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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 4.53.34
अग्निचक्रोपमं घोरं विकर्षन्परमायुधम् ।
व्यशातयच्छरांस्तांस्तु द्रोणः समितिशोभनः ।
महानभूत्ततः शब्दो वंशानामिव दह्यताम् ॥ ३४ ॥
agnicakropamaṃ ghoraṃ vikarṣanparamāyudham |
vyaśātayaccharāṃstāṃstu droṇaḥ samitiśobhanaḥ |
mahānabhūttataḥ śabdo vaṃśānāmiva dahyatām || 34 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...heroes, the son of Pandu, cut off other bows as soon as they were taken up, one after another, by Saradvat’s son. And when all his bows were thus cut off, that mighty hero hurled, from his car, at...
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 (4.53.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Agnicakra, Upama, Ghoram, Ghora, Karshat, Parama, Ayudha, Vya, Shara, Drona, Samitishobhana, Mahana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shabda, Vamsha, Iva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.53.34). 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: “agnicakropamaṃ ghoraṃ vikarṣanparamāyudham ”
- agnicakro -
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agnicakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- upamam -
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upama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ghoram -
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ghoram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ghora (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghora (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghorā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- karṣan -
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√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]
- paramā -
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parama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ayudham -
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ayudha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vyaśātayaccharāṃstāṃstu droṇaḥ samitiśobhanaḥ ”
- vya -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- aśātayacch -
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√śad (verb class 0)[imperfect active third single]
- śarāṃs -
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śara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tāṃs -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- droṇaḥ -
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droṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- samitiśobhanaḥ -
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samitiśobhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “mahānabhūttataḥ śabdo vaṃśānāmiva dahyatām ”
- mahāna -
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mahāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active third single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- śabdo* -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vaṃśānām -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vaṃśā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dahyatām -
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√dah (verb class 1)[imperative passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.53.34
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 4.53.34 in Kannada sript:
ಅಗ್ನಿಚಕ್ರೋಪಮಂ ಘೋರಂ ವಿಕರ್ಷನ್ಪರಮಾಯುಧಮ್ ।
ವ್ಯಶಾತಯಚ್ಛರಾಂಸ್ತಾಂಸ್ತು ದ್ರೋಣಃ ಸಮಿತಿಶೋಭನಃ ।
ಮಹಾನಭೂತ್ತತಃ ಶಬ್ದೋ ವಂಶಾನಾಮಿವ ದಹ್ಯತಾಮ್ ॥ 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 4.53.34 in Bengali sript:
অগ্নিচক্রোপমং ঘোরং বিকর্ষন্পরমাযুধম্ ।
ব্যশাতযচ্ছরাংস্তাংস্তু দ্রোণঃ সমিতিশোভনঃ ।
মহানভূত্ততঃ শব্দো বংশানামিব দহ্যতাম্ ॥ 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 4.53.34 in Gujarati sript:
અગ્નિચક્રોપમં ઘોરં વિકર્ષન્પરમાયુધમ્ ।
વ્યશાતયચ્છરાંસ્તાંસ્તુ દ્રોણઃ સમિતિશોભનઃ ।
મહાનભૂત્તતઃ શબ્દો વંશાનામિવ દહ્યતામ્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.53.34 in Malayalam sript:
അഗ്നിചക്രോപമം ഘോരം വികര്ഷന്പരമായുധമ് ।
വ്യശാതയച്ഛരാംസ്താംസ്തു ദ്രോണഃ സമിതിശോഭനഃ ।
മഹാനഭൂത്തതഃ ശബ്ദോ വംശാനാമിവ ദഹ്യതാമ് ॥ ൩൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.53.34 in Telugu sript:
అగ్నిచక్రోపమం ఘోరం వికర్షన్పరమాయుధమ్ ।
వ్యశాతయచ్ఛరాంస్తాంస్తు ద్రోణః సమితిశోభనః ।
మహానభూత్తతః శబ్దో వంశానామివ దహ్యతామ్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥