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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 8.68.21
शरास्तु कर्णार्जुनबाहुमुक्ता विदार्य नागाश्वमनुष्यदेहान् ।
प्राणान्निरस्याशु महीमतीयुर्महोरगा वासमिवाभितोऽस्त्रैः ॥ २१ ॥
śarāstu karṇārjunabāhumuktā vidārya nāgāśvamanuṣyadehān |
prāṇānnirasyāśu mahīmatīyurmahoragā vāsamivābhito'straiḥ || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...camp, frequently looking back at the lofty standard of Arjuna that seemed to be ablaze with his fame. At that terrible hour when everything around looked so resplendent, the Kauravas, all of whom had resolved to...
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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 (8.68.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shara, Karna, Arjuna, Bahu, Ukta, Naga, Ashu, Ashva, Amanushya, Deha, Prana, Iras, Irasya, Mahi, Mahoraga, Vasa, Iva, Abhitah, Astra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.68.21). 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: “śarāstu karṇārjunabāhumuktā vidārya nāgāśvamanuṣyadehān ”
- śarās -
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śara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- karṇā -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arjuna -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arjuna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bāhum -
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bāhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uktā* -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
- vidārya -
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- nāgā -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśva -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āśva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- amanuṣya -
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amanuṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dehān -
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deha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “prāṇānnirasyāśu mahīmatīyurmahoragā vāsamivābhito'straiḥ ”
- prāṇānn -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- irasyā -
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iras (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]irasyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√ir (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- mahīm -
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mahī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- atīyur -
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√atī (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- mahoragā* -
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mahoraga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vāsam -
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vāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vāsā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ivā -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abhito' -
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abhitaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- astraiḥ -
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astra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.68.21
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 8.68.21 in Kannada sript:
ಶರಾಸ್ತು ಕರ್ಣಾರ್ಜುನಬಾಹುಮುಕ್ತಾ ವಿದಾರ್ಯ ನಾಗಾಶ್ವಮನುಷ್ಯದೇಹಾನ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾಣಾನ್ನಿರಸ್ಯಾಶು ಮಹೀಮತೀಯುರ್ಮಹೋರಗಾ ವಾಸಮಿವಾಭಿತೋಽಸ್ತ್ರೈಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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 8.68.21 in Bengali sript:
শরাস্তু কর্ণার্জুনবাহুমুক্তা বিদার্য নাগাশ্বমনুষ্যদেহান্ ।
প্রাণান্নিরস্যাশু মহীমতীযুর্মহোরগা বাসমিবাভিতোঽস্ত্রৈঃ ॥ ২১ ॥
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 8.68.21 in Gujarati sript:
શરાસ્તુ કર્ણાર્જુનબાહુમુક્તા વિદાર્ય નાગાશ્વમનુષ્યદેહાન્ ।
પ્રાણાન્નિરસ્યાશુ મહીમતીયુર્મહોરગા વાસમિવાભિતોઽસ્ત્રૈઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.21 in Malayalam sript:
ശരാസ്തു കര്ണാര്ജുനബാഹുമുക്താ വിദാര്യ നാഗാശ്വമനുഷ്യദേഹാന് ।
പ്രാണാന്നിരസ്യാശു മഹീമതീയുര്മഹോരഗാ വാസമിവാഭിതോഽസ്ത്രൈഃ ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.21 in Telugu sript:
శరాస్తు కర్ణార్జునబాహుముక్తా విదార్య నాగాశ్వమనుష్యదేహాన్ ।
ప్రాణాన్నిరస్యాశు మహీమతీయుర్మహోరగా వాసమివాభితోఽస్త్రైః ॥ ౨౧ ॥