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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 3.241.8
न चापि पादभाक्कर्णः पाण्डवानां नृपोत्तम ।
धनुर्वेदे च शौर्ये च धर्मे वा धर्मवत्सल ॥ ८ ॥
na cāpi pādabhākkarṇaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ nṛpottama |
dhanurvede ca śaurye ca dharme vā dharmavatsala || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...his heart arrayed his army, abounding in horses and elephants and cars and infantry. And, O monarch, immensely swarming with white umbrellas, and pennons, and white Chamaras, and cars...
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 (3.241.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Capin, Capi, Padabhaj, Karna, Pandava, Nripa, Uttama, Dhanurveda, Shaurya, Dharma, Var, Dharmavatsala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.241.8). 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: “na cāpi pādabhākkarṇaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ nṛpottama ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pādabhāk -
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pādabhāj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pādabhāj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- karṇaḥ -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pāṇḍavānām -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- nṛpo -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “dhanurvede ca śaurye ca dharme vā dharmavatsala ”
- dhanurvede -
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dhanurveda (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaurye -
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śaurya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharme -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[locative single]dharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmavatsala -
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dharmavatsala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharmavatsala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.241.8
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 3.241.8 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚಾಪಿ ಪಾದಭಾಕ್ಕರ್ಣಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನಾಂ ನೃಪೋತ್ತಮ ।
ಧನುರ್ವೇದೇ ಚ ಶೌರ್ಯೇ ಚ ಧರ್ಮೇ ವಾ ಧರ್ಮವತ್ಸಲ ॥ 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 3.241.8 in Bengali sript:
ন চাপি পাদভাক্কর্ণঃ পাণ্ডবানাং নৃপোত্তম ।
ধনুর্বেদে চ শৌর্যে চ ধর্মে বা ধর্মবত্সল ॥ 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 3.241.8 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચાપિ પાદભાક્કર્ણઃ પાણ્ડવાનાં નૃપોત્તમ ।
ધનુર્વેદે ચ શૌર્યે ચ ધર્મે વા ધર્મવત્સલ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.241.8 in Malayalam sript:
ന ചാപി പാദഭാക്കര്ണഃ പാണ്ഡവാനാം നൃപോത്തമ ।
ധനുര്വേദേ ച ശൌര്യേ ച ധര്മേ വാ ധര്മവത്സല ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.241.8 in Telugu sript:
న చాపి పాదభాక్కర్ణః పాణ్డవానాం నృపోత్తమ ।
ధనుర్వేదే చ శౌర్యే చ ధర్మే వా ధర్మవత్సల ॥ ౮ ॥