिसंघानवमर्दयन्तः ।
संमुह्यमानाः कौरवाः सर्व एव द्रवन्ति नागा इव दावभीताः ।
हाहाकृताश्चैव रणे विशोक मुञ्चन्ति नादान्विपुलान्गजेन्द्राः ॥ २४ ॥
ete dravanti sma rathāśvanāgāḥ padātisaṃghānavamardayantaḥ |
saṃmuhyamānāḥ kauravāḥ sarva eva dravanti nāgā iva dāvabhītāḥ |
hāhākṛtāścaiva raṇe viśoka muñcanti nādānvipulāngajendrāḥ || 24 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...reflecting a little, set his heart upon the slaughter of Partha and began to draw deep breaths. Bending his formidable bow, Adhiratha’s son Vrisha once more rushed against the Pancalas, in the very sight of Savyasaci...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.54.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Dravanti, Dravat, Sma, Rathashva, Naga, Padati, Padatin, Sangha, Avamarda, Yat, Yantri, Muhyamana, Kaurava, Sarva, Eva, Iva, Dava, Davan, Abhita, Hahakrita, Rana, Vishoka, Muncat, Muncanti, Nada, Vipula, Gajendra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.54.24). 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: “ete dravanti sma rathāśvanāgāḥ padātisaṃghānavamardayantaḥ ”
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]
- dravanti -
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dravantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dravat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dru (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- rathāśva -
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rathāśva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rathāśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāgāḥ -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- padāti -
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padāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]padāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]padāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]padātin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]padātin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]padātī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]padātī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]padātī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- saṅghān -
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saṅgha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- avamarda -
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avamarda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantaḥ -
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yat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yantṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “saṃmuhyamānāḥ kauravāḥ sarva eva dravanti nāgā iva dāvabhītāḥ ”
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- muhyamānāḥ -
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√muh -> muhyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> muhyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √muh class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √muh class 4 verb]
- kauravāḥ -
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kaurava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sarva* -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dravanti -
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dravantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dravat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dru (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- nāgā* -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dāva -
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dāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dāvan (noun, masculine)[compound]dāvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]da (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dā (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- abhītāḥ -
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abhīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abhītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “hāhākṛtāścaiva raṇe viśoka muñcanti nādānvipulāngajendrāḥ ”
- hāhākṛtāś -
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hāhākṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hāhākṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- raṇe -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- viśoka -
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viśoka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viśoka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- muñcanti -
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√muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> muñcantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muñc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muñc class 1 verb]√muñc -> muñcantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √muñc class 1 verb]√muc (verb class 6)[present active third plural]√muñc (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- nādān -
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nāda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vipulān -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- gajendrāḥ -
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gajendra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.54.24
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 8.54.24 in Kannada sript:
ಏತೇ ದ್ರವನ್ತಿ ಸ್ಮ ರಥಾಶ್ವನಾಗಾಃ ಪದಾತಿಸಂಘಾನವಮರ್ದಯನ್ತಃ ।
ಸಂಮುಹ್ಯಮಾನಾಃ ಕೌರವಾಃ ಸರ್ವ ಏವ ದ್ರವನ್ತಿ ನಾಗಾ ಇವ ದಾವಭೀತಾಃ ।
ಹಾಹಾಕೃತಾಶ್ಚೈವ ರಣೇ ವಿಶೋಕ ಮುಞ್ಚನ್ತಿ ನಾದಾನ್ವಿಪುಲಾನ್ಗಜೇನ್ದ್ರಾಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
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 8.54.24 in Bengali sript:
এতে দ্রবন্তি স্ম রথাশ্বনাগাঃ পদাতিসংঘানবমর্দযন্তঃ ।
সংমুহ্যমানাঃ কৌরবাঃ সর্ব এব দ্রবন্তি নাগা ইব দাবভীতাঃ ।
হাহাকৃতাশ্চৈব রণে বিশোক মুঞ্চন্তি নাদান্বিপুলান্গজেন্দ্রাঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥
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 8.54.24 in Gujarati sript:
એતે દ્રવન્તિ સ્મ રથાશ્વનાગાઃ પદાતિસંઘાનવમર્દયન્તઃ ।
સંમુહ્યમાનાઃ કૌરવાઃ સર્વ એવ દ્રવન્તિ નાગા ઇવ દાવભીતાઃ ।
હાહાકૃતાશ્ચૈવ રણે વિશોક મુઞ્ચન્તિ નાદાન્વિપુલાન્ગજેન્દ્રાઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.54.24 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതേ ദ്രവന്തി സ്മ രഥാശ്വനാഗാഃ പദാതിസംഘാനവമര്ദയന്തഃ ।
സംമുഹ്യമാനാഃ കൌരവാഃ സര്വ ഏവ ദ്രവന്തി നാഗാ ഇവ ദാവഭീതാഃ ।
ഹാഹാകൃതാശ്ചൈവ രണേ വിശോക മുഞ്ചന്തി നാദാന്വിപുലാന്ഗജേന്ദ്രാഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.54.24 in Telugu sript:
ఏతే ద్రవన్తి స్మ రథాశ్వనాగాః పదాతిసంఘానవమర్దయన్తః ।
సంముహ్యమానాః కౌరవాః సర్వ ఏవ ద్రవన్తి నాగా ఇవ దావభీతాః ।
హాహాకృతాశ్చైవ రణే విశోక ముఞ్చన్తి నాదాన్విపులాన్గజేన్ద్రాః ॥ ౨౪ ॥