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 8.65.44

अथापलायन्त विहाय कर्णं तवात्मजाः कुरवश्चावशिष्टाः ।
हतानवाकीर्य शरक्षतांश्च लालप्यमानांस्तनयान्पितॄंश्च ॥ ४४ ॥

athāpalāyanta vihāya karṇaṃ tavātmajāḥ kuravaścāvaśiṣṭāḥ |
hatānavākīrya śarakṣatāṃśca lālapyamānāṃstanayānpitṝṃśca || 44 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...car-wheel that had been swallowed up by the earth, jumped down from his vehicle. Seizing the wheel with his two arms he endeavoured to drag it up, but though possessed of great strength, he failed in his efforts...

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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 (8.65.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Apala, Ayat, Idam, Vihaya, Viha, Karna, Yushmad, Atmaja, Kurava, Kuru, Ashishta, Hata, Avakin, Irya, Shara, Sharan, Kshata, Lapyamana, Tanaya, Pitri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.65.44). 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: “athāpalāyanta vihāya karṇaṃ tavātmajāḥ kuravaścāvaśiṣṭāḥ
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āpalā -
  • āpala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayan -
  • ayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vihāya -
  • vihāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    viha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • karṇam -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • ātmajāḥ -
  • ātmaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ātmajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kuravaś -
  • kurava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cāva -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aśiṣṭāḥ -
  • aśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “hatānavākīrya śarakṣatāṃśca lālapyamānāṃstanayānpitṝṃśca
  • hatān -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • avākī -
  • avākin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    avākin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • irya -
  • irya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    irya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ir -> irya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ir]
  • śara -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaran (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śaran (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣatāṃś -
  • kṣata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kṣan class 8 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • lapyamānāṃs -
  • lap -> lapyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √lap class 1 verb]
  • tanayān -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pitṝṃś -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.65.44

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 8.65.44 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾಪಲಾಯನ್ತ ವಿಹಾಯ ಕರ್ಣಂ ತವಾತ್ಮಜಾಃ ಕುರವಶ್ಚಾವಶಿಷ್ಟಾಃ ।
ಹತಾನವಾಕೀರ್ಯ ಶರಕ್ಷತಾಂಶ್ಚ ಲಾಲಪ್ಯಮಾನಾಂಸ್ತನಯಾನ್ಪಿತೄಂಶ್ಚ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 8.65.44 in Bengali sript:
অথাপলাযন্ত বিহায কর্ণং তবাত্মজাঃ কুরবশ্চাবশিষ্টাঃ ।
হতানবাকীর্য শরক্ষতাংশ্চ লালপ্যমানাংস্তনযান্পিতৄংশ্চ ॥ ৪৪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 8.65.44 in Gujarati sript:
અથાપલાયન્ત વિહાય કર્ણં તવાત્મજાઃ કુરવશ્ચાવશિષ્ટાઃ ।
હતાનવાકીર્ય શરક્ષતાંશ્ચ લાલપ્યમાનાંસ્તનયાન્પિતૄંશ્ચ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.65.44 in Malayalam sript:
അഥാപലായന്ത വിഹായ കര്ണം തവാത്മജാഃ കുരവശ്ചാവശിഷ്ടാഃ ।
ഹതാനവാകീര്യ ശരക്ഷതാംശ്ച ലാലപ്യമാനാംസ്തനയാന്പിതൄംശ്ച ॥ ൪൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.65.44 in Telugu sript:
అథాపలాయన్త విహాయ కర్ణం తవాత్మజాః కురవశ్చావశిష్టాః ।
హతానవాకీర్య శరక్షతాంశ్చ లాలప్యమానాంస్తనయాన్పితౄంశ్చ ॥ ౪౪ ॥

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