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 8.13.10

ततोऽर्जुनं द्वादशभिः शरोत्तमैर्जनार्दनं षोडशभिः समार्दयत् ।
स दण्डधारस्तुरगांस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिस्ततो ननाद प्रजहास चासकृत् ॥ १० ॥

tato'rjunaṃ dvādaśabhiḥ śarottamairjanārdanaṃ ṣoḍaśabhiḥ samārdayat |
sa daṇḍadhārasturagāṃstribhistribhistato nanāda prajahāsa cāsakṛt || 10 ||

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

...libation in the shape of a lifeless body. Then like the chief of the celestials joyfully worshipping Vishnu after the subjugation of the Asura Vali, your son, the king, accompanied by his brothers approaching the...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Arjuna, Dvadashan, Sharottama, Janardana, Shodashan, Sama, Yat, Yad, Dandadhara, Turaga, Tri, Praja, Hasa, Casa, Krit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.13.10). 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'rjunaṃ dvādaśabhiḥ śarottamairjanārdanaṃ ṣoḍaśabhiḥ samārdayat
  • 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]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvādaśabhiḥ -
  • dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śarottamair -
  • śarottama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • janārdanam -
  • janārdana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ṣoḍaśabhiḥ -
  • ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • arda -
  • ard (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ard (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sa daṇḍadhārasturagāṃstribhistribhistato nanāda prajahāsa cāsakṛt
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍadhāras -
  • daṇḍadhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • turagāṃs -
  • turaga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tribhis -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tribhis -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]
  • nanāda -
  • nad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • praja -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hāsa -
  • hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāsa -
  • cāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛt -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.13.10

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 8.13.10 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽರ್ಜುನಂ ದ್ವಾದಶಭಿಃ ಶರೋತ್ತಮೈರ್ಜನಾರ್ದನಂ ಷೋಡಶಭಿಃ ಸಮಾರ್ದಯತ್ ।
ಸ ದಣ್ಡಧಾರಸ್ತುರಗಾಂಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿಸ್ತತೋ ನನಾದ ಪ್ರಜಹಾಸ ಚಾಸಕೃತ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 8.13.10 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽর্জুনং দ্বাদশভিঃ শরোত্তমৈর্জনার্দনং ষোডশভিঃ সমার্দযত্ ।
স দণ্ডধারস্তুরগাংস্ত্রিভিস্ত্রিভিস্ততো ননাদ প্রজহাস চাসকৃত্ ॥ ১০ ॥

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 8.13.10 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽર્જુનં દ્વાદશભિઃ શરોત્તમૈર્જનાર્દનં ષોડશભિઃ સમાર્દયત્ ।
સ દણ્ડધારસ્તુરગાંસ્ત્રિભિસ્ત્રિભિસ્તતો નનાદ પ્રજહાસ ચાસકૃત્ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 8.13.10 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽര്ജുനം ദ്വാദശഭിഃ ശരോത്തമൈര്ജനാര്ദനം ഷോഡശഭിഃ സമാര്ദയത് ।
സ ദണ്ഡധാരസ്തുരഗാംസ്ത്രിഭിസ്ത്രിഭിസ്തതോ നനാദ പ്രജഹാസ ചാസകൃത് ॥ ൧൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.13.10 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽర్జునం ద్వాదశభిః శరోత్తమైర్జనార్దనం షోడశభిః సమార్దయత్ ।
స దణ్డధారస్తురగాంస్త్రిభిస్త్రిభిస్తతో ననాద ప్రజహాస చాసకృత్ ॥ ౧౦ ॥

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