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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 4.30.24
कवचानि विचित्राणि दृढानि च मृदूनि च ।
विराटः प्रादिशद्यानि तेषामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम् ।
तान्यामुच्य शरीरेषु दंशितास्ते परंतपाः ॥ २४ ॥
kavacāni vicitrāṇi dṛḍhāni ca mṛdūni ca |
virāṭaḥ prādiśadyāni teṣāmakliṣṭakarmaṇām |
tānyāmucya śarīreṣu daṃśitāste paraṃtapāḥ || 24 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Trigartas, accompanied by their infantry of terrible prowess, marched towards the south-eastern direction, intending to wage hostilities with Virata from the desire of seizing his kine. And Susarman...
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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 (4.30.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kavaca, Vicitra, Dridha, Mridu, Virata, Pra, Yani, Yat, Tad, Aklishtakarmana, Aklishtakarman, Tanya, Tani, Sharira, Damshita, Yushmad, Parantapa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.30.24). 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: “kavacāni vicitrāṇi dṛḍhāni ca mṛdūni ca ”
- kavacāni -
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kavaca (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vicitrāṇi -
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vicitra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛḍhāni -
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dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[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]
- mṛdūni -
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mṛdu (noun, neuter)[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]
- Line 2: “virāṭaḥ prādiśadyāni teṣāmakliṣṭakarmaṇām ”
- virāṭaḥ -
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virāṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prā -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adiśad -
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√diś (verb class 6)[imperfect active third single]
- yāni -
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yānī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- akliṣṭakarmaṇām -
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akliṣṭakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]akliṣṭakarman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]akliṣṭakarman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 3: “tānyāmucya śarīreṣu daṃśitāste paraṃtapāḥ ”
- tānyām -
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√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānyā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √tan class 1 verb]tānī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- ucya -
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√uc -> ucya (absolutive)[absolutive from √uc]√vac -> ucya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]√vac -> ucya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]√uc (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- śarīreṣu -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- daṃśitās -
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daṃśita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]daṃśitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- parantapāḥ -
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parantapa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]parantapā (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 4.30.24
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 4.30.24 in Kannada sript:
ಕವಚಾನಿ ವಿಚಿತ್ರಾಣಿ ದೃಢಾನಿ ಚ ಮೃದೂನಿ ಚ ।
ವಿರಾಟಃ ಪ್ರಾದಿಶದ್ಯಾನಿ ತೇಷಾಮಕ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಕರ್ಮಣಾಮ್ ।
ತಾನ್ಯಾಮುಚ್ಯ ಶರೀರೇಷು ದಂಶಿತಾಸ್ತೇ ಪರಂತಪಾಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
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 4.30.24 in Bengali sript:
কবচানি বিচিত্রাণি দৃঢানি চ মৃদূনি চ ।
বিরাটঃ প্রাদিশদ্যানি তেষামক্লিষ্টকর্মণাম্ ।
তান্যামুচ্য শরীরেষু দংশিতাস্তে পরংতপাঃ ॥ ২৪ ॥
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 4.30.24 in Gujarati sript:
કવચાનિ વિચિત્રાણિ દૃઢાનિ ચ મૃદૂનિ ચ ।
વિરાટઃ પ્રાદિશદ્યાનિ તેષામક્લિષ્ટકર્મણામ્ ।
તાન્યામુચ્ય શરીરેષુ દંશિતાસ્તે પરંતપાઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.30.24 in Malayalam sript:
കവചാനി വിചിത്രാണി ദൃഢാനി ച മൃദൂനി ച ।
വിരാടഃ പ്രാദിശദ്യാനി തേഷാമക്ലിഷ്ടകര്മണാമ് ।
താന്യാമുച്യ ശരീരേഷു ദംശിതാസ്തേ പരംതപാഃ ॥ ൨൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.30.24 in Telugu sript:
కవచాని విచిత్రాణి దృఢాని చ మృదూని చ ।
విరాటః ప్రాదిశద్యాని తేషామక్లిష్టకర్మణామ్ ।
తాన్యాముచ్య శరీరేషు దంశితాస్తే పరంతపాః ॥ ౨౪ ॥