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 8.11.41

तथैव पाण्डवं राजन्विह्वलन्तं मुहुर्मुहुः ।
अपोवाह रथेनाजौ सारथिः शत्रुतापनम् ॥ ४१ ॥

tathaiva pāṇḍavaṃ rājanvihvalantaṃ muhurmuhuḥ |
apovāha rathenājau sārathiḥ śatrutāpanam || 41 ||

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

...and uttered cries of pain and looked pale, O sire. Like Mahendra smiting down the danavas, Partha smote down large numbers of his foes, by means of shafts whetted on stone and resembling the thunder of poison in...

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

Tatha, Pandava, Rajan, Rajat, Vihvalam, Apa, Ratha, Aja, Sarathi, Shatrutapana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.11.41). 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: “tathaiva pāṇḍavaṃ rājanvihvalantaṃ muhurmuhuḥ
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pāṇḍavam -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vihvalan -
  • vihvalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse muhurmuhuḥ
  • Line 2: “apovāha rathenājau sārathiḥ śatrutāpanam
  • apo -
  • apa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    apa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uvāha -
  • vah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • rathenā -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ajau -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sārathiḥ -
  • sārathi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatrutāpanam -
  • śatrutāpana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śatrutāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatrutāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.11.41

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 8.11.41 in Kannada sript:
ತಥೈವ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಂ ರಾಜನ್ವಿಹ್ವಲನ್ತಂ ಮುಹುರ್ಮುಹುಃ ।
ಅಪೋವಾಹ ರಥೇನಾಜೌ ಸಾರಥಿಃ ಶತ್ರುತಾಪನಮ್ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 8.11.41 in Bengali sript:
তথৈব পাণ্ডবং রাজন্বিহ্বলন্তং মুহুর্মুহুঃ ।
অপোবাহ রথেনাজৌ সারথিঃ শত্রুতাপনম্ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 8.11.41 in Gujarati sript:
તથૈવ પાણ્ડવં રાજન્વિહ્વલન્તં મુહુર્મુહુઃ ।
અપોવાહ રથેનાજૌ સારથિઃ શત્રુતાપનમ્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 8.11.41 in Malayalam sript:
തഥൈവ പാണ്ഡവം രാജന്വിഹ്വലന്തം മുഹുര്മുഹുഃ ।
അപോവാഹ രഥേനാജൌ സാരഥിഃ ശത്രുതാപനമ് ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.11.41 in Telugu sript:
తథైవ పాణ్డవం రాజన్విహ్వలన్తం ముహుర్ముహుః ।
అపోవాహ రథేనాజౌ సారథిః శత్రుతాపనమ్ ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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