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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 8.68.28
छत्राणि वालव्यजनानि शङ्खाः स्रजश्च पुष्पोत्तमहेमचित्राः ।
कुथाः पताकाम्बरवेष्टिताश्च किरीटमाला मुकुटाश्च शुभ्राः ॥ २८ ॥
chatrāṇi vālavyajanāni śaṅkhāḥ srajaśca puṣpottamahemacitrāḥ |
kuthāḥ patākāmbaraveṣṭitāśca kirīṭamālā mukuṭāśca śubhrāḥ || 28 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...they chose to heaven or the earth. The foremost of Kuru heroes also, having beheld that wonderful battle between Dhananjaya and Adhiratha’s son, which had inspired all living creatures with dread, proceeded (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 (8.68.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Chatra, Valavyajana, Shankha, Sraj, Sraja, Pushpa, Uttama, Hemacitra, Kutha, Pataka, Baru, Tas, Kirita, Ala, Mukuta, Shubhra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.68.28). 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: “chatrāṇi vālavyajanāni śaṅkhāḥ srajaśca puṣpottamahemacitrāḥ ”
- chatrāṇi -
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chatra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vālavyajanāni -
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vālavyajana (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śaṅkhāḥ -
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śaṅkha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- srajaś -
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sraj (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sraj (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sraj (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]sraja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṣpo -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hemacitrā -
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hemacitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “kuthāḥ patākāmbaraveṣṭitāśca kirīṭamālā mukuṭāśca śubhrāḥ ”
- kuthāḥ -
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kutha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kuthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- patākām -
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patākā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- barave -
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baru (noun, masculine)[vocative single], [dative single]
- eṣṭi -
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eṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tāś -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kirīṭam -
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kirīṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kirīṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kirīṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ālā* -
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āla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mukuṭāś -
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mukuṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mukuṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śubhrāḥ -
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śubhra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śubhrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.68.28
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 8.68.28 in Kannada sript:
ಛತ್ರಾಣಿ ವಾಲವ್ಯಜನಾನಿ ಶಙ್ಖಾಃ ಸ್ರಜಶ್ಚ ಪುಷ್ಪೋತ್ತಮಹೇಮಚಿತ್ರಾಃ ।
ಕುಥಾಃ ಪತಾಕಾಮ್ಬರವೇಷ್ಟಿತಾಶ್ಚ ಕಿರೀಟಮಾಲಾ ಮುಕುಟಾಶ್ಚ ಶುಭ್ರಾಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
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 8.68.28 in Bengali sript:
ছত্রাণি বালব্যজনানি শঙ্খাঃ স্রজশ্চ পুষ্পোত্তমহেমচিত্রাঃ ।
কুথাঃ পতাকাম্বরবেষ্টিতাশ্চ কিরীটমালা মুকুটাশ্চ শুভ্রাঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥
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 8.68.28 in Gujarati sript:
છત્રાણિ વાલવ્યજનાનિ શઙ્ખાઃ સ્રજશ્ચ પુષ્પોત્તમહેમચિત્રાઃ ।
કુથાઃ પતાકામ્બરવેષ્ટિતાશ્ચ કિરીટમાલા મુકુટાશ્ચ શુભ્રાઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.28 in Malayalam sript:
ഛത്രാണി വാലവ്യജനാനി ശങ്ഖാഃ സ്രജശ്ച പുഷ്പോത്തമഹേമചിത്രാഃ ।
കുഥാഃ പതാകാമ്ബരവേഷ്ടിതാശ്ച കിരീടമാലാ മുകുടാശ്ച ശുഭ്രാഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.28 in Telugu sript:
ఛత్రాణి వాలవ్యజనాని శఙ్ఖాః స్రజశ్చ పుష్పోత్తమహేమచిత్రాః ।
కుథాః పతాకామ్బరవేష్టితాశ్చ కిరీటమాలా ముకుటాశ్చ శుభ్రాః ॥ ౨౮ ॥