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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 8.66.59
रौद्रमस्त्रं समादाय क्षेप्तुकामः किरीटवान् ।
ततोऽग्रसन्मही चक्रं राधेयस्य महामृधे ॥ ५९ ॥
raudramastraṃ samādāya kṣeptukāmaḥ kirīṭavān |
tato'grasanmahī cakraṃ rādheyasya mahāmṛdhe || 59 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...who became pale with fear and fell down as they fled. Some on horses, some on cars, some on elephants, and some on foot, mighty car-warriors, endued with great speed, fled away in fear. Cars were broken by elephants...
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 (8.66.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Raudram, Raudra, Astra, Samadaya, Kirita, Vat, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Mahi, Mahin, Cakra, Radheya, Mahamridha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.66.59). 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: “raudramastraṃ samādāya kṣeptukāmaḥ kirīṭavān ”
- raudram -
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raudram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]raudra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]raudra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]raudrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- astram -
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astra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- samādāya -
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samādāya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse kṣeptukāmaḥ*ki
- kirīṭa -
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kirīṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kirīṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vān -
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va (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “tato'grasanmahī cakraṃ rādheyasya mahāmṛdhe ”
- tato' -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- agrasan -
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√gras (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
- mahī -
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mahī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mahi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cakram -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rādheyasya -
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rādheya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- mahāmṛdhe -
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mahāmṛdha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.66.59
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 8.66.59 in Kannada sript:
ರೌದ್ರಮಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಸಮಾದಾಯ ಕ್ಷೇಪ್ತುಕಾಮಃ ಕಿರೀಟವಾನ್ ।
ತತೋಽಗ್ರಸನ್ಮಹೀ ಚಕ್ರಂ ರಾಧೇಯಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾಮೃಧೇ ॥ ೫೯ ॥
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 8.66.59 in Bengali sript:
রৌদ্রমস্ত্রং সমাদায ক্ষেপ্তুকামঃ কিরীটবান্ ।
ততোঽগ্রসন্মহী চক্রং রাধেযস্য মহামৃধে ॥ ৫৯ ॥
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 8.66.59 in Gujarati sript:
રૌદ્રમસ્ત્રં સમાદાય ક્ષેપ્તુકામઃ કિરીટવાન્ ।
તતોઽગ્રસન્મહી ચક્રં રાધેયસ્ય મહામૃધે ॥ ૫૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.66.59 in Malayalam sript:
രൌദ്രമസ്ത്രം സമാദായ ക്ഷേപ്തുകാമഃ കിരീടവാന് ।
തതോഽഗ്രസന്മഹീ ചക്രം രാധേയസ്യ മഹാമൃധേ ॥ ൫൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.66.59 in Telugu sript:
రౌద్రమస్త్రం సమాదాయ క్షేప్తుకామః కిరీటవాన్ ।
తతోఽగ్రసన్మహీ చక్రం రాధేయస్య మహామృధే ॥ ౫౯ ॥