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 8.8.22

स नागप्रवरोऽत्युग्रो विधिवत्कल्पितो बभौ ।
उदयाद्र्यग्र्यभवनं यथाभ्युदितभास्करम् ॥ २२ ॥

sa nāgapravaro'tyugro vidhivatkalpito babhau |
udayādryagryabhavanaṃ yathābhyuditabhāskaram || 22 ||

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

...three arrows sticking on his forehead, that brahmana looked beautiful like a three-peaked mountain washed with water in the season of rains. The son of Drona then afflicted the Pandava with hundreds of arrows,...

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

Naga, Pravara, Atyugra, Vidhivat, Kalpita, Udayadri, Agri, Agrya, Abhavana, Yatha, Abhyudita, Bhaskara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.8.22). 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: “sa nāgapravaro'tyugro vidhivatkalpito babhau
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāga -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravaro' -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atyugro* -
  • atyugra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kalpito* -
  • kalpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kḷp]
  • babhau -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “udayādryagryabhavanaṃ yathābhyuditabhāskaram
  • udayādrya -
  • udayādri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • agrya -
  • agri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    agrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhavanam -
  • abhavana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhavana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhyudita -
  • abhyudita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyudita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāskaram -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāskara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāskarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.8.22

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 8.8.22 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ನಾಗಪ್ರವರೋಽತ್ಯುಗ್ರೋ ವಿಧಿವತ್ಕಲ್ಪಿತೋ ಬಭೌ ।
ಉದಯಾದ್ರ್ಯಗ್ರ್ಯಭವನಂ ಯಥಾಭ್ಯುದಿತಭಾಸ್ಕರಮ್ ॥ 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 8.8.22 in Bengali sript:
স নাগপ্রবরোঽত্যুগ্রো বিধিবত্কল্পিতো বভৌ ।
উদযাদ্র্যগ্র্যভবনং যথাভ্যুদিতভাস্করম্ ॥ 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 8.8.22 in Gujarati sript:
સ નાગપ્રવરોઽત્યુગ્રો વિધિવત્કલ્પિતો બભૌ ।
ઉદયાદ્ર્યગ્ર્યભવનં યથાભ્યુદિતભાસ્કરમ્ ॥ 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 8.8.22 in Malayalam sript:
സ നാഗപ്രവരോഽത്യുഗ്രോ വിധിവത്കല്പിതോ ബഭൌ ।
ഉദയാദ്ര്യഗ്ര്യഭവനം യഥാഭ്യുദിതഭാസ്കരമ് ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.8.22 in Telugu sript:
స నాగప్రవరోఽత్యుగ్రో విధివత్కల్పితో బభౌ ।
ఉదయాద్ర్యగ్ర్యభవనం యథాభ్యుదితభాస్కరమ్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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