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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 8.54.28
रविप्रभं वज्रनाभं क्षुरान्तं पार्श्वे स्थितं पश्य जनार्दनस्य ।
चक्रं यशो वर्धयत्केशवस्य सदार्चितं यदुभिः पश्य वीर ॥ २८ ॥
raviprabhaṃ vajranābhaṃ kṣurāntaṃ pārśve sthitaṃ paśya janārdanasya |
cakraṃ yaśo vardhayatkeśavasya sadārcitaṃ yadubhiḥ paśya vīra || 28 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the Pancalas with his mighty shafts, like the tempest destroying congregated masses of clouds. Felling Janamejaya’s driver with broad-faced shafts called Anjalikas, he next slew the steeds of that Pancala warrior...
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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 (8.54.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Raviprabha, Vajranabha, Kshura, Parshva, Parshvi, Sthita, Pashya, Janardana, Cakra, Yasha, Yashas, Vardhayat, Keshava, Sada, Sad, Arcita, Yadu, Vira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.54.28). 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: “raviprabhaṃ vajranābhaṃ kṣurāntaṃ pārśve sthitaṃ paśya janārdanasya ”
- raviprabham -
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raviprabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]raviprabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vajranābham -
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vajranābha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vajranābha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vajranābhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣurān -
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kṣura (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- 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]
- pārśve -
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pārśva (noun, masculine)[locative single]pārśva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pārśvi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pārśvi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]pārśvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- janārdanasya -
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janārdana (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “cakraṃ yaśo vardhayatkeśavasya sadārcitaṃ yadubhiḥ paśya vīra ”
- cakram -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yaśo* -
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yaśas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vardhayat -
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√vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, masculine)[compound from √vṛdh]√vardh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vardh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vardh class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vardh class 10 verb]√vṛdh -> vardhayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛdh], [vocative single from √vṛdh], [accusative single from √vṛdh]
- keśavasya -
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keśava (noun, masculine)[genitive single]keśava (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- arcitam -
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arcita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]arcita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]arcitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ṛc], [accusative single from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ṛc]√ṛc -> arcita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ṛc], [accusative single from √ṛc]
- yadubhiḥ -
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yadu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- vīra -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.54.28
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 8.54.28 in Kannada sript:
ರವಿಪ್ರಭಂ ವಜ್ರನಾಭಂ ಕ್ಷುರಾನ್ತಂ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಂ ಪಶ್ಯ ಜನಾರ್ದನಸ್ಯ ।
ಚಕ್ರಂ ಯಶೋ ವರ್ಧಯತ್ಕೇಶವಸ್ಯ ಸದಾರ್ಚಿತಂ ಯದುಭಿಃ ಪಶ್ಯ ವೀರ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
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 8.54.28 in Bengali sript:
রবিপ্রভং বজ্রনাভং ক্ষুরান্তং পার্শ্বে স্থিতং পশ্য জনার্দনস্য ।
চক্রং যশো বর্ধযত্কেশবস্য সদার্চিতং যদুভিঃ পশ্য বীর ॥ ২৮ ॥
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 8.54.28 in Gujarati sript:
રવિપ્રભં વજ્રનાભં ક્ષુરાન્તં પાર્શ્વે સ્થિતં પશ્ય જનાર્દનસ્ય ।
ચક્રં યશો વર્ધયત્કેશવસ્ય સદાર્ચિતં યદુભિઃ પશ્ય વીર ॥ ૨૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.54.28 in Malayalam sript:
രവിപ്രഭം വജ്രനാഭം ക്ഷുരാന്തം പാര്ശ്വേ സ്ഥിതം പശ്യ ജനാര്ദനസ്യ ।
ചക്രം യശോ വര്ധയത്കേശവസ്യ സദാര്ചിതം യദുഭിഃ പശ്യ വീര ॥ ൨൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.54.28 in Telugu sript:
రవిప్రభం వజ్రనాభం క్షురాన్తం పార్శ్వే స్థితం పశ్య జనార్దనస్య ।
చక్రం యశో వర్ధయత్కేశవస్య సదార్చితం యదుభిః పశ్య వీర ॥ ౨౮ ॥