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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 8.57.61
स्वमायुधं चोपविकीर्य भूतले धनुश्च कृत्वा सगुणं गुणाधिकः ।
समानयानावजितौ नरोत्तमौ शरोत्तमैर्द्रौणिरविध्यदन्तिकात् ॥ ६१ ॥
svamāyudhaṃ copavikīrya bhūtale dhanuśca kṛtvā saguṇaṃ guṇādhikaḥ |
samānayānāvajitau narottamau śarottamairdrauṇiravidhyadantikāt || 61 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Indeed, they looked like the sun and the moon come of their own accord on the field of battle. Both of them endued with great might, both filled with pride in battle, they were armed with diverse weapons. Beholding...
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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 (8.57.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sva, Ayudha, Vij, Irya, Bhutala, Dhanu, Dhanus, Kritva, Kritvan, Saguna, Gunadhika, Samana, Ana, Ani, Anu, Ajita, Narottama, Sharottama, Drauni, Antikat, Antika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.57.61). 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: “svamāyudhaṃ copavikīrya bhūtale dhanuśca kṛtvā saguṇaṃ guṇādhikaḥ ”
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svan (noun, masculine)[adverb]svan (noun, neuter)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- āyudham -
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āyudha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- copa -
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√cup (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vik -
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vij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īrya -
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īrya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√īr -> īrya (participle, masculine)[compound from √īr]√īr -> īrya (participle, neuter)[compound from √īr]√īr -> īrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √īr]√īr -> īrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √īr]√īr -> īrya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īr class 2 verb], [vocative single from √īr]√īr -> īrya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īr class 2 verb], [vocative single from √īr]
- bhūtale -
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bhūtala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- dhanuś -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saguṇam -
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saguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saguṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saguṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- guṇādhikaḥ -
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guṇādhika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “samānayānāvajitau narottamau śarottamairdrauṇiravidhyadantikāt ”
- samānayā -
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samānā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- anāva -
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ana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ani (noun, masculine)[locative single]anu (noun, masculine)[locative single]anu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- ajitau -
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ajita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- narottamau -
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narottama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śarottamair -
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śarottama (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- drauṇir -
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drauṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- avidhyad -
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√vyadh (verb class 4)[imperfect active third single]
- antikāt -
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antikāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]antika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]antika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
Other editions:
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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 8.57.61 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಮಾಯುಧಂ ಚೋಪವಿಕೀರ್ಯ ಭೂತಲೇ ಧನುಶ್ಚ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಸಗುಣಂ ಗುಣಾಧಿಕಃ ।
ಸಮಾನಯಾನಾವಜಿತೌ ನರೋತ್ತಮೌ ಶರೋತ್ತಮೈರ್ದ್ರೌಣಿರವಿಧ್ಯದನ್ತಿಕಾತ್ ॥ ೬೧ ॥
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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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 8.57.61 in Bengali sript:
স্বমাযুধং চোপবিকীর্য ভূতলে ধনুশ্চ কৃত্বা সগুণং গুণাধিকঃ ।
সমানযানাবজিতৌ নরোত্তমৌ শরোত্তমৈর্দ্রৌণিরবিধ্যদন্তিকাত্ ॥ ৬১ ॥
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 8.57.61 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વમાયુધં ચોપવિકીર્ય ભૂતલે ધનુશ્ચ કૃત્વા સગુણં ગુણાધિકઃ ।
સમાનયાનાવજિતૌ નરોત્તમૌ શરોત્તમૈર્દ્રૌણિરવિધ્યદન્તિકાત્ ॥ ૬૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.57.61 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വമായുധം ചോപവികീര്യ ഭൂതലേ ധനുശ്ച കൃത്വാ സഗുണം ഗുണാധികഃ ।
സമാനയാനാവജിതൌ നരോത്തമൌ ശരോത്തമൈര്ദ്രൌണിരവിധ്യദന്തികാത് ॥ ൬൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.57.61 in Telugu sript:
స్వమాయుధం చోపవికీర్య భూతలే ధనుశ్చ కృత్వా సగుణం గుణాధికః ।
సమానయానావజితౌ నరోత్తమౌ శరోత్తమైర్ద్రౌణిరవిధ్యదన్తికాత్ ॥ ౬౧ ॥