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 8.10.13

ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन भृशं तीक्ष्णेन सत्वरः ।
जहार सशिरस्त्राणं शिरस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥ १३ ॥

tato'pareṇa bhallena bhṛśaṃ tīkṣṇena satvaraḥ |
jahāra saśirastrāṇaṃ śirastasya mahātmanaḥ || 13 ||

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

...Ashvatthama with hundreds of arrows, looked like two Suns at the end of the Yuga, resplendent with their own rays. Then when Vasudeva seemed to be stupefied, Arjuna shot a weapon from which issued torrents of shafts...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Aparena, Apara, Bhalla, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Tikshna, Satvara, Sashiras, Trana, Shira, Shiras, Mahatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.10.13). 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: “tato'pareṇa bhallena bhṛśaṃ tīkṣṇena satvaraḥ
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • apareṇa -
  • apareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    apara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhallena -
  • bhalla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhalla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tīkṣṇena -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • satvaraḥ -
  • satvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jahāra saśirastrāṇaṃ śirastasya mahātmanaḥ
  • jahāra -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    hṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saśiras -
  • saśiras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saśiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • trāṇam -
  • trāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śiras -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.10.13

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 8.10.13 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಪರೇಣ ಭಲ್ಲೇನ ಭೃಶಂ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣೇನ ಸತ್ವರಃ ।
ಜಹಾರ ಸಶಿರಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಂ ಶಿರಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 8.10.13 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽপরেণ ভল্লেন ভৃশং তীক্ষ্ণেন সত্বরঃ ।
জহার সশিরস্ত্রাণং শিরস্তস্য মহাত্মনঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 8.10.13 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽપરેણ ભલ્લેન ભૃશં તીક્ષ્ણેન સત્વરઃ ।
જહાર સશિરસ્ત્રાણં શિરસ્તસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 8.10.13 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽപരേണ ഭല്ലേന ഭൃശം തീക്ഷ്ണേന സത്വരഃ ।
ജഹാര സശിരസ്ത്രാണം ശിരസ്തസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.10.13 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽపరేణ భల్లేన భృశం తీక్ష్ణేన సత్వరః ।
జహార సశిరస్త్రాణం శిరస్తస్య మహాత్మనః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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