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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 8.68.34
नराश्वमातङ्गशरीरजेन रक्तेन सिक्ता रुधिरेण भूमिः ।
रक्ताम्बरस्रक्तपनीययोगान्नारी प्रकाशा इव सर्वगम्या ॥ ३४ ॥
narāśvamātaṅgaśarīrajena raktena siktā rudhireṇa bhūmiḥ |
raktāmbarasraktapanīyayogānnārī prakāśā iva sarvagamyā || 34 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...men lay like a heap of pure gold, or like a blazing fire extinguished with the water of Partha’s shafts. Even as a blazing conflagration is extinguished when it comes in contact with water, the Karna-conflagration...
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 (8.68.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nara, Ashva, Anga, Shariraja, Rakta, Sikta, Rudhira, Bhumi, Raktambara, Sraj, Tapaniya, Uksh, Anna, Ari, Prakasha, Iva, Sarvaga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.68.34). 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: “narāśvamātaṅgaśarīrajena raktena siktā rudhireṇa bhūmiḥ ”
- narā -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśvam -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śū (verb class 1)[aorist active first single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- aṅga -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śarīrajena -
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śarīraja (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śarīraja (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- raktena -
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rakta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rakta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √rag class 1 verb]√rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √rag class 1 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √raj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √raj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √rañj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √rañj class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √rañj class 4 verb]
- siktā* -
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sikta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]siktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sic -> sikta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sic class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sic class 6 verb]√sic -> siktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sic class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sic class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sic class 6 verb]
- rudhireṇa -
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rudhira (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rudhira (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bhūmiḥ -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “raktāmbarasraktapanīyayogānnārī prakāśā iva sarvagamyā ”
- raktāmbara -
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raktāmbara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]raktāmbara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- srak -
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sraj (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sraj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tapanīyayo -
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tapanīyā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]√tap -> tapanīyā (participle, feminine)[instrumental single from √tap class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √tap class 4 verb]
- ug -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ānnā -
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ānna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ānnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arī -
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ari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ari (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prakāśā* -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prakāśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarvagam -
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sarvaga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarvaga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sarvagā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.68.34
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 8.68.34 in Kannada sript:
ನರಾಶ್ವಮಾತಙ್ಗಶರೀರಜೇನ ರಕ್ತೇನ ಸಿಕ್ತಾ ರುಧಿರೇಣ ಭೂಮಿಃ ।
ರಕ್ತಾಮ್ಬರಸ್ರಕ್ತಪನೀಯಯೋಗಾನ್ನಾರೀ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಾ ಇವ ಸರ್ವಗಮ್ಯಾ ॥ ೩೪ ॥
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 8.68.34 in Bengali sript:
নরাশ্বমাতঙ্গশরীরজেন রক্তেন সিক্তা রুধিরেণ ভূমিঃ ।
রক্তাম্বরস্রক্তপনীযযোগান্নারী প্রকাশা ইব সর্বগম্যা ॥ ৩৪ ॥
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 8.68.34 in Gujarati sript:
નરાશ્વમાતઙ્ગશરીરજેન રક્તેન સિક્તા રુધિરેણ ભૂમિઃ ।
રક્તામ્બરસ્રક્તપનીયયોગાન્નારી પ્રકાશા ઇવ સર્વગમ્યા ॥ ૩૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.34 in Malayalam sript:
നരാശ്വമാതങ്ഗശരീരജേന രക്തേന സിക്താ രുധിരേണ ഭൂമിഃ ।
രക്താമ്ബരസ്രക്തപനീയയോഗാന്നാരീ പ്രകാശാ ഇവ സര്വഗമ്യാ ॥ ൩൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.68.34 in Telugu sript:
నరాశ్వమాతఙ్గశరీరజేన రక్తేన సిక్తా రుధిరేణ భూమిః ।
రక్తామ్బరస్రక్తపనీయయోగాన్నారీ ప్రకాశా ఇవ సర్వగమ్యా ॥ ౩౪ ॥