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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 8.68.3
कर्णं तु शूरं पतितं पृथिव्यां शराचितं शोणितदिग्धगात्रम् ।
यदृच्छया सूर्यमिवावनिस्थं दिदृक्षवः संपरिवार्य तस्थुः ॥ ३ ॥
karṇaṃ tu śūraṃ patitaṃ pṛthivyāṃ śarācitaṃ śoṇitadigdhagātram |
yadṛcchayā sūryamivāvanisthaṃ didṛkṣavaḥ saṃparivārya tasthuḥ || 3 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of the foe. The earth looked like the cloud-covered welkin in consequence of being strewn with the fallen bodies of elephant-warriors and horse-men and carwarriors, all of great fame, and of foot-soldiers slain...
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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 (8.68.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Karna, Shura, Patita, Prithivi, Shara, Sharan, Acit, Acita, Shonita, Digdha, Gatra, Yadriccha, Surya, Iva, Avani, Tha, Didrikshu, Sampa, Varya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.68.3). 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: “karṇaṃ tu śūraṃ patitaṃ pṛthivyāṃ śarācitaṃ śoṇitadigdhagātram ”
- karṇam -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]karṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śūram -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- patitam -
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patita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pat -> patita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]√pat -> patita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- pṛthivyām -
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pṛthivi (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛthivī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- śarā -
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śara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śaran (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]śaran (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- acitam -
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acita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]acita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]acitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]acit (noun, feminine)[accusative single]acit (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śoṇita -
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śoṇita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śoṇita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- digdha -
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digdha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]digdha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dih (verb class 2)[present active second plural], [imperative active second plural]
- gātram -
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gātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “yadṛcchayā sūryamivāvanisthaṃ didṛkṣavaḥ saṃparivārya tasthuḥ ”
- yadṛcchayā -
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yadṛcchā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- sūryam -
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sūrya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- avanis -
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avani (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tham -
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tha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- didṛkṣavaḥ -
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didṛkṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]didṛkṣu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sampa -
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sampa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ri -
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rī (noun, feminine)[adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- vārya -
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vārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ -> vārya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vṛ]√vṛ -> vārya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vṛ]√vṛ -> vārya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vṛ]√vṛ -> vārya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ]√vṛ -> vārya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ]
- tasthuḥ -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.68.3
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 8.68.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣಂ ತು ಶೂರಂ ಪತಿತಂ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಶರಾಚಿತಂ ಶೋಣಿತದಿಗ್ಧಗಾತ್ರಮ್ ।
ಯದೃಚ್ಛಯಾ ಸೂರ್ಯಮಿವಾವನಿಸ್ಥಂ ದಿದೃಕ್ಷವಃ ಸಂಪರಿವಾರ್ಯ ತಸ್ಥುಃ ॥ ೩ ॥
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 8.68.3 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণং তু শূরং পতিতং পৃথিব্যাং শরাচিতং শোণিতদিগ্ধগাত্রম্ ।
যদৃচ্ছযা সূর্যমিবাবনিস্থং দিদৃক্ষবঃ সংপরিবার্য তস্থুঃ ॥ ৩ ॥
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 8.68.3 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણં તુ શૂરં પતિતં પૃથિવ્યાં શરાચિતં શોણિતદિગ્ધગાત્રમ્ ।
યદૃચ્છયા સૂર્યમિવાવનિસ્થં દિદૃક્ષવઃ સંપરિવાર્ય તસ્થુઃ ॥ ૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.3 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണം തു ശൂരം പതിതം പൃഥിവ്യാം ശരാചിതം ശോണിതദിഗ്ധഗാത്രമ് ।
യദൃച്ഛയാ സൂര്യമിവാവനിസ്ഥം ദിദൃക്ഷവഃ സംപരിവാര്യ തസ്ഥുഃ ॥ ൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.3 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణం తు శూరం పతితం పృథివ్యాం శరాచితం శోణితదిగ్ధగాత్రమ్ ।
యదృచ్ఛయా సూర్యమివావనిస్థం దిదృక్షవః సంపరివార్య తస్థుః ॥ ౩ ॥