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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 6.20.8
चन्द्रप्रभं श्वेतमस्यातपत्रं सौवर्णी स्रग्भ्राजते चोत्तमाङ्गे ।
तं सर्वतः शकुनिः पार्वतीयैः सार्धं गान्धारैः पाति गान्धारराजः ॥ ८ ॥
candraprabhaṃ śvetamasyātapatraṃ sauvarṇī sragbhrājate cottamāṅge |
taṃ sarvataḥ śakuniḥ pārvatīyaiḥ sārdhaṃ gāndhāraiḥ pāti gāndhārarājaḥ || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...And Saradvat’s son, that fighter in the van,{GL_NOTE:141562:} that high-souled and mighty bowman, called also Gautama, conversant with all modes of warfare, accompanied...
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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 (6.20.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Candraprabha, Shveta, Asi, Idam, Atapatra, Sauvarni, Sraj, Bhrajat, Bhrajata, Uttamanga, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Shakuni, Parvatiya, Sardham, Sardha, Gandhara, Pat, Patin, Pati, Gandhararaja,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 6.20.8). 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: “candraprabhaṃ śvetamasyātapatraṃ sauvarṇī sragbhrājate cottamāṅge ”
- candraprabham -
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candraprabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]candraprabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śvetam -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śveta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śvetā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- asyā -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ātapatram -
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ātapatra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sauvarṇī -
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sauvarṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- srag -
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sraj (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sraj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhrājate -
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bhrājat (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhrājat (noun, neuter)[dative single]bhrājatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√bhrāj (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttamāṅge -
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uttamāṅga (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “taṃ sarvataḥ śakuniḥ pārvatīyaiḥ sārdhaṃ gāndhāraiḥ pāti gāndhārarājaḥ ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- sarvataḥ -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śakuniḥ -
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śakuni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pārvatīyaiḥ -
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pārvatīya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]pārvatīya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gāndhāraiḥ -
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gāndhāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gāndhāra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- pāti -
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pāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pātin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pātin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pātī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pāt (participle, neuter)[locative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pātī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]√pā (verb class 2)[present active third single]√pā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- gāndhārarājaḥ -
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gāndhārarāja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 6.20.8
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 6.20.8 in Kannada sript:
ಚನ್ದ್ರಪ್ರಭಂ ಶ್ವೇತಮಸ್ಯಾತಪತ್ರಂ ಸೌವರ್ಣೀ ಸ್ರಗ್ಭ್ರಾಜತೇ ಚೋತ್ತಮಾಙ್ಗೇ ।
ತಂ ಸರ್ವತಃ ಶಕುನಿಃ ಪಾರ್ವತೀಯೈಃ ಸಾರ್ಧಂ ಗಾನ್ಧಾರೈಃ ಪಾತಿ ಗಾನ್ಧಾರರಾಜಃ ॥ 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 6.20.8 in Bengali sript:
চন্দ্রপ্রভং শ্বেতমস্যাতপত্রং সৌবর্ণী স্রগ্ভ্রাজতে চোত্তমাঙ্গে ।
তং সর্বতঃ শকুনিঃ পার্বতীযৈঃ সার্ধং গান্ধারৈঃ পাতি গান্ধাররাজঃ ॥ 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 6.20.8 in Gujarati sript:
ચન્દ્રપ્રભં શ્વેતમસ્યાતપત્રં સૌવર્ણી સ્રગ્ભ્રાજતે ચોત્તમાઙ્ગે ।
તં સર્વતઃ શકુનિઃ પાર્વતીયૈઃ સાર્ધં ગાન્ધારૈઃ પાતિ ગાન્ધારરાજઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.20.8 in Malayalam sript:
ചന്ദ്രപ്രഭം ശ്വേതമസ്യാതപത്രം സൌവര്ണീ സ്രഗ്ഭ്രാജതേ ചോത്തമാങ്ഗേ ।
തം സര്വതഃ ശകുനിഃ പാര്വതീയൈഃ സാര്ധം ഗാന്ധാരൈഃ പാതി ഗാന്ധാരരാജഃ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 6.20.8 in Telugu sript:
చన్ద్రప్రభం శ్వేతమస్యాతపత్రం సౌవర్ణీ స్రగ్భ్రాజతే చోత్తమాఙ్గే ।
తం సర్వతః శకునిః పార్వతీయైః సార్ధం గాన్ధారైః పాతి గాన్ధారరాజః ॥ ౮ ॥