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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 9.56.8
तौ तु दृष्ट्वा महावीर्यौ समाश्वस्तौ नरर्षभौ ।
बलिनौ वारणौ यद्वद्वाशितार्थे मदोत्कटौ ॥ ८ ॥
tau tu dṛṣṭvā mahāvīryau samāśvastau nararṣabhau |
balinau vāraṇau yadvadvāśitārthe madotkaṭau || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Duryodhana’s hair stood erect with joy and he firmly set his heart on battle. The kings present once again cheered your wrathful son with clapping, like persons exciting...
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 (9.56.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahavirya, Samashvasta, Nara, Rishabha, Balin, Varana, Yadvat, Vashita, Artha, Madotkata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.56.8). 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: “tau tu dṛṣṭvā mahāvīryau samāśvastau nararṣabhau ”
- tau -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- mahāvīryau -
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mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- samāśvastau -
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samāśvasta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- narar -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛṣabhau -
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ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “balinau vāraṇau yadvadvāśitārthe madotkaṭau ”
- balinau -
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balin (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāraṇau -
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vāraṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yadvad -
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yadvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vāśitā -
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vāśita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāśita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vāśitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vāś -> vāśita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vāś class 4 verb]√vāś -> vāśita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vāś class 4 verb]√vāś -> vāśitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vāś class 4 verb]√vāś (verb class 4)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- madotkaṭau -
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madotkaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.56.8
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 9.56.8 in Kannada sript:
ತೌ ತು ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯೌ ಸಮಾಶ್ವಸ್ತೌ ನರರ್ಷಭೌ ।
ಬಲಿನೌ ವಾರಣೌ ಯದ್ವದ್ವಾಶಿತಾರ್ಥೇ ಮದೋತ್ಕಟೌ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 9.56.8 in Bengali sript:
তৌ তু দৃষ্ট্বা মহাবীর্যৌ সমাশ্বস্তৌ নরর্ষভৌ ।
বলিনৌ বারণৌ যদ্বদ্বাশিতার্থে মদোত্কটৌ ॥ ৮ ॥
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 9.56.8 in Gujarati sript:
તૌ તુ દૃષ્ટ્વા મહાવીર્યૌ સમાશ્વસ્તૌ નરર્ષભૌ ।
બલિનૌ વારણૌ યદ્વદ્વાશિતાર્થે મદોત્કટૌ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.56.8 in Malayalam sript:
തൌ തു ദൃഷ്ട്വാ മഹാവീര്യൌ സമാശ്വസ്തൌ നരര്ഷഭൌ ।
ബലിനൌ വാരണൌ യദ്വദ്വാശിതാര്ഥേ മദോത്കടൌ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.56.8 in Telugu sript:
తౌ తు దృష్ట్వా మహావీర్యౌ సమాశ్వస్తౌ నరర్షభౌ ।
బలినౌ వారణౌ యద్వద్వాశితార్థే మదోత్కటౌ ॥ ౮ ॥