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 8.18.55

धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततो राजञ्शनकैरब्रवीद्वचः ।
मुह्यते मे मनस्तात गात्रे स्वेदश्च जायते ॥ ५५ ॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnastato rājañśanakairabravīdvacaḥ |
muhyate me manastāta gātre svedaśca jāyate || 55 ||

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

...weapons (of its kind). Desirous of doing what was agreeable (to Indra), it was made by Vishakarman (the celestial artificer) for Indra. With that bow, O king, Indra had vanquished the Daityas. At its twang 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 (8.18.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhrishtadyumna, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Rajan, Rajat, Shanakaih, Shanaka, Vaca, Vacas, Muhyat, Asmad, Mana, Manas, Gatri, Gatra, Sveda, Jayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.18.55). 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: “dhṛṣṭadyumnastato rājañśanakairabravīdvacaḥ
  • dhṛṣṭadyumnas -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • rājañś -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • śanakair -
  • śanakaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śanaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “muhyate me manastāta gātre svedaśca jāyate
  • muhyate -
  • muh -> muhyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh -> muhyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √muh class 4 verb]
    muh (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • manas -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gātre -
  • gātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gātra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svedaś -
  • sveda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.18.55

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 8.18.55 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಸ್ತತೋ ರಾಜಞ್ಶನಕೈರಬ್ರವೀದ್ವಚಃ ।
ಮುಹ್ಯತೇ ಮೇ ಮನಸ್ತಾತ ಗಾತ್ರೇ ಸ್ವೇದಶ್ಚ ಜಾಯತೇ ॥ ೫೫ ॥

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 8.18.55 in Bengali sript:
ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নস্ততো রাজঞ্শনকৈরব্রবীদ্বচঃ ।
মুহ্যতে মে মনস্তাত গাত্রে স্বেদশ্চ জাযতে ॥ ৫৫ ॥

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 8.18.55 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નસ્તતો રાજઞ્શનકૈરબ્રવીદ્વચઃ ।
મુહ્યતે મે મનસ્તાત ગાત્રે સ્વેદશ્ચ જાયતે ॥ ૫૫ ॥

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 8.18.55 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നസ്തതോ രാജഞ്ശനകൈരബ്രവീദ്വചഃ ।
മുഹ്യതേ മേ മനസ്താത ഗാത്രേ സ്വേദശ്ച ജായതേ ॥ ൫൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.18.55 in Telugu sript:
ధృష్టద్యుమ్నస్తతో రాజఞ్శనకైరబ్రవీద్వచః ।
ముహ్యతే మే మనస్తాత గాత్రే స్వేదశ్చ జాయతే ॥ ౫౫ ॥

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