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 8.12.53

स केशवं चार्जुनं चातितेजा विव्याध मर्मस्वतिरौद्रकर्मा ।
बाणैः सुमुक्तैरतितीव्रवेगैर्यैराहतो मृत्युरपि व्यथेत ॥ ५३ ॥

sa keśavaṃ cārjunaṃ cātitejā vivyādha marmasvatiraudrakarmā |
bāṇaiḥ sumuktairatitīvravegairyairāhato mṛtyurapi vyatheta || 53 ||

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

...motion. Pandya, however, with nine shafts of his cut off all those arrows of his antagonist. With four other shafts he afflicted the four steeds of his foe, at which they speedily expired. Having then, with his...

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

Keshava, Arjuna, Catita, Marman, Ati, Raudrakarman, Raudrakarma, Bana, Sumukta, Atitivra, Vega, Yah, Yat, Ahata, Mrityu, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.12.53). 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 keśavaṃ cārjunaṃ cātitejā vivyādha marmasvatiraudrakarmā
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • keśavam -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    keśavā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cātite -
  • cat -> cātita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √cat]
    cat -> cātita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √cat]
    cat -> cātita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √cat], [locative single from √cat]
    cat -> cātita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √cat], [vocative single from √cat], [vocative dual from √cat], [accusative dual from √cat], [locative single from √cat]
    cat -> cātitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √cat], [nominative dual from √cat], [vocative single from √cat], [vocative dual from √cat], [accusative dual from √cat]
  • ījā -
  • vivyādha -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • marmasva -
  • marman (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • raudrakarmā -
  • raudrakarman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raudrakarmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bāṇaiḥ sumuktairatitīvravegairyairāhato mṛtyurapi vyatheta
  • bāṇaiḥ -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sumuktair -
  • sumukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sumukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • atitīvra -
  • atitīvra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atitīvra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vegair -
  • vega (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āhato* -
  • āhata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛtyur -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vyatheta -
  • vyath (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.12.53

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 8.12.53 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಕೇಶವಂ ಚಾರ್ಜುನಂ ಚಾತಿತೇಜಾ ವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ಮರ್ಮಸ್ವತಿರೌದ್ರಕರ್ಮಾ ।
ಬಾಣೈಃ ಸುಮುಕ್ತೈರತಿತೀವ್ರವೇಗೈರ್ಯೈರಾಹತೋ ಮೃತ್ಯುರಪಿ ವ್ಯಥೇತ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 8.12.53 in Bengali sript:
স কেশবং চার্জুনং চাতিতেজা বিব্যাধ মর্মস্বতিরৌদ্রকর্মা ।
বাণৈঃ সুমুক্তৈরতিতীব্রবেগৈর্যৈরাহতো মৃত্যুরপি ব্যথেত ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 8.12.53 in Gujarati sript:
સ કેશવં ચાર્જુનં ચાતિતેજા વિવ્યાધ મર્મસ્વતિરૌદ્રકર્મા ।
બાણૈઃ સુમુક્તૈરતિતીવ્રવેગૈર્યૈરાહતો મૃત્યુરપિ વ્યથેત ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 8.12.53 in Malayalam sript:
സ കേശവം ചാര്ജുനം ചാതിതേജാ വിവ്യാധ മര്മസ്വതിരൌദ്രകര്മാ ।
ബാണൈഃ സുമുക്തൈരതിതീവ്രവേഗൈര്യൈരാഹതോ മൃത്യുരപി വ്യഥേത ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.12.53 in Telugu sript:
స కేశవం చార్జునం చాతితేజా వివ్యాధ మర్మస్వతిరౌద్రకర్మా ।
బాణైః సుముక్తైరతితీవ్రవేగైర్యైరాహతో మృత్యురపి వ్యథేత ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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