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 8.55.71
ते वध्यमाना भीमेन धार्तराष्ट्राः पराङ्मुखाः ।
कर्णमासाद्य समरे स्थिता राजन्समन्ततः ।
स हि तेषां महावीर्यो द्वीपोऽभूत्सुमहाबलः ॥ ७१ ॥
te vadhyamānā bhīmena dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ parāṅmukhāḥ |
karṇamāsādya samare sthitā rājansamantataḥ |
sa hi teṣāṃ mahāvīryo dvīpo'bhūtsumahābalaḥ || 71 ||
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...never been ours." Having said these words, O king, the victorious Vrikodara, once more spoke these words unto Keshava and Arjuna. Indeed, bathed in blood, with blood flowing from his wounds, with face exceedingly...
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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 (8.55.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Vadhya, Ana, Bhima, Dhartarashtra, Paranmukha, Karna, Asadya, Samara, Sthita, Rajan, Rajat, Samantatah, Samantatas, Mahavirya, Dvipa, Sumahabala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “te vadhyamānā bhīmena dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ parāṅmukhāḥ”
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vadhyam -
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vadhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vadhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vadhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānā* -
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āna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhīmena -
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bhīma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhīma (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ -
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dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- parāṅmukhāḥ -
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parāṅmukha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “karṇamāsādya samare sthitā rājansamantataḥ”
- karṇam -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsādya -
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āsādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- samare -
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samara (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sthitā* -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- rājan -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
- samantataḥ -
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samantataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]samantatas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 3: “sa hi teṣāṃ mahāvīryo dvīpo'bhūtsumahābalaḥ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- mahāvīryo* -
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mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvīpo' -
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dvīpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- sumahābalaḥ -
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sumahābala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.55.71
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 8.55.71 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ವಧ್ಯಮಾನಾ ಭೀಮೇನ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಃ ಪರಾಙ್ಮುಖಾಃ ।
ಕರ್ಣಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಸಮರೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾ ರಾಜನ್ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ।
ಸ ಹಿ ತೇಷಾಂ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯೋ ದ್ವೀಪೋಽಭೂತ್ಸುಮಹಾಬಲಃ ॥ ೭೧ ॥
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 8.55.71 in Bengali sript:
তে বধ্যমানা ভীমেন ধার্তরাষ্ট্রাঃ পরাঙ্মুখাঃ ।
কর্ণমাসাদ্য সমরে স্থিতা রাজন্সমন্ততঃ ।
স হি তেষাং মহাবীর্যো দ্বীপোঽভূত্সুমহাবলঃ ॥ ৭১ ॥
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 8.55.71 in Gujarati sript:
તે વધ્યમાના ભીમેન ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રાઃ પરાઙ્મુખાઃ ।
કર્ણમાસાદ્ય સમરે સ્થિતા રાજન્સમન્તતઃ ।
સ હિ તેષાં મહાવીર્યો દ્વીપોઽભૂત્સુમહાબલઃ ॥ ૭૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.55.71 in Malayalam sript:
തേ വധ്യമാനാ ഭീമേന ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രാഃ പരാങ്മുഖാഃ ।
കര്ണമാസാദ്യ സമരേ സ്ഥിതാ രാജന്സമന്തതഃ ।
സ ഹി തേഷാം മഹാവീര്യോ ദ്വീപോഽഭൂത്സുമഹാബലഃ ॥ ൭൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.55.71 in Telugu sript:
తే వధ్యమానా భీమేన ధార్తరాష్ట్రాః పరాఙ్ముఖాః ।
కర్ణమాసాద్య సమరే స్థితా రాజన్సమన్తతః ।
స హి తేషాం మహావీర్యో ద్వీపోఽభూత్సుమహాబలః ॥ ౭౧ ॥