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 8.57.55
शरार्चिषं गाण्डिवचारुमण्डलं युगान्तसूर्यप्रतिमानतेजसम् ।
न कौरवाः शेकुरुदीक्षितुं जयं यथा रविं व्याधितचक्षुषो जनाः ॥ ५५ ॥
śarārciṣaṃ gāṇḍivacārumaṇḍalaṃ yugāntasūryapratimānatejasam |
na kauravāḥ śekurudīkṣituṃ jayaṃ yathā raviṃ vyādhitacakṣuṣo janāḥ || 55 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...other had Shalya. Both of them were great car-warriors and both looked alike. Both possessed of leonine necks and long arms, the eyes of both were red, and both were adorned with garlands of gold. Both were armed...
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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 (8.57.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shararcis, Gandiva, Caru, Anda, Yuganta, Suri, Surin, Surya, Apratimana, Tejasa, Kaurava, Sha, Shi, Jaya, Yatha, Ravi, Vyadhita, Cakshusha, Cakshus, Jana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.57.55). 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: “śarārciṣaṃ gāṇḍivacārumaṇḍalaṃ yugāntasūryapratimānatejasam ”
- śarārciṣam -
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śarārcis (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gāṇḍiva -
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gāṇḍiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gāṇḍiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cārum -
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cāru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yugānta -
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yugānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūrya -
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sūri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sūrin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]sūrya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sūr]√sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sūr]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- apratimāna -
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apratimāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apratimāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tejasam -
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tejasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “na kauravāḥ śekurudīkṣituṃ jayaṃ yathā raviṃ vyādhitacakṣuṣo janāḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kauravāḥ -
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kaurava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śe -
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śa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- dīkṣitum -
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√dīkṣ -> dīkṣitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dīkṣ]
- jayam -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ravim -
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ravi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vyādhita -
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vyādhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vyādhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, masculine)[compound from √vyadh]√vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, neuter)[compound from √vyadh]√vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vyadh]√vyadh -> vyādhita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vyadh]
- cakṣuṣo* -
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cakṣuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]cakṣus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (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 8.57.55
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 8.57.55 in Kannada sript:
ಶರಾರ್ಚಿಷಂ ಗಾಣ್ಡಿವಚಾರುಮಣ್ಡಲಂ ಯುಗಾನ್ತಸೂರ್ಯಪ್ರತಿಮಾನತೇಜಸಮ್ ।
ನ ಕೌರವಾಃ ಶೇಕುರುದೀಕ್ಷಿತುಂ ಜಯಂ ಯಥಾ ರವಿಂ ವ್ಯಾಧಿತಚಕ್ಷುಷೋ ಜನಾಃ ॥ ೫೫ ॥
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 8.57.55 in Bengali sript:
শরার্চিষং গাণ্ডিবচারুমণ্ডলং যুগান্তসূর্যপ্রতিমানতেজসম্ ।
ন কৌরবাঃ শেকুরুদীক্ষিতুং জযং যথা রবিং ব্যাধিতচক্ষুষো জনাঃ ॥ ৫৫ ॥
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 8.57.55 in Gujarati sript:
શરાર્ચિષં ગાણ્ડિવચારુમણ્ડલં યુગાન્તસૂર્યપ્રતિમાનતેજસમ્ ।
ન કૌરવાઃ શેકુરુદીક્ષિતું જયં યથા રવિં વ્યાધિતચક્ષુષો જનાઃ ॥ ૫૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.57.55 in Malayalam sript:
ശരാര്ചിഷം ഗാണ്ഡിവചാരുമണ്ഡലം യുഗാന്തസൂര്യപ്രതിമാനതേജസമ് ।
ന കൌരവാഃ ശേകുരുദീക്ഷിതും ജയം യഥാ രവിം വ്യാധിതചക്ഷുഷോ ജനാഃ ॥ ൫൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.57.55 in Telugu sript:
శరార్చిషం గాణ్డివచారుమణ్డలం యుగాన్తసూర్యప్రతిమానతేజసమ్ ।
న కౌరవాః శేకురుదీక్షితుం జయం యథా రవిం వ్యాధితచక్షుషో జనాః ॥ ౫౫ ॥