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 8.4.95

तेजोवधं सूतपुत्रस्य संख्ये प्रतिश्रुत्वाजातशत्रोः पुरस्तात् ।
दुराधर्षः शक्रसमानवीर्यः शल्यः स्थितो योद्धुकामस्त्वदर्थे ॥ ९५ ॥

tejovadhaṃ sūtaputrasya saṃkhye pratiśrutvājātaśatroḥ purastāt |
durādharṣaḥ śakrasamānavīryaḥ śalyaḥ sthito yoddhukāmastvadarthe || 95 ||

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

...challenged all the Kshatriyas of the world, except the Kauravas and the Yadavas, to battle. Hearing that Karna has been slain by Savyasaci in single combat, I am plunged in an ocean of woe like a wrecked vessel...

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

Teja, Tejas, Vadha, Sutaputra, Sankhya, Pratishrut, Vaja, Ashatru, Purastat, Duradharsha, Shakra, Samana, Virya, Shali, Shalya, Sthita, Yoddhukama, Tvadarthe,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.4.95). 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: “tejovadhaṃ sūtaputrasya saṃkhye pratiśrutvājātaśatroḥ purastāt
  • tejo -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    teja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vadham -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sūtaputrasya -
  • sūtaputra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • saṅkhye -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pratiśrut -
  • pratiśrut (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • vājāt -
  • vāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vāja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aśatroḥ -
  • aśatru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    aśatru (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • purastāt -
  • purastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    purastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    purastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    purastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “durādharṣaḥ śakrasamānavīryaḥ śalyaḥ sthito yoddhukāmastvadarthe
  • durādharṣaḥ -
  • durādharṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakra -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāna -
  • samāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīryaḥ -
  • vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • śalyaḥ -
  • śalī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śalya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • sthito* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • yoddhukāmas -
  • yoddhukāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvadarthe -
  • tvadarthe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.4.95

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 8.4.95 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಜೋವಧಂ ಸೂತಪುತ್ರಸ್ಯ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ಪ್ರತಿಶ್ರುತ್ವಾಜಾತಶತ್ರೋಃ ಪುರಸ್ತಾತ್ ।
ದುರಾಧರ್ಷಃ ಶಕ್ರಸಮಾನವೀರ್ಯಃ ಶಲ್ಯಃ ಸ್ಥಿತೋ ಯೋದ್ಧುಕಾಮಸ್ತ್ವದರ್ಥೇ ॥ ೯೫ ॥

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 8.4.95 in Bengali sript:
তেজোবধং সূতপুত্রস্য সংখ্যে প্রতিশ্রুত্বাজাতশত্রোঃ পুরস্তাত্ ।
দুরাধর্ষঃ শক্রসমানবীর্যঃ শল্যঃ স্থিতো যোদ্ধুকামস্ত্বদর্থে ॥ ৯৫ ॥

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 8.4.95 in Gujarati sript:
તેજોવધં સૂતપુત્રસ્ય સંખ્યે પ્રતિશ્રુત્વાજાતશત્રોઃ પુરસ્તાત્ ।
દુરાધર્ષઃ શક્રસમાનવીર્યઃ શલ્યઃ સ્થિતો યોદ્ધુકામસ્ત્વદર્થે ॥ ૯૫ ॥

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 8.4.95 in Malayalam sript:
തേജോവധം സൂതപുത്രസ്യ സംഖ്യേ പ്രതിശ്രുത്വാജാതശത്രോഃ പുരസ്താത് ।
ദുരാധര്ഷഃ ശക്രസമാനവീര്യഃ ശല്യഃ സ്ഥിതോ യോദ്ധുകാമസ്ത്വദര്ഥേ ॥ ൯൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.4.95 in Telugu sript:
తేజోవధం సూతపుత్రస్య సంఖ్యే ప్రతిశ్రుత్వాజాతశత్రోః పురస్తాత్ ।
దురాధర్షః శక్రసమానవీర్యః శల్యః స్థితో యోద్ధుకామస్త్వదర్థే ॥ ౯౫ ॥

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