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 8.17.111

भग्नाक्षकूबरान्कांश्चिच्छिन्नचक्रांश्च मारिष ।
विपताकाध्वजांश्चान्याञ्छिन्नेषायुगबन्धुरान् ॥ १११ ॥

bhagnākṣakūbarānkāṃścicchinnacakrāṃśca māriṣa |
vipatākādhvajāṃścānyāñchinneṣāyugabandhurān || 111 ||

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

...Earth looked exceedingly resplendent. Elephants and men and steeds, by thousands, were slain with hundreds of spiked clubs and short bludgeons and darts and lances and hooks and Bhusundis and maces. The blood that...

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

Bhagna, Aksha, Kubara, Kah, Cit, Chinna, Cakra, Marisha, Vipataka, Dhvaja, Ish, Isha, Ishan, Ayuga, Bandhura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.17.111). 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: “bhagnākṣakūbarānkāṃścicchinnacakrāṃśca māriṣa
  • bhagnā -
  • bhagna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhagna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhagnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣa -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kūbarān -
  • kūbara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kāṃś -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cic -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • chinna -
  • chinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakrāṃś -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māriṣa -
  • māriṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vipatākādhvajāṃścānyāñchinneṣāyugabandhurān
  • vipatākā -
  • vipatākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhvajāṃś -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yāñ -
  • (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • chinne -
  • chinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    chinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    chinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣā -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayuga -
  • ayuga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ayuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bandhurān -
  • bandhura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.17.111

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 8.17.111 in Kannada sript:
ಭಗ್ನಾಕ್ಷಕೂಬರಾನ್ಕಾಂಶ್ಚಿಚ್ಛಿನ್ನಚಕ್ರಾಂಶ್ಚ ಮಾರಿಷ ।
ವಿಪತಾಕಾಧ್ವಜಾಂಶ್ಚಾನ್ಯಾಞ್ಛಿನ್ನೇಷಾಯುಗಬನ್ಧುರಾನ್ ॥ ೧೧೧ ॥

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 8.17.111 in Bengali sript:
ভগ্নাক্ষকূবরান্কাংশ্চিচ্ছিন্নচক্রাংশ্চ মারিষ ।
বিপতাকাধ্বজাংশ্চান্যাঞ্ছিন্নেষাযুগবন্ধুরান্ ॥ ১১১ ॥

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 8.17.111 in Gujarati sript:
ભગ્નાક્ષકૂબરાન્કાંશ્ચિચ્છિન્નચક્રાંશ્ચ મારિષ ।
વિપતાકાધ્વજાંશ્ચાન્યાઞ્છિન્નેષાયુગબન્ધુરાન્ ॥ ૧૧૧ ॥

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 8.17.111 in Malayalam sript:
ഭഗ്നാക്ഷകൂബരാന്കാംശ്ചിച്ഛിന്നചക്രാംശ്ച മാരിഷ ।
വിപതാകാധ്വജാംശ്ചാന്യാഞ്ഛിന്നേഷായുഗബന്ധുരാന് ॥ ൧൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.17.111 in Telugu sript:
భగ్నాక్షకూబరాన్కాంశ్చిచ్ఛిన్నచక్రాంశ్చ మారిష ।
విపతాకాధ్వజాంశ్చాన్యాఞ్ఛిన్నేషాయుగబన్ధురాన్ ॥ ౧౧౧ ॥

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