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 7.74.8

वैणवायस्मयशराः स्वायता विविधाननाः ।
रुधिरं पतगैः सार्धं प्राणिनां पपुराहवे ॥ ८ ॥

vaiṇavāyasmayaśarāḥ svāyatā vividhānanāḥ |
rudhiraṃ patagaiḥ sārdhaṃ prāṇināṃ papurāhave || 8 ||

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

...Bhojas, after the heir of the ruler of the Kamvojas, viz., prince Sudakshina, had been slain, after Savyasacin had killed the valiant Srutayudha also, after the (Kuru) ranks had fled...

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

Vainava, Smaya, Shara, Sva, Svan, Ayata, Vividhana, Rudhira, Pataga, Sardham, Sardha, Pranin, Papu, Ahava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.74.8). 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: “vaiṇavāyasmayaśarāḥ svāyatā vividhānanāḥ
  • vaiṇavāya -
  • vaiṇava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vaiṇava (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • smaya -
  • smaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarāḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • svā -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyatā* -
  • āyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vividhāna -
  • vidh -> vividhāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> vividhāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
  • nāḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “rudhiraṃ patagaiḥ sārdhaṃ prāṇināṃ papurāhave
  • rudhiram -
  • rudhira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rudhira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rudhirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • patagaiḥ -
  • pataga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sārdham -
  • sārdham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sārdha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārdhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāṇinām -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • papur -
  • papu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    papu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    pai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • āhave -
  • āhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.74.8

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 7.74.8 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಣವಾಯಸ್ಮಯಶರಾಃ ಸ್ವಾಯತಾ ವಿವಿಧಾನನಾಃ ।
ರುಧಿರಂ ಪತಗೈಃ ಸಾರ್ಧಂ ಪ್ರಾಣಿನಾಂ ಪಪುರಾಹವೇ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 7.74.8 in Bengali sript:
বৈণবাযস্মযশরাঃ স্বাযতা বিবিধাননাঃ ।
রুধিরং পতগৈঃ সার্ধং প্রাণিনাং পপুরাহবে ॥ ৮ ॥

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 7.74.8 in Gujarati sript:
વૈણવાયસ્મયશરાઃ સ્વાયતા વિવિધાનનાઃ ।
રુધિરં પતગૈઃ સાર્ધં પ્રાણિનાં પપુરાહવે ॥ ૮ ॥

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 7.74.8 in Malayalam sript:
വൈണവായസ്മയശരാഃ സ്വായതാ വിവിധാനനാഃ ।
രുധിരം പതഗൈഃ സാര്ധം പ്രാണിനാം പപുരാഹവേ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.74.8 in Telugu sript:
వైణవాయస్మయశరాః స్వాయతా వివిధాననాః ।
రుధిరం పతగైః సార్ధం ప్రాణినాం పపురాహవే ॥ ౮ ॥

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