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 8.55.8
सुवर्णजालावतता महागजाः सवैजयन्तीध्वजयोधकल्पिताः ।
सुवर्णपुङ्खैरिषुभिः समाचिताश्चकाशिरे प्रज्वलिता यथाचलाः ॥ ८ ॥
suvarṇajālāvatatā mahāgajāḥ savaijayantīdhvajayodhakalpitāḥ |
suvarṇapuṅkhairiṣubhiḥ samācitāścakāśire prajvalitā yathācalāḥ || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...shaft. During the progress of that fierce battle, and after Dhrishtadyumna’s son had been slain, Krishna, O lion among kings, addressed Partha, saying, "The Pancalas are being exterminated. Go, O Partha, and slay...
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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 (8.55.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Suvarna, Jala, Jali, Atata, Mahagaja, Sava, Savan, Ejayat, Ejayanti, Dhvaja, Udhan, Kalpita, Punkha, Ishu, Samacita, Prajvalita, Yatha, Acala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.55.8). 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: “suvarṇajālāvatatā mahāgajāḥ savaijayantīdhvajayodhakalpitāḥ ”
- suvarṇa -
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suvarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suvarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jālāva -
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jāla (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jāli (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- atatā* -
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atata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mahāgajāḥ -
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mahāgaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- savai -
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sava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[compound], [instrumental single]savan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]savan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]savā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√su (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]√su (verb class 2)[imperative middle first single]√sū (verb class 2)[imperative middle first single]
- ejayantī -
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√ej -> ejayantī (participle, feminine)[compound from √ej]√ej -> ejayat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √ej], [vocative dual from √ej], [accusative dual from √ej]√ej -> ejayantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √ej]
- dhvajayo -
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dhvajā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- udha -
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udhan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kalpitāḥ -
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kalpita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kḷp], [vocative plural from √kḷp]√kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kḷp], [vocative plural from √kḷp], [accusative plural from √kḷp]
- Line 2: “suvarṇapuṅkhairiṣubhiḥ samācitāścakāśire prajvalitā yathācalāḥ ”
- suvarṇa -
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suvarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]suvarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṅkhair -
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puṅkha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- iṣubhiḥ -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- samācitāś -
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samācita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samācitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cakāśire -
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√kāś (verb class 1)[perfect middle third plural]√kāś (verb class 4)[perfect middle third plural]
- prajvalitā* -
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prajvalita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prajvalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- acalāḥ -
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acala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]acalā (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 8.55.8
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 8.55.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸುವರ್ಣಜಾಲಾವತತಾ ಮಹಾಗಜಾಃ ಸವೈಜಯನ್ತೀಧ್ವಜಯೋಧಕಲ್ಪಿತಾಃ ।
ಸುವರ್ಣಪುಙ್ಖೈರಿಷುಭಿಃ ಸಮಾಚಿತಾಶ್ಚಕಾಶಿರೇ ಪ್ರಜ್ವಲಿತಾ ಯಥಾಚಲಾಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 8.55.8 in Bengali sript:
সুবর্ণজালাবততা মহাগজাঃ সবৈজযন্তীধ্বজযোধকল্পিতাঃ ।
সুবর্ণপুঙ্খৈরিষুভিঃ সমাচিতাশ্চকাশিরে প্রজ্বলিতা যথাচলাঃ ॥ ৮ ॥
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 8.55.8 in Gujarati sript:
સુવર્ણજાલાવતતા મહાગજાઃ સવૈજયન્તીધ્વજયોધકલ્પિતાઃ ।
સુવર્ણપુઙ્ખૈરિષુભિઃ સમાચિતાશ્ચકાશિરે પ્રજ્વલિતા યથાચલાઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.55.8 in Malayalam sript:
സുവര്ണജാലാവതതാ മഹാഗജാഃ സവൈജയന്തീധ്വജയോധകല്പിതാഃ ।
സുവര്ണപുങ്ഖൈരിഷുഭിഃ സമാചിതാശ്ചകാശിരേ പ്രജ്വലിതാ യഥാചലാഃ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.55.8 in Telugu sript:
సువర్ణజాలావతతా మహాగజాః సవైజయన్తీధ్వజయోధకల్పితాః ।
సువర్ణపుఙ్ఖైరిషుభిః సమాచితాశ్చకాశిరే ప్రజ్వలితా యథాచలాః ॥ ౮ ॥