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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 8.62.30
क्षिप्रं शरैः षड्भिरमित्रसाहश्चकर्त खड्गं निशितैः सुधारैः ।
पुनश्च पीतैर्निशितैः पृषत्कैः स्तनान्तरे गाढमथाभ्यविध्यत् ॥ ३० ॥
kṣipraṃ śaraiḥ ṣaḍbhiramitrasāhaścakarta khaḍgaṃ niśitaiḥ sudhāraiḥ |
punaśca pītairniśitaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ stanāntare gāḍhamathābhyavidhyat || 30 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...that are conversant with Brahma." Having said these words unto the holy Keshava, Savyasaci of immeasurable soul bowed unto Brahman and invoked into existence that excellent irresistible weapon called brahmastra...
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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 (8.62.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kshipram, Kshipra, Shara, Shash, Amitrasaha, Khadga, Nishita, Sudhara, Puna, Pita, Prishatka, Stanantara, Gadham, Gadha, Atha, Abhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.62.30). 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: “kṣipraṃ śaraiḥ ṣaḍbhiramitrasāhaścakarta khaḍgaṃ niśitaiḥ sudhāraiḥ ”
- kṣipram -
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kṣipram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṣipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣiprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śaraiḥ -
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śara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ṣaḍbhir -
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ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- amitrasāhaś -
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amitrasāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cakarta -
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√kṛt (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛt (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛt (verb class 7)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- khaḍgam -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khaḍga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- niśitaiḥ -
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niśita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]niśita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sudhāraiḥ -
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sudhāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sudhāra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “punaśca pītairniśitaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ stanāntare gāḍhamathābhyavidhyat ”
- punaś -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pītair -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √pā class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √pā class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √pai class 1 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √pi class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √pi class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √pi class 3 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √pi class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √pi class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √pī class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √pī class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √pī class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √pī class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √pī class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √pī class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √pī class 4 verb]
- niśitaiḥ -
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niśita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]niśita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pṛṣatkaiḥ -
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pṛṣatka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- stanāntare -
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stanāntara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- gāḍham -
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gāḍham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]gāḍha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gāḍha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gāḍhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abhya -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- avidhyat -
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√vyadh (verb class 4)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.62.30
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 8.62.30 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ಶರೈಃ ಷಡ್ಭಿರಮಿತ್ರಸಾಹಶ್ಚಕರ್ತ ಖಡ್ಗಂ ನಿಶಿತೈಃ ಸುಧಾರೈಃ ।
ಪುನಶ್ಚ ಪೀತೈರ್ನಿಶಿತೈಃ ಪೃಷತ್ಕೈಃ ಸ್ತನಾನ್ತರೇ ಗಾಢಮಥಾಭ್ಯವಿಧ್ಯತ್ ॥ ೩೦ ॥
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 8.62.30 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষিপ্রং শরৈঃ ষড্ভিরমিত্রসাহশ্চকর্ত খড্গং নিশিতৈঃ সুধারৈঃ ।
পুনশ্চ পীতৈর্নিশিতৈঃ পৃষত্কৈঃ স্তনান্তরে গাঢমথাভ্যবিধ্যত্ ॥ ৩০ ॥
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 8.62.30 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષિપ્રં શરૈઃ ષડ્ભિરમિત્રસાહશ્ચકર્ત ખડ્ગં નિશિતૈઃ સુધારૈઃ ।
પુનશ્ચ પીતૈર્નિશિતૈઃ પૃષત્કૈઃ સ્તનાન્તરે ગાઢમથાભ્યવિધ્યત્ ॥ ૩૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.62.30 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷിപ്രം ശരൈഃ ഷഡ്ഭിരമിത്രസാഹശ്ചകര്ത ഖഡ്ഗം നിശിതൈഃ സുധാരൈഃ ।
പുനശ്ച പീതൈര്നിശിതൈഃ പൃഷത്കൈഃ സ്തനാന്തരേ ഗാഢമഥാഭ്യവിധ്യത് ॥ ൩൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.62.30 in Telugu sript:
క్షిప్రం శరైః షడ్భిరమిత్రసాహశ్చకర్త ఖడ్గం నిశితైః సుధారైః ।
పునశ్చ పీతైర్నిశితైః పృషత్కైః స్తనాన్తరే గాఢమథాభ్యవిధ్యత్ ॥ ౩౦ ॥