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 8.18.48

आचार्यः क्षिप्रहस्तश्च विजयी च सदा युधि ।
अस्त्रवान्वीर्यसंपन्नः क्रोधेन च समन्वितः ॥ ४८ ॥

ācāryaḥ kṣiprahastaśca vijayī ca sadā yudhi |
astravānvīryasaṃpannaḥ krodhena ca samanvitaḥ || 48 ||

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

...perpetrated by you against the sons of Pandu. For those acts this awful slaughter of kings has now come. All that, however, is now past. Do not grieve, O bull of Bharata’s race. O you of unfading glory, listen...

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

Acari, Acarya, Kshiprahasta, Vijayin, Vijayi, Sada, Yudh, Astri, Astra, Ava, Viryasampanna, Krodha, Samanvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.18.48). 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: “ācāryaḥ kṣiprahastaśca vijayī ca sadā yudhi
  • ācāryaḥ -
  • ācārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ācārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣiprahastaś -
  • kṣiprahasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijayī -
  • vijayī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vijayī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vijayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vijayi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vijayi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “astravānvīryasaṃpannaḥ krodhena ca samanvitaḥ
  • astra -
  • astṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    astra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avān -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • vīryasampannaḥ -
  • vīryasampanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krodhena -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samanvitaḥ -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.18.48

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 8.18.48 in Kannada sript:
ಆಚಾರ್ಯಃ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಹಸ್ತಶ್ಚ ವಿಜಯೀ ಚ ಸದಾ ಯುಧಿ ।
ಅಸ್ತ್ರವಾನ್ವೀರ್ಯಸಂಪನ್ನಃ ಕ್ರೋಧೇನ ಚ ಸಮನ್ವಿತಃ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 8.18.48 in Bengali sript:
আচার্যঃ ক্ষিপ্রহস্তশ্চ বিজযী চ সদা যুধি ।
অস্ত্রবান্বীর্যসংপন্নঃ ক্রোধেন চ সমন্বিতঃ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 8.18.48 in Gujarati sript:
આચાર્યઃ ક્ષિપ્રહસ્તશ્ચ વિજયી ચ સદા યુધિ ।
અસ્ત્રવાન્વીર્યસંપન્નઃ ક્રોધેન ચ સમન્વિતઃ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 8.18.48 in Malayalam sript:
ആചാര്യഃ ക്ഷിപ്രഹസ്തശ്ച വിജയീ ച സദാ യുധി ।
അസ്ത്രവാന്വീര്യസംപന്നഃ ക്രോധേന ച സമന്വിതഃ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.18.48 in Telugu sript:
ఆచార్యః క్షిప్రహస్తశ్చ విజయీ చ సదా యుధి ।
అస్త్రవాన్వీర్యసంపన్నః క్రోధేన చ సమన్వితః ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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