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 8.8.43

तस्मात्प्रमथितान्नागात्क्षेमधूर्तिमवद्रुतम् ।
उद्यतासिमुपायान्तं गदयाहन्वृकोदरः ॥ ४३ ॥

tasmātpramathitānnāgātkṣemadhūrtimavadrutam |
udyatāsimupāyāntaṃ gadayāhanvṛkodaraḥ || 43 ||

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

...rolling in rage. With eyes red in rage, their lips also quivered in rage. And they grinded their teeth in wrath and bit their lips. And those two great car-warriors covered each other with showers of arrows, as...

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

Tasmat, Tad, Pramathita, Aga, Kshemadhurti, Avat, Ruta, Udyat, Udyata, Asi, Upaya, Gada, Vrikodara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.8.43). 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: “tasmātpramathitānnāgātkṣemadhūrtimavadrutam
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • pramathitānn -
  • pramathita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āgā -
  • āgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kṣemadhūrtim -
  • kṣemadhūrti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • avad -
  • avat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    u -> avat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [accusative single from √u class 1 verb]
  • rutam -
  • ruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • Line 2: “udyatāsimupāyāntaṃ gadayāhanvṛkodaraḥ
  • udyatā -
  • udyata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udyata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udyat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    udyat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    udyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asim -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • upāyān -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    upāyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gadayā -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    gad (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
    gad (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahan -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • vṛkodaraḥ -
  • vṛkodara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.8.43

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 8.8.43 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ಪ್ರಮಥಿತಾನ್ನಾಗಾತ್ಕ್ಷೇಮಧೂರ್ತಿಮವದ್ರುತಮ್ ।
ಉದ್ಯತಾಸಿಮುಪಾಯಾನ್ತಂ ಗದಯಾಹನ್ವೃಕೋದರಃ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 8.8.43 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাত্প্রমথিতান্নাগাত্ক্ষেমধূর্তিমবদ্রুতম্ ।
উদ্যতাসিমুপাযান্তং গদযাহন্বৃকোদরঃ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 8.8.43 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માત્પ્રમથિતાન્નાગાત્ક્ષેમધૂર્તિમવદ્રુતમ્ ।
ઉદ્યતાસિમુપાયાન્તં ગદયાહન્વૃકોદરઃ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 8.8.43 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാത്പ്രമഥിതാന്നാഗാത്ക്ഷേമധൂര്തിമവദ്രുതമ് ।
ഉദ്യതാസിമുപായാന്തം ഗദയാഹന്വൃകോദരഃ ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.8.43 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాత్ప్రమథితాన్నాగాత్క్షేమధూర్తిమవద్రుతమ్ ।
ఉద్యతాసిముపాయాన్తం గదయాహన్వృకోదరః ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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