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 8.18.39

तान्यनीकानि दृप्तानि शस्त्रवन्ति महान्ति च ।
द्राव्यमाणान्यदृश्यन्त सौबलेन महात्मना ॥ ३९ ॥

tānyanīkāni dṛptāni śastravanti mahānti ca |
drāvyamāṇānyadṛśyanta saubalena mahātmanā || 39 ||

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

...arms in battle equals that of Sakra or Vishnu. His weapons are fierce, and the prowess also of that high-souled one is fierce. Relying upon Karna, king Duryodhana had set his heart on battle. Beholding Duryodhana...

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

Tad, Tanya, Tani, Anika, Dripta, Shastravat, Mahat, Dravyamana, Saubala, Mahatman, Mahatmana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.18.39). 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: “tānyanīkāni dṛptāni śastravanti mahānti ca
  • tānya -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
  • anīkāni -
  • anīka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛptāni -
  • dṛpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śastravanti -
  • śastravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahānti -
  • mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “drāvyamāṇānyadṛśyanta saubalena mahātmanā
  • drāvyamāṇānya -
  • dru -> drāvyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dru], [vocative plural from √dru], [accusative plural from √dru]
    dru -> drāvyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dru], [vocative plural from √dru], [accusative plural from √dru]
  • adṛśyanta -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
  • saubalena -
  • saubala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    saubala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahātmanā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahātmanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.18.39

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 8.18.39 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನ್ಯನೀಕಾನಿ ದೃಪ್ತಾನಿ ಶಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ತಿ ಮಹಾನ್ತಿ ಚ ।
ದ್ರಾವ್ಯಮಾಣಾನ್ಯದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತ ಸೌಬಲೇನ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 8.18.39 in Bengali sript:
তান্যনীকানি দৃপ্তানি শস্ত্রবন্তি মহান্তি চ ।
দ্রাব্যমাণান্যদৃশ্যন্ত সৌবলেন মহাত্মনা ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 8.18.39 in Gujarati sript:
તાન્યનીકાનિ દૃપ્તાનિ શસ્ત્રવન્તિ મહાન્તિ ચ ।
દ્રાવ્યમાણાન્યદૃશ્યન્ત સૌબલેન મહાત્મના ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 8.18.39 in Malayalam sript:
താന്യനീകാനി ദൃപ്താനി ശസ്ത്രവന്തി മഹാന്തി ച ।
ദ്രാവ്യമാണാന്യദൃശ്യന്ത സൌബലേന മഹാത്മനാ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.18.39 in Telugu sript:
తాన్యనీకాని దృప్తాని శస్త్రవన్తి మహాన్తి చ ।
ద్రావ్యమాణాన్యదృశ్యన్త సౌబలేన మహాత్మనా ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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