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 8.5.107

तौ हि वीरौ महेष्वासौ मदर्थे कुरुसत्तमौ ।
भीष्मद्रोणौ हतौ श्रुत्वा को न्वर्थो जीवितेन मे ॥ १०७ ॥

tau hi vīrau maheṣvāsau madarthe kurusattamau |
bhīṣmadroṇau hatau śrutvā ko nvartho jīvitena me || 107 ||

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

...O king; decorated with a net-work of gold, and shaking his formidable bow adorned with pure gold. Beholding the mighty bowman Karna, that foremost of car-warriors, seated on his car, difficult of approach and resembling...

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

Vira, Maheshvasa, Madartha, Kurusattama, Bhishma, Drona, Droni, Hata, Hati, Hatu, Kah, Artha, Jivita, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.5.107). 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: “tau hi vīrau maheṣvāsau madarthe kurusattamau
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vīrau -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • maheṣvāsau -
  • maheṣvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • madarthe -
  • madartha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kurusattamau -
  • kurusattama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “bhīṣmadroṇau hatau śrutvā ko nvartho jīvitena me
  • bhīṣma -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • droṇau -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    droṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • hatau -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    hatu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nva -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • artho* -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvitena -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.5.107

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 8.5.107 in Kannada sript:
ತೌ ಹಿ ವೀರೌ ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸೌ ಮದರ್ಥೇ ಕುರುಸತ್ತಮೌ ।
ಭೀಷ್ಮದ್ರೋಣೌ ಹತೌ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಕೋ ನ್ವರ್ಥೋ ಜೀವಿತೇನ ಮೇ ॥ ೧೦೭ ॥

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 8.5.107 in Bengali sript:
তৌ হি বীরৌ মহেষ্বাসৌ মদর্থে কুরুসত্তমৌ ।
ভীষ্মদ্রোণৌ হতৌ শ্রুত্বা কো ন্বর্থো জীবিতেন মে ॥ ১০৭ ॥

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 8.5.107 in Gujarati sript:
તૌ હિ વીરૌ મહેષ્વાસૌ મદર્થે કુરુસત્તમૌ ।
ભીષ્મદ્રોણૌ હતૌ શ્રુત્વા કો ન્વર્થો જીવિતેન મે ॥ ૧૦૭ ॥

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 8.5.107 in Malayalam sript:
തൌ ഹി വീരൌ മഹേഷ്വാസൌ മദര്ഥേ കുരുസത്തമൌ ।
ഭീഷ്മദ്രോണൌ ഹതൌ ശ്രുത്വാ കോ ന്വര്ഥോ ജീവിതേന മേ ॥ ൧൦൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.5.107 in Telugu sript:
తౌ హి వీరౌ మహేష్వాసౌ మదర్థే కురుసత్తమౌ ।
భీష్మద్రోణౌ హతౌ శ్రుత్వా కో న్వర్థో జీవితేన మే ॥ ౧౦౭ ॥

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