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 8.11.15

अभूतां तावदृश्यौ च शरजालैः समन्ततः ।
मेघजालैरिव च्छन्नौ गगने चन्द्रभास्करौ ॥ १५ ॥

abhūtāṃ tāvadṛśyau ca śarajālaiḥ samantataḥ |
meghajālairiva cchannau gagane candrabhāskarau || 15 ||

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

...Pandu then, with three razor-headed arrows, cut off, almost at the same instant of time, the two arms each looking like the trunk of an elephant, and then the head, resembling the full Moon, of his foe. Then Arjuna...

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

Abhuta, Tavat, Rishya, Sharajala, Samantatah, Samantatas, Meghajala, Iva, Gagana, Candra, Bhaskara, Bhaskari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.11.15). 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: “abhūtāṃ tāvadṛśyau ca śarajālaiḥ samantataḥ
  • abhūtām -
  • abhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third dual]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛśyau -
  • ṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarajālaiḥ -
  • śarajāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “meghajālairiva cchannau gagane candrabhāskarau
  • meghajālair -
  • meghajāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse cchannau*ga
  • gagane -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • candra -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāskarau -
  • bhāskara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhāskari (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.11.15

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 8.11.15 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭೂತಾಂ ತಾವದೃಶ್ಯೌ ಚ ಶರಜಾಲೈಃ ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ।
ಮೇಘಜಾಲೈರಿವ ಚ್ಛನ್ನೌ ಗಗನೇ ಚನ್ದ್ರಭಾಸ್ಕರೌ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 8.11.15 in Bengali sript:
অভূতাং তাবদৃশ্যৌ চ শরজালৈঃ সমন্ততঃ ।
মেঘজালৈরিব চ্ছন্নৌ গগনে চন্দ্রভাস্করৌ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 8.11.15 in Gujarati sript:
અભૂતાં તાવદૃશ્યૌ ચ શરજાલૈઃ સમન્તતઃ ।
મેઘજાલૈરિવ ચ્છન્નૌ ગગને ચન્દ્રભાસ્કરૌ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 8.11.15 in Malayalam sript:
അഭൂതാം താവദൃശ്യൌ ച ശരജാലൈഃ സമന്തതഃ ।
മേഘജാലൈരിവ ച്ഛന്നൌ ഗഗനേ ചന്ദ്രഭാസ്കരൌ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.11.15 in Telugu sript:
అభూతాం తావదృశ్యౌ చ శరజాలైః సమన్తతః ।
మేఘజాలైరివ చ్ఛన్నౌ గగనే చన్ద్రభాస్కరౌ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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