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 7.148.8

कर्णस्यापि रथे वाहानन्यान्सूतो न्ययोजयत् ।
शङ्खवर्णान्महावेगान्सैन्धवान्साधुवाहिनः ॥ ८ ॥

karṇasyāpi rathe vāhānanyānsūto nyayojayat |
śaṅkhavarṇānmahāvegānsaindhavānsādhuvāhinaḥ || 8 ||

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

...with lopped off arrows, O monarch, and (dead) bodies by thousands, the earth looked as if covered with flowers. Indeed, strewn with the heads of Kshatriyas, heads that were decked...

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

Karna, Api, Ratha, Vaha, Ani, Anya, Suta, Nyaya, Jayat, Shankha, Varna, Mahavega, Saindhava, Sadhuvahin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 7.148.8). 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: “karṇasyāpi rathe vāhānanyānsūto nyayojayat
  • karṇasyā -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rathe -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vāhān -
  • vāha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anyā -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sūto* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • nyayo -
  • nyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jayat -
  • jayat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ji class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “śaṅkhavarṇānmahāvegānsaindhavānsādhuvāhinaḥ
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇān -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahāvegān -
  • mahāvega (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • saindhavān -
  • saindhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sādhuvāhinaḥ -
  • sādhuvāhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sādhuvāhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 7.148.8

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 7.148.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ರಥೇ ವಾಹಾನನ್ಯಾನ್ಸೂತೋ ನ್ಯಯೋಜಯತ್ ।
ಶಙ್ಖವರ್ಣಾನ್ಮಹಾವೇಗಾನ್ಸೈನ್ಧವಾನ್ಸಾಧುವಾಹಿನಃ ॥ 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 7.148.8 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণস্যাপি রথে বাহানন্যান্সূতো ন্যযোজযত্ ।
শঙ্খবর্ণান্মহাবেগান্সৈন্ধবান্সাধুবাহিনঃ ॥ 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 7.148.8 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણસ્યાપિ રથે વાહાનન્યાન્સૂતો ન્યયોજયત્ ।
શઙ્ખવર્ણાન્મહાવેગાન્સૈન્ધવાન્સાધુવાહિનઃ ॥ 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 7.148.8 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണസ്യാപി രഥേ വാഹാനന്യാന്സൂതോ ന്യയോജയത് ।
ശങ്ഖവര്ണാന്മഹാവേഗാന്സൈന്ധവാന്സാധുവാഹിനഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 7.148.8 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణస్యాపి రథే వాహానన్యాన్సూతో న్యయోజయత్ ।
శఙ్ఖవర్ణాన్మహావేగాన్సైన్ధవాన్సాధువాహినః ॥ ౮ ॥

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