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 8.55.6
तैरस्तमुच्चावचमायुधौघमेकः प्रचिच्छेद किरीटमाली ।
क्षुरार्धचन्द्रैर्निशितैश्च बाणैः शिरांसि तेषां बहुधा च बाहून् ॥ ६ ॥
tairastamuccāvacamāyudhaughamekaḥ praciccheda kirīṭamālī |
kṣurārdhacandrairniśitaiśca bāṇaiḥ śirāṃsi teṣāṃ bahudhā ca bāhūn || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...slaying all foes. Then Shikhandi cut off that arrow with three shafts of his, and struck Karna himself with three other shafts. The fierce son of the Suta then, cutting off with a couple of razor-faced arrows the...
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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 (8.55.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Taira, Uccavaca, Ayudha, Augha, Eka, Pra, Kiritamalin, Kshura, Ardhacandra, Nishita, Bana, Shiras, Tad, Bahudha, Bahu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.55.6). 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: “tairastamuccāvacamāyudhaughamekaḥ praciccheda kirīṭamālī ”
- tairas -
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taira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- uccāvacam -
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uccāvaca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uccāvaca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uccāvacā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āyudhau -
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āyudha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- augham -
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augha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ekaḥ -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- 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]
- kirīṭamālī -
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kirīṭamālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kṣurārdhacandrairniśitaiśca bāṇaiḥ śirāṃsi teṣāṃ bahudhā ca bāhūn ”
- kṣurā -
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kṣura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣurā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṣur (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- ardhacandrair -
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ardhacandra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ardhacandra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- niśitaiś -
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niśita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]niśita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāṇaiḥ -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śirāṃsi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- bahudhā -
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bahudhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāhūn -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.55.6
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 8.55.6 in Kannada sript:
ತೈರಸ್ತಮುಚ್ಚಾವಚಮಾಯುಧೌಘಮೇಕಃ ಪ್ರಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಕಿರೀಟಮಾಲೀ ।
ಕ್ಷುರಾರ್ಧಚನ್ದ್ರೈರ್ನಿಶಿತೈಶ್ಚ ಬಾಣೈಃ ಶಿರಾಂಸಿ ತೇಷಾಂ ಬಹುಧಾ ಚ ಬಾಹೂನ್ ॥ ೬ ॥
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 8.55.6 in Bengali sript:
তৈরস্তমুচ্চাবচমাযুধৌঘমেকঃ প্রচিচ্ছেদ কিরীটমালী ।
ক্ষুরার্ধচন্দ্রৈর্নিশিতৈশ্চ বাণৈঃ শিরাংসি তেষাং বহুধা চ বাহূন্ ॥ ৬ ॥
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 8.55.6 in Gujarati sript:
તૈરસ્તમુચ્ચાવચમાયુધૌઘમેકઃ પ્રચિચ્છેદ કિરીટમાલી ।
ક્ષુરાર્ધચન્દ્રૈર્નિશિતૈશ્ચ બાણૈઃ શિરાંસિ તેષાં બહુધા ચ બાહૂન્ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.55.6 in Malayalam sript:
തൈരസ്തമുച്ചാവചമായുധൌഘമേകഃ പ്രചിച്ഛേദ കിരീടമാലീ ।
ക്ഷുരാര്ധചന്ദ്രൈര്നിശിതൈശ്ച ബാണൈഃ ശിരാംസി തേഷാം ബഹുധാ ച ബാഹൂന് ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.55.6 in Telugu sript:
తైరస్తముచ్చావచమాయుధౌఘమేకః ప్రచిచ్ఛేద కిరీటమాలీ ।
క్షురార్ధచన్ద్రైర్నిశితైశ్చ బాణైః శిరాంసి తేషాం బహుధా చ బాహూన్ ॥ ౬ ॥