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 8.65.9

भुजाः सवज्राङ्गुलयः समुच्छ्रिताः ससिंहनादा हृषितैर्दिदृक्षुभिः ।
यदार्जुनं मत्तमिव द्विपो द्विपं समभ्ययादाधिरथिर्जिघांसया ॥ ९ ॥

bhujāḥ savajrāṅgulayaḥ samucchritāḥ sasiṃhanādā hṛṣitairdidṛkṣubhiḥ |
yadārjunaṃ mattamiva dvipo dvipaṃ samabhyayādādhirathirjighāṃsayā || 9 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...shooting it at his foe. At that time, O king, the earth swallowed up one of wheels of Karna’s car. Quickly alighting then from his vehicle, he seized his sunken wheel with his two arms and endeavoured to lift it...

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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 (8.65.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhuja, Vajra, Anguli, Angulaya, Samucchrita, Simhanada, Hrishita, Didrikshu, Yada, Yad, Arjuna, Matta, Iva, Dvipa, Abhyaya, Adhirathi, Jighamsa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.65.9). 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: “bhujāḥ savajrāṅgulayaḥ samucchritāḥ sasiṃhanādā hṛṣitairdidṛkṣubhiḥ
  • bhujāḥ -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vajrā -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulayaḥ -
  • aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aṅgulaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samucchritāḥ -
  • samucchrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samucchritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siṃhanādā* -
  • siṃhanāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • hṛṣitair -
  • hṛṣita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    hṛṣita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • didṛkṣubhiḥ -
  • didṛkṣu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    didṛkṣu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    didṛkṣu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yadārjunaṃ mattamiva dvipo dvipaṃ samabhyayādādhirathirjighāṃsayā
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mattam -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    matta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mattā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
    mad -> matta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvipo* -
  • dvipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvipam -
  • dvipa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhyayād -
  • abhyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ādhirathir -
  • ādhirathi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jighāṃsayā -
  • jighāṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.65.9

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 8.65.9 in Kannada sript:
ಭುಜಾಃ ಸವಜ್ರಾಙ್ಗುಲಯಃ ಸಮುಚ್ಛ್ರಿತಾಃ ಸಸಿಂಹನಾದಾ ಹೃಷಿತೈರ್ದಿದೃಕ್ಷುಭಿಃ ।
ಯದಾರ್ಜುನಂ ಮತ್ತಮಿವ ದ್ವಿಪೋ ದ್ವಿಪಂ ಸಮಭ್ಯಯಾದಾಧಿರಥಿರ್ಜಿಘಾಂಸಯಾ ॥ ೯ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 8.65.9 in Bengali sript:
ভুজাঃ সবজ্রাঙ্গুলযঃ সমুচ্ছ্রিতাঃ সসিংহনাদা হৃষিতৈর্দিদৃক্ষুভিঃ ।
যদার্জুনং মত্তমিব দ্বিপো দ্বিপং সমভ্যযাদাধিরথির্জিঘাংসযা ॥ ৯ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 8.65.9 in Gujarati sript:
ભુજાઃ સવજ્રાઙ્ગુલયઃ સમુચ્છ્રિતાઃ સસિંહનાદા હૃષિતૈર્દિદૃક્ષુભિઃ ।
યદાર્જુનં મત્તમિવ દ્વિપો દ્વિપં સમભ્યયાદાધિરથિર્જિઘાંસયા ॥ ૯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.65.9 in Malayalam sript:
ഭുജാഃ സവജ്രാങ്ഗുലയഃ സമുച്ഛ്രിതാഃ സസിംഹനാദാ ഹൃഷിതൈര്ദിദൃക്ഷുഭിഃ ।
യദാര്ജുനം മത്തമിവ ദ്വിപോ ദ്വിപം സമഭ്യയാദാധിരഥിര്ജിഘാംസയാ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.65.9 in Telugu sript:
భుజాః సవజ్రాఙ్గులయః సముచ్ఛ్రితాః ససింహనాదా హృషితైర్దిదృక్షుభిః ।
యదార్జునం మత్తమివ ద్విపో ద్విపం సమభ్యయాదాధిరథిర్జిఘాంసయా ॥ ౯ ॥

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