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 8.1.45

मत्पुत्रशेषस्य तथा तथान्येषां च संजय ।
विप्रकीर्णेष्वनीकेषु मुखवर्णोऽभवत्कथम् ॥ ४५ ॥

matputraśeṣasya tathā tathānyeṣāṃ ca saṃjaya |
viprakīrṇeṣvanīkeṣu mukhavarṇo'bhavatkatham || 45 ||

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

...mighty Bhimasena endued with the strength of 10,000 elephants to that plight! It is he who, uttering a loud roar, slew with his invincible dart the brave Ghatotkaca of a 1,000 illusions and well-acquainted with...

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

Matputra, Shesha, Tatha, Idam, Sanjaya, Viprakirna, Anika, Mukhavarna, Katham, Katha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.1.45). 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: “matputraśeṣasya tathā tathānyeṣāṃ ca saṃjaya
  • matputra -
  • matputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śeṣasya -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathānye -
  • tatha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjaya -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “viprakīrṇeṣvanīkeṣu mukhavarṇo'bhavatkatham
  • viprakīrṇeṣva -
  • viprakīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    viprakīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • anīkeṣu -
  • anīka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    anīka (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mukhavarṇo' -
  • mukhavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.1.45

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 8.1.45 in Kannada sript:
ಮತ್ಪುತ್ರಶೇಷಸ್ಯ ತಥಾ ತಥಾನ್ಯೇಷಾಂ ಚ ಸಂಜಯ ।
ವಿಪ್ರಕೀರ್ಣೇಷ್ವನೀಕೇಷು ಮುಖವರ್ಣೋಽಭವತ್ಕಥಮ್ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 8.1.45 in Bengali sript:
মত্পুত্রশেষস্য তথা তথান্যেষাং চ সংজয ।
বিপ্রকীর্ণেষ্বনীকেষু মুখবর্ণোঽভবত্কথম্ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 8.1.45 in Gujarati sript:
મત્પુત્રશેષસ્ય તથા તથાન્યેષાં ચ સંજય ।
વિપ્રકીર્ણેષ્વનીકેષુ મુખવર્ણોઽભવત્કથમ્ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 8.1.45 in Malayalam sript:
മത്പുത്രശേഷസ്യ തഥാ തഥാന്യേഷാം ച സംജയ ।
വിപ്രകീര്ണേഷ്വനീകേഷു മുഖവര്ണോഽഭവത്കഥമ് ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.1.45 in Telugu sript:
మత్పుత్రశేషస్య తథా తథాన్యేషాం చ సంజయ ।
విప్రకీర్ణేష్వనీకేషు ముఖవర్ణోఽభవత్కథమ్ ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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