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 10.8.53

नाकुलिस्तु शतानीको रथचक्रेण वीर्यवान् ।
दोर्भ्यामुत्क्षिप्य वेगेन वक्षस्येनमताडयत् ॥ ५३ ॥

nākulistu śatānīko rathacakreṇa vīryavān |
dorbhyāmutkṣipya vegena vakṣasyenamatāḍayat || 53 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...son, he assailed him violently on the left part of his forehead. Ashvatthama struck Shrutakarma with his excellent sword on the face. Deprived of senses and his...

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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 (10.8.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nakuli, Shatanika, Rathacakra, Viryavat, Vega, Vaksha, Ina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.8.53). 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: “nākulistu śatānīko rathacakreṇa vīryavān
  • nākulis -
  • nākuli (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śatānīko* -
  • śatānīka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rathacakreṇa -
  • rathacakra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vīryavān -
  • vīryavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dorbhyāmutkṣipya vegena vakṣasyenamatāḍayat
  • Cannot analyse dorbhyāmutkṣipya*ve
  • vegena -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vakṣasye -
  • vakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • inam -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    inā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atāḍayat -
  • taḍ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.8.53

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 10.8.53 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಕುಲಿಸ್ತು ಶತಾನೀಕೋ ರಥಚಕ್ರೇಣ ವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ।
ದೋರ್ಭ್ಯಾಮುತ್ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ಯ ವೇಗೇನ ವಕ್ಷಸ್ಯೇನಮತಾಡಯತ್ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 10.8.53 in Bengali sript:
নাকুলিস্তু শতানীকো রথচক্রেণ বীর্যবান্ ।
দোর্ভ্যামুত্ক্ষিপ্য বেগেন বক্ষস্যেনমতাডযত্ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 10.8.53 in Gujarati sript:
નાકુલિસ્તુ શતાનીકો રથચક્રેણ વીર્યવાન્ ।
દોર્ભ્યામુત્ક્ષિપ્ય વેગેન વક્ષસ્યેનમતાડયત્ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 10.8.53 in Malayalam sript:
നാകുലിസ്തു ശതാനീകോ രഥചക്രേണ വീര്യവാന് ।
ദോര്ഭ്യാമുത്ക്ഷിപ്യ വേഗേന വക്ഷസ്യേനമതാഡയത് ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.8.53 in Telugu sript:
నాకులిస్తు శతానీకో రథచక్రేణ వీర్యవాన్ ।
దోర్భ్యాముత్క్షిప్య వేగేన వక్షస్యేనమతాడయత్ ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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