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 8.5.22

यं लब्ध्वा मागधो राजा सान्त्वमानार्थगौरवैः ।
अरौत्सीत्पार्थिवं क्षत्रमृते कौरवयादवान् ॥ २२ ॥

yaṃ labdhvā māgadho rājā sāntvamānārthagauravaiḥ |
arautsītpārthivaṃ kṣatramṛte kauravayādavān || 22 ||

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

...from Jamadagni’s son the terrible brahmastra, that mighty-armed one, who, having seen the warriors with Drona at their head afflicted with arrows and turn away from the field, had cut off with his keen shafts the...

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

Yah, Magadha, Magadhas, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Santva, Ana, Artha, Gaurava, Kshatra, Rite, Rita, Riti, Kaurava, Yadava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.5.22). 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: “yaṃ labdhvā māgadho rājā sāntvamānārthagauravaiḥ
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • labdhvā -
  • labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √labh]
  • māgadho* -
  • māgadhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    māgadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sāntvam -
  • sāntva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāntva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāntvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānā -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gauravaiḥ -
  • gaurava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gaurava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “arautsītpārthivaṃ kṣatramṛte kauravayādavān
  • Cannot analyse arautsītpārthivam*kṣ
  • kṣatram -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛte -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kaurava -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaurava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yādavān -
  • yādava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.5.22

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 8.5.22 in Kannada sript:
ಯಂ ಲಬ್ಧ್ವಾ ಮಾಗಧೋ ರಾಜಾ ಸಾನ್ತ್ವಮಾನಾರ್ಥಗೌರವೈಃ ।
ಅರೌತ್ಸೀತ್ಪಾರ್ಥಿವಂ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಮೃತೇ ಕೌರವಯಾದವಾನ್ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 8.5.22 in Bengali sript:
যং লব্ধ্বা মাগধো রাজা সান্ত্বমানার্থগৌরবৈঃ ।
অরৌত্সীত্পার্থিবং ক্ষত্রমৃতে কৌরবযাদবান্ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 8.5.22 in Gujarati sript:
યં લબ્ધ્વા માગધો રાજા સાન્ત્વમાનાર્થગૌરવૈઃ ।
અરૌત્સીત્પાર્થિવં ક્ષત્રમૃતે કૌરવયાદવાન્ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 8.5.22 in Malayalam sript:
യം ലബ്ധ്വാ മാഗധോ രാജാ സാന്ത്വമാനാര്ഥഗൌരവൈഃ ।
അരൌത്സീത്പാര്ഥിവം ക്ഷത്രമൃതേ കൌരവയാദവാന് ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.5.22 in Telugu sript:
యం లబ్ధ్వా మాగధో రాజా సాన్త్వమానార్థగౌరవైః ।
అరౌత్సీత్పార్థివం క్షత్రమృతే కౌరవయాదవాన్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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