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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 8.58.15
नानारूपाः प्रहरणाः शरा गाण्डीवचोदिताः ।
अलातोल्काशनिप्रख्यास्तव सैन्यं विनिर्दहन् ॥ १५ ॥
nānārūpāḥ praharaṇāḥ śarā gāṇḍīvacoditāḥ |
alātolkāśaniprakhyāstava sainyaṃ vinirdahan || 15 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and foot, and clouds and the wind, came there for witnessing the encounter between Karna and Arjuna. The gods, the danavas, the gandharvas, the nagas, the yakshas, the birds, the great rishis versed in the Vedas...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.58.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nanarupa, Praharana, Shara, Gandiva, Codita, Alata, Ulka, Ashan, Ashani, Ashanin, Prakhya, Yushmad, Sainya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.58.15). 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: “nānārūpāḥ praharaṇāḥ śarā gāṇḍīvacoditāḥ ”
- nānārūpāḥ -
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nānārūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nānārūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- praharaṇāḥ -
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praharaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śarā* -
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śara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- gāṇḍīva -
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gāṇḍīva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- coditāḥ -
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codita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]coditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√cud -> codita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √cud], [vocative plural from √cud]√cud -> coditā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √cud], [vocative plural from √cud], [accusative plural from √cud]
- Line 2: “alātolkāśaniprakhyāstava sainyaṃ vinirdahan ”
- alāto -
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alāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]alātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√lā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural]
- ulkā -
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ulka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ulkā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśani -
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aśani (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]aśani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aśanī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]aśanin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aśanin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aśan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- prakhyās -
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prakhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prakhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- sainyam -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sainya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sainyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse vinirdahan
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.58.15
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 8.58.15 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನಾರೂಪಾಃ ಪ್ರಹರಣಾಃ ಶರಾ ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಚೋದಿತಾಃ ।
ಅಲಾತೋಲ್ಕಾಶನಿಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾಸ್ತವ ಸೈನ್ಯಂ ವಿನಿರ್ದಹನ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
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 8.58.15 in Bengali sript:
নানারূপাঃ প্রহরণাঃ শরা গাণ্ডীবচোদিতাঃ ।
অলাতোল্কাশনিপ্রখ্যাস্তব সৈন্যং বিনির্দহন্ ॥ ১৫ ॥
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 8.58.15 in Gujarati sript:
નાનારૂપાઃ પ્રહરણાઃ શરા ગાણ્ડીવચોદિતાઃ ।
અલાતોલ્કાશનિપ્રખ્યાસ્તવ સૈન્યં વિનિર્દહન્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.58.15 in Malayalam sript:
നാനാരൂപാഃ പ്രഹരണാഃ ശരാ ഗാണ്ഡീവചോദിതാഃ ।
അലാതോല്കാശനിപ്രഖ്യാസ്തവ സൈന്യം വിനിര്ദഹന് ॥ ൧൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.58.15 in Telugu sript:
నానారూపాః ప్రహరణాః శరా గాణ్డీవచోదితాః ।
అలాతోల్కాశనిప్రఖ్యాస్తవ సైన్యం వినిర్దహన్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥