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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 8.64.17
वरायुधान्पाणिगतान्करैः सह क्षुरैर्न्यकृन्तंस्त्वरिताः शिरांसि च ।
हयांश्च नागांश्च रथांश्च युध्यतां धनंजयः शत्रुगणं तमक्षिणोत् ॥ १७ ॥
varāyudhānpāṇigatānkaraiḥ saha kṣurairnyakṛntaṃstvaritāḥ śirāṃsi ca |
hayāṃśca nāgāṃśca rathāṃśca yudhyatāṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ śatrugaṇaṃ tamakṣiṇot || 17 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...bright with crimson rays. Shafts, however, of keen points, sped from Arjuna’s arms, encountering in the welkin the blazing arrows, resembling mighty snakes, sped from the arms of Adhiratha’s son, destroyed them...
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 (8.64.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vara, Ayudha, Panigata, Kara, Saha, Kshura, Tvarita, Shiras, Haya, Naga, Ratha, Dhananjaya, Gana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.64.17). 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: “varāyudhānpāṇigatānkaraiḥ saha kṣurairnyakṛntaṃstvaritāḥ śirāṃsi ca ”
- varā -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]varā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ayudhān -
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ayudha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- pāṇigatān -
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pāṇigata (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- karaiḥ -
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kara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kṣurair -
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kṣura (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kṣura (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- nya -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- akṛntaṃs -
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√kṛt (verb class 6)[imperfect active third plural]√kṛt (verb class 7)[imperfect active third plural]
- tvaritāḥ -
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tvarita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tvaritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tvar], [vocative plural from √tvar]√tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tvar], [vocative plural from √tvar], [accusative plural from √tvar]
- śirāṃsi -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “hayāṃśca nāgāṃśca rathāṃśca yudhyatāṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ śatrugaṇaṃ tamakṣiṇot ”
- hayāṃś -
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haya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāgāṃś -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rathāṃś -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yudhyatām -
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√yudh (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]√yudh (verb class 4)[imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
- dhanañjayaḥ -
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dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatru -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- gaṇam -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- akṣiṇot -
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√kṣī (verb class 5)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.64.17
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 8.64.17 in Kannada sript:
ವರಾಯುಧಾನ್ಪಾಣಿಗತಾನ್ಕರೈಃ ಸಹ ಕ್ಷುರೈರ್ನ್ಯಕೃನ್ತಂಸ್ತ್ವರಿತಾಃ ಶಿರಾಂಸಿ ಚ ।
ಹಯಾಂಶ್ಚ ನಾಗಾಂಶ್ಚ ರಥಾಂಶ್ಚ ಯುಧ್ಯತಾಂ ಧನಂಜಯಃ ಶತ್ರುಗಣಂ ತಮಕ್ಷಿಣೋತ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
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 8.64.17 in Bengali sript:
বরাযুধান্পাণিগতান্করৈঃ সহ ক্ষুরৈর্ন্যকৃন্তংস্ত্বরিতাঃ শিরাংসি চ ।
হযাংশ্চ নাগাংশ্চ রথাংশ্চ যুধ্যতাং ধনংজযঃ শত্রুগণং তমক্ষিণোত্ ॥ ১৭ ॥
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 8.64.17 in Gujarati sript:
વરાયુધાન્પાણિગતાન્કરૈઃ સહ ક્ષુરૈર્ન્યકૃન્તંસ્ત્વરિતાઃ શિરાંસિ ચ ।
હયાંશ્ચ નાગાંશ્ચ રથાંશ્ચ યુધ્યતાં ધનંજયઃ શત્રુગણં તમક્ષિણોત્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.64.17 in Malayalam sript:
വരായുധാന്പാണിഗതാന്കരൈഃ സഹ ക്ഷുരൈര്ന്യകൃന്തംസ്ത്വരിതാഃ ശിരാംസി ച ।
ഹയാംശ്ച നാഗാംശ്ച രഥാംശ്ച യുധ്യതാം ധനംജയഃ ശത്രുഗണം തമക്ഷിണോത് ॥ ൧൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.64.17 in Telugu sript:
వరాయుధాన్పాణిగతాన్కరైః సహ క్షురైర్న్యకృన్తంస్త్వరితాః శిరాంసి చ ।
హయాంశ్చ నాగాంశ్చ రథాంశ్చ యుధ్యతాం ధనంజయః శత్రుగణం తమక్షిణోత్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥