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 8.4.104

कर्णात्मजः सत्यसेनो महात्मा व्यवस्थितः समरे योद्धुकामः ।
अथापरौ कर्णसुतौ वरार्हौ व्यवस्थितौ लघुहस्तौ नरेन्द्र ।
बलं महद्दुर्भिदमल्पधैर्यैः समाश्रितौ योत्स्यमानौ त्वदर्थे ॥ १०४ ॥

karṇātmajaḥ satyaseno mahātmā vyavasthitaḥ samare yoddhukāmaḥ |
athāparau karṇasutau varārhau vyavasthitau laghuhastau narendra |
balaṃ mahaddurbhidamalpadhairyaiḥ samāśritau yotsyamānau tvadarthe || 104 ||

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

...slaughter of Karna to be highly incredible. Without doubt, this hard heart of mine is made of the essence of adamant, for it does not burst into a 1,000 fragments upon hearing of the fall of Karna! Without doubt...

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

Karna, Satyasena, Mahatma, Vyavasthita, Samara, Yoddhukama, Atha, Apara, Karnasu, Vararha, Vyavasthiti, Laghuhasta, Narendra, Bala, Mahat, Durbhida, Alpa, Dhairya, Samashrita, Yotsyamana, Tvadarthe,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.4.104). 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: “karṇātmajaḥ satyaseno mahātmā vyavasthitaḥ samare yoddhukāmaḥ
  • karṇāt -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • satyaseno* -
  • satyasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātmā* -
  • mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vyavasthitaḥ -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yoddhukāmaḥ -
  • yoddhukāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “athāparau karṇasutau varārhau vyavasthitau laghuhastau narendra
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aparau -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • karṇasu -
  • karṇasū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • varārhau -
  • varārha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vyavasthitau -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vyavasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • laghuhastau -
  • laghuhasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “balaṃ mahaddurbhidamalpadhairyaiḥ samāśritau yotsyamānau tvadarthe
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahad -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • durbhidam -
  • durbhida (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durbhida (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durbhidā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhairyaiḥ -
  • dhairya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samāśritau -
  • samāśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yotsyamānau -
  • yudh -> yotsyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • tvadarthe -
  • tvadarthe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.4.104

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 8.4.104 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣಾತ್ಮಜಃ ಸತ್ಯಸೇನೋ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ ಸಮರೇ ಯೋದ್ಧುಕಾಮಃ ।
ಅಥಾಪರೌ ಕರ್ಣಸುತೌ ವರಾರ್ಹೌ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತೌ ಲಘುಹಸ್ತೌ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರ ।
ಬಲಂ ಮಹದ್ದುರ್ಭಿದಮಲ್ಪಧೈರ್ಯೈಃ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತೌ ಯೋತ್ಸ್ಯಮಾನೌ ತ್ವದರ್ಥೇ ॥ ೧೦೪ ॥

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 8.4.104 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণাত্মজঃ সত্যসেনো মহাত্মা ব্যবস্থিতঃ সমরে যোদ্ধুকামঃ ।
অথাপরৌ কর্ণসুতৌ বরার্হৌ ব্যবস্থিতৌ লঘুহস্তৌ নরেন্দ্র ।
বলং মহদ্দুর্ভিদমল্পধৈর্যৈঃ সমাশ্রিতৌ যোত্স্যমানৌ ত্বদর্থে ॥ ১০৪ ॥

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 8.4.104 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણાત્મજઃ સત્યસેનો મહાત્મા વ્યવસ્થિતઃ સમરે યોદ્ધુકામઃ ।
અથાપરૌ કર્ણસુતૌ વરાર્હૌ વ્યવસ્થિતૌ લઘુહસ્તૌ નરેન્દ્ર ।
બલં મહદ્દુર્ભિદમલ્પધૈર્યૈઃ સમાશ્રિતૌ યોત્સ્યમાનૌ ત્વદર્થે ॥ ૧૦૪ ॥

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 8.4.104 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണാത്മജഃ സത്യസേനോ മഹാത്മാ വ്യവസ്ഥിതഃ സമരേ യോദ്ധുകാമഃ ।
അഥാപരൌ കര്ണസുതൌ വരാര്ഹൌ വ്യവസ്ഥിതൌ ലഘുഹസ്തൌ നരേന്ദ്ര ।
ബലം മഹദ്ദുര്ഭിദമല്പധൈര്യൈഃ സമാശ്രിതൌ യോത്സ്യമാനൌ ത്വദര്ഥേ ॥ ൧൦൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.4.104 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణాత్మజః సత్యసేనో మహాత్మా వ్యవస్థితః సమరే యోద్ధుకామః ।
అథాపరౌ కర్ణసుతౌ వరార్హౌ వ్యవస్థితౌ లఘుహస్తౌ నరేన్ద్ర ।
బలం మహద్దుర్భిదమల్పధైర్యైః సమాశ్రితౌ యోత్స్యమానౌ త్వదర్థే ॥ ౧౦౪ ॥

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