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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 4.61.8
ततोऽस्त्रमस्त्रेण निवार्य तेषां गाण्डीवधन्वा कुरुपुंगवानाम् ।
संमोहनं शत्रुसहोऽन्यदस्त्रं प्रादुश्चकारैन्द्रिरपारणीयम् ॥ ८ ॥
tato'stramastreṇa nivārya teṣāṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvā kurupuṃgavānām |
saṃmohanaṃ śatrusaho'nyadastraṃ prāduścakāraindrirapāraṇīyam || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the supporters of the king’s car, the other warriors, smitten with the arrows shot from the Gandiva, fled from the field in panic. And beholding the elephant slain by Partha, and all the other warriors...
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 (4.61.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Astra, Nivarya, Gandivadhanvan, Kurupungava, Mohana, Shatrusaha, Ani, Anya, Ada, Adah, Tra, Pra, Prat, Cakara, Aindri, Aparaniya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.61.8). 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: “tato'stramastreṇa nivārya teṣāṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvā kurupuṃgavānām ”
- tato' -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- astram -
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astra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- astreṇa -
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astra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nivārya -
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nivārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nivārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- gāṇḍīvadhanvā -
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gāṇḍīvadhanvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kurupuṅgavān -
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kurupuṅgava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “saṃmohanaṃ śatrusaho'nyadastraṃ prāduścakāraindrirapāraṇīyam ”
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mohanam -
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mohana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mohana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mohanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śatrusaho' -
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śatrusaha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- adas -
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ada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ad (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]adaḥ (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]√dṝ (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- tram -
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tra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]trā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prād -
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pra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
- uś -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cakārai -
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cakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- aindrir -
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aindri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- apāraṇīyam -
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apāraṇīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]apāraṇīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]apāraṇīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.61.8
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 4.61.8 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಸ್ತ್ರಮಸ್ತ್ರೇಣ ನಿವಾರ್ಯ ತೇಷಾಂ ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಧನ್ವಾ ಕುರುಪುಂಗವಾನಾಮ್ ।
ಸಂಮೋಹನಂ ಶತ್ರುಸಹೋಽನ್ಯದಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಪ್ರಾದುಶ್ಚಕಾರೈನ್ದ್ರಿರಪಾರಣೀಯಮ್ ॥ 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 4.61.8 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽস্ত্রমস্ত্রেণ নিবার্য তেষাং গাণ্ডীবধন্বা কুরুপুংগবানাম্ ।
সংমোহনং শত্রুসহোঽন্যদস্ত্রং প্রাদুশ্চকারৈন্দ্রিরপারণীযম্ ॥ 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 4.61.8 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽસ્ત્રમસ્ત્રેણ નિવાર્ય તેષાં ગાણ્ડીવધન્વા કુરુપુંગવાનામ્ ।
સંમોહનં શત્રુસહોઽન્યદસ્ત્રં પ્રાદુશ્ચકારૈન્દ્રિરપારણીયમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.61.8 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽസ്ത്രമസ്ത്രേണ നിവാര്യ തേഷാം ഗാണ്ഡീവധന്വാ കുരുപുംഗവാനാമ് ।
സംമോഹനം ശത്രുസഹോഽന്യദസ്ത്രം പ്രാദുശ്ചകാരൈന്ദ്രിരപാരണീയമ് ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.61.8 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽస్త్రమస్త్రేణ నివార్య తేషాం గాణ్డీవధన్వా కురుపుంగవానామ్ ।
సంమోహనం శత్రుసహోఽన్యదస్త్రం ప్రాదుశ్చకారైన్ద్రిరపారణీయమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥