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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 4.55.8
यत्त्वया मर्षितं पूर्वं तदशक्तेन मर्षितम् ।
इति गृह्णामि तत्पार्थ तव दृष्ट्वापराक्रमम् ॥ ८ ॥
yattvayā marṣitaṃ pūrvaṃ tadaśaktena marṣitam |
iti gṛhṇāmi tatpārtha tava dṛṣṭvāparākramam || 8 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...arrows more quickly than before. And then all at once hundreds and thousands of straight arrows fell upon Drona’s car. And, O bull of the Bharata race, beholding Drona completely covered by the...
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 (4.55.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yat, Yad, Tva, Yushmad, Marshita, Purvam, Purva, Tada, Shakta, Iti, Tat, Tad, Partha, Aparakrama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.55.8). 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: “yattvayā marṣitaṃ pūrvaṃ tadaśaktena marṣitam”
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- marṣitam -
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marṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]marṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]marṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mṛṣ -> marṣita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mṛṣ]√mṛṣ -> marṣita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mṛṣ]√mṛṣ -> marṣitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mṛṣ]√mṛṣ -> marṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mṛṣ]√mṛṣ -> marṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mṛṣ], [accusative single from √mṛṣ]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tada -
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tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaktena -
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śakta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śakta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √śac class 1 verb]√śac -> śakta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √śac class 1 verb]√śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakta (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √śak class 5 verb]
- marṣitam -
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marṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]marṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]marṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mṛṣ -> marṣita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mṛṣ]√mṛṣ -> marṣita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mṛṣ]√mṛṣ -> marṣitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mṛṣ]√mṛṣ -> marṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mṛṣ]√mṛṣ -> marṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mṛṣ], [accusative single from √mṛṣ]
- Line 2: “iti gṛhṇāmi tatpārtha tava dṛṣṭvāparākramam”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- gṛhṇāmi -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present active first single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pārtha -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- aparākramam -
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aparākrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aparākrama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.55.8
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.55.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ತ್ವಯಾ ಮರ್ಷಿತಂ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ತದಶಕ್ತೇನ ಮರ್ಷಿತಮ್ ।
ಇತಿ ಗೃಹ್ಣಾಮಿ ತತ್ಪಾರ್ಥ ತವ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾಪರಾಕ್ರಮಮ್ ॥ 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 4.55.8 in Bengali sript:
যত্ত্বযা মর্ষিতং পূর্বং তদশক্তেন মর্ষিতম্ ।
ইতি গৃহ্ণামি তত্পার্থ তব দৃষ্ট্বাপরাক্রমম্ ॥ 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 4.55.8 in Gujarati sript:
યત્ત્વયા મર્ષિતં પૂર્વં તદશક્તેન મર્ષિતમ્ ।
ઇતિ ગૃહ્ણામિ તત્પાર્થ તવ દૃષ્ટ્વાપરાક્રમમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.55.8 in Malayalam sript:
യത്ത്വയാ മര്ഷിതം പൂര്വം തദശക്തേന മര്ഷിതമ് ।
ഇതി ഗൃഹ്ണാമി തത്പാര്ഥ തവ ദൃഷ്ട്വാപരാക്രമമ് ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.55.8 in Telugu sript:
యత్త్వయా మర్షితం పూర్వం తదశక్తేన మర్షితమ్ ।
ఇతి గృహ్ణామి తత్పార్థ తవ దృష్ట్వాపరాక్రమమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥