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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 8.66.12
अथार्जुनस्योत्तमगात्रभूषणं धरावियद्द्योसलिलेषु विश्रुतम् ।
बलास्त्रसर्गोत्तमयत्नमन्युभिः शरेण मूर्ध्नः स जहार सूतजः ॥ १२ ॥
athārjunasyottamagātrabhūṣaṇaṃ dharāviyaddyosalileṣu viśrutam |
balāstrasargottamayatnamanyubhiḥ śareṇa mūrdhnaḥ sa jahāra sūtajaḥ || 12 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...resisted by the very gods, that high-souled being which was always adored by the son of Pandu, and which was capable of vanquishing the very gods and the Asuras. Beholding that shaft grasped by Partha in that battle...
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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 (8.66.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Arjuna, Uttama, Gatra, Bhushana, Dhara, Iyat, Dyu, Salila, Vishruta, Bala, Tra, Sarga, Yatna, Ani, Shara, Murdhan, Sutaja,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.66.12). 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: “athārjunasyottamagātrabhūṣaṇaṃ dharāviyaddyosalileṣu viśrutam ”
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- arjunasyo -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[genitive single]arjuna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gātra -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūṣaṇam -
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bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dharāvi -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iyad -
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iyat (noun, masculine)[compound]iyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dyo -
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dyu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- salileṣu -
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salila (noun, masculine)[locative plural]salila (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- viśrutam -
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viśruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “balāstrasargottamayatnamanyubhiḥ śareṇa mūrdhnaḥ sa jahāra sūtajaḥ ”
- balās -
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bala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]balā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tra -
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tra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sargo -
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sarga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yatnam -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- anyu -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ubhiḥ -
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u (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ū (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- śareṇa -
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śara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mūrdhnaḥ -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jahāra -
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√hṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√hṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- sūtajaḥ -
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sūtaja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.66.12
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 8.66.12 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾರ್ಜುನಸ್ಯೋತ್ತಮಗಾತ್ರಭೂಷಣಂ ಧರಾವಿಯದ್ದ್ಯೋಸಲಿಲೇಷು ವಿಶ್ರುತಮ್ ।
ಬಲಾಸ್ತ್ರಸರ್ಗೋತ್ತಮಯತ್ನಮನ್ಯುಭಿಃ ಶರೇಣ ಮೂರ್ಧ್ನಃ ಸ ಜಹಾರ ಸೂತಜಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
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 8.66.12 in Bengali sript:
অথার্জুনস্যোত্তমগাত্রভূষণং ধরাবিযদ্দ্যোসলিলেষু বিশ্রুতম্ ।
বলাস্ত্রসর্গোত্তমযত্নমন্যুভিঃ শরেণ মূর্ধ্নঃ স জহার সূতজঃ ॥ ১২ ॥
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 8.66.12 in Gujarati sript:
અથાર્જુનસ્યોત્તમગાત્રભૂષણં ધરાવિયદ્દ્યોસલિલેષુ વિશ્રુતમ્ ।
બલાસ્ત્રસર્ગોત્તમયત્નમન્યુભિઃ શરેણ મૂર્ધ્નઃ સ જહાર સૂતજઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.66.12 in Malayalam sript:
അഥാര്ജുനസ്യോത്തമഗാത്രഭൂഷണം ധരാവിയദ്ദ്യോസലിലേഷു വിശ്രുതമ് ।
ബലാസ്ത്രസര്ഗോത്തമയത്നമന്യുഭിഃ ശരേണ മൂര്ധ്നഃ സ ജഹാര സൂതജഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.66.12 in Telugu sript:
అథార్జునస్యోత్తమగాత్రభూషణం ధరావియద్ద్యోసలిలేషు విశ్రుతమ్ ।
బలాస్త్రసర్గోత్తమయత్నమన్యుభిః శరేణ మూర్ధ్నః స జహార సూతజః ॥ ౧౨ ॥