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 8.17.12

तस्यावर्जितनागस्य द्विरदादुत्पतिष्यतः ।
नाराचेनाभिनद्वक्षः सोऽपतद्भुवि सात्यकेः ॥ १२ ॥

tasyāvarjitanāgasya dviradādutpatiṣyataḥ |
nārācenābhinadvakṣaḥ so'patadbhuvi sātyakeḥ || 12 ||

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

...keen razor-headed arrow. Filled with wrath he struck the bowless son of Hridika, who then resembled a hornless bull, in the arms and the chest, with eighty arrows. Filled with rage but torn and mangled with 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 (8.17.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tas, Avarjita, Naga, Dvirada, Dut, Patishyat, Naraca, Vakshas, Vaksha, Sah, Bhu, Satyaki,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.17.12). 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: “tasyāvarjitanāgasya dviradādutpatiṣyataḥ
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āvarjita -
  • āvarjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āvarjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgasya -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dviradā -
  • dviradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dut -
  • dut (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • patiṣyataḥ -
  • pat -> patiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pat class 1 verb], [genitive single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pat class 1 verb], [genitive single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [future active third dual]
  • Line 2: “nārācenābhinadvakṣaḥ so'patadbhuvi sātyakeḥ
  • nārācenā -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nārāca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhinad -
  • bhid (verb class 7)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • vakṣaḥ -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apatad -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhuvi -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sātyakeḥ -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.17.12

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 8.17.12 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾವರ್ಜಿತನಾಗಸ್ಯ ದ್ವಿರದಾದುತ್ಪತಿಷ್ಯತಃ ।
ನಾರಾಚೇನಾಭಿನದ್ವಕ್ಷಃ ಸೋಽಪತದ್ಭುವಿ ಸಾತ್ಯಕೇಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 8.17.12 in Bengali sript:
তস্যাবর্জিতনাগস্য দ্বিরদাদুত্পতিষ্যতঃ ।
নারাচেনাভিনদ্বক্ষঃ সোঽপতদ্ভুবি সাত্যকেঃ ॥ ১২ ॥

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 8.17.12 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાવર્જિતનાગસ્ય દ્વિરદાદુત્પતિષ્યતઃ ।
નારાચેનાભિનદ્વક્ષઃ સોઽપતદ્ભુવિ સાત્યકેઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 8.17.12 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാവര്ജിതനാഗസ്യ ദ്വിരദാദുത്പതിഷ്യതഃ ।
നാരാചേനാഭിനദ്വക്ഷഃ സോഽപതദ്ഭുവി സാത്യകേഃ ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.17.12 in Telugu sript:
తస్యావర్జితనాగస్య ద్విరదాదుత్పతిష్యతః ।
నారాచేనాభినద్వక్షః సోఽపతద్భువి సాత్యకేః ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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