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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 8.55.9
विदार्य नागांश्च रथांश्च वाजिनः शरोत्तमैर्वासववज्रसंनिभैः ।
द्रुतं ययौ कर्णजिघांसया तथा यथा मरुत्वान्बलभेदने पुरा ॥ ९ ॥
vidārya nāgāṃśca rathāṃśca vājinaḥ śarottamairvāsavavajrasaṃnibhaiḥ |
drutaṃ yayau karṇajighāṃsayā tathā yathā marutvānbalabhedane purā || 9 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...slay Karna." Thus addressed the mighty-armed Arjuna, that foremost of men, smiled and then proceeded on his car towards the car of Adhiratha’s son desirous, on that occasion of terror, of rescuing the Pancalas...
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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 (8.55.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Naga, Ratha, Vajin, Vajina, Vaji, Sharottama, Vasava, Vajra, Samnibha, Drutam, Druta, Yayi, Yayu, Karna, Jighamsa, Tatha, Yatha, Marutvat, Balabha, Pura, Pur,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.55.9). 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: “vidārya nāgāṃśca rathāṃśca vājinaḥ śarottamairvāsavavajrasaṃnibhaiḥ ”
- vidārya -
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- nāgāṃś -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rathāṃś -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vājinaḥ -
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vājin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]vājin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]vājina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vājī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śarottamair -
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śarottama (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vāsava -
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vāsava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāsava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vajra -
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vajra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vajra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃnibhaiḥ -
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saṃnibha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]saṃnibha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “drutaṃ yayau karṇajighāṃsayā tathā yathā marutvānbalabhedane purā ”
- drutam -
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drutam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]druta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]druta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]drutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yayau -
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yayi (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayi (noun, feminine)[locative single]yayu (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- karṇa -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jighāṃsayā -
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jighāṃsā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tathā* -
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tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- marutvān -
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marutvat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- balabhe -
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balabha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- da -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ne -
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na (noun, masculine)[locative single]na (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.55.9
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 8.55.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದಾರ್ಯ ನಾಗಾಂಶ್ಚ ರಥಾಂಶ್ಚ ವಾಜಿನಃ ಶರೋತ್ತಮೈರ್ವಾಸವವಜ್ರಸಂನಿಭೈಃ ।
ದ್ರುತಂ ಯಯೌ ಕರ್ಣಜಿಘಾಂಸಯಾ ತಥಾ ಯಥಾ ಮರುತ್ವಾನ್ಬಲಭೇದನೇ ಪುರಾ ॥ ೯ ॥
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 8.55.9 in Bengali sript:
বিদার্য নাগাংশ্চ রথাংশ্চ বাজিনঃ শরোত্তমৈর্বাসববজ্রসংনিভৈঃ ।
দ্রুতং যযৌ কর্ণজিঘাংসযা তথা যথা মরুত্বান্বলভেদনে পুরা ॥ ৯ ॥
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 8.55.9 in Gujarati sript:
વિદાર્ય નાગાંશ્ચ રથાંશ્ચ વાજિનઃ શરોત્તમૈર્વાસવવજ્રસંનિભૈઃ ।
દ્રુતં યયૌ કર્ણજિઘાંસયા તથા યથા મરુત્વાન્બલભેદને પુરા ॥ ૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.55.9 in Malayalam sript:
വിദാര്യ നാഗാംശ്ച രഥാംശ്ച വാജിനഃ ശരോത്തമൈര്വാസവവജ്രസംനിഭൈഃ ।
ദ്രുതം യയൌ കര്ണജിഘാംസയാ തഥാ യഥാ മരുത്വാന്ബലഭേദനേ പുരാ ॥ ൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.55.9 in Telugu sript:
విదార్య నాగాంశ్చ రథాంశ్చ వాజినః శరోత్తమైర్వాసవవజ్రసంనిభైః ।
ద్రుతం యయౌ కర్ణజిఘాంసయా తథా యథా మరుత్వాన్బలభేదనే పురా ॥ ౯ ॥