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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 4.60.8
तमापतन्तं त्वरितं गजेन्द्रं धनंजयः कुम्भविभागमध्ये ।
आकर्णपूर्णेन दृढायसेन बाणेन विव्याध महाजवेन ॥ ८ ॥
tamāpatantaṃ tvaritaṃ gajendraṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ kumbhavibhāgamadhye |
ākarṇapūrṇena dṛḍhāyasena bāṇena vivyādha mahājavena || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...letting them off by stretching the Gandiva. The soldiers are incapable of even looking at the son of Pandu, who is like unto the midday sun blazing in the sky. So also none ventures to look at Bhishma...
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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 (4.60.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tama, Patat, Tvarita, Gajendra, Dhananjaya, Kumbha, Vibhaga, Adhi, Akarna, Purna, Dridha, Sena, Bana, Mahajava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.60.8). 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: “tamāpatantaṃ tvaritaṃ gajendraṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ kumbhavibhāgamadhye ”
- tamā -
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tamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- patantam -
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patat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√pat -> patat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
- tvaritam -
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tvarita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tvarita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tvaritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar]√tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar], [accusative single from √tvar]
- gajendram -
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gajendra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dhanañjayaḥ -
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dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kumbha -
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kumbha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kumbha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vibhāgam -
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vibhāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- adhye -
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adhī (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “ākarṇapūrṇena dṛḍhāyasena bāṇena vivyādha mahājavena ”
- ākarṇa -
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ākarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūrṇena -
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pūrṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [instrumental single from √pṝ class 9 verb]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [instrumental single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [instrumental single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- dṛḍhāya -
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dṛḍha (noun, masculine)[dative single]dṛḍha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- sena -
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sena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√san (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√san (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]
- bāṇena -
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bāṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bāṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vivyādha -
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√vyadh (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- mahājavena -
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mahājava (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahājava (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.60.8
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 4.60.8 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಾಪತನ್ತಂ ತ್ವರಿತಂ ಗಜೇನ್ದ್ರಂ ಧನಂಜಯಃ ಕುಮ್ಭವಿಭಾಗಮಧ್ಯೇ ।
ಆಕರ್ಣಪೂರ್ಣೇನ ದೃಢಾಯಸೇನ ಬಾಣೇನ ವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ಮಹಾಜವೇನ ॥ 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 4.60.8 in Bengali sript:
তমাপতন্তং ত্বরিতং গজেন্দ্রং ধনংজযঃ কুম্ভবিভাগমধ্যে ।
আকর্ণপূর্ণেন দৃঢাযসেন বাণেন বিব্যাধ মহাজবেন ॥ 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 4.60.8 in Gujarati sript:
તમાપતન્તં ત્વરિતં ગજેન્દ્રં ધનંજયઃ કુમ્ભવિભાગમધ્યે ।
આકર્ણપૂર્ણેન દૃઢાયસેન બાણેન વિવ્યાધ મહાજવેન ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.60.8 in Malayalam sript:
തമാപതന്തം ത്വരിതം ഗജേന്ദ്രം ധനംജയഃ കുമ്ഭവിഭാഗമധ്യേ ।
ആകര്ണപൂര്ണേന ദൃഢായസേന ബാണേന വിവ്യാധ മഹാജവേന ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.60.8 in Telugu sript:
తమాపతన్తం త్వరితం గజేన్ద్రం ధనంజయః కుమ్భవిభాగమధ్యే ।
ఆకర్ణపూర్ణేన దృఢాయసేన బాణేన వివ్యాధ మహాజవేన ॥ ౮ ॥