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 8.19.45

अथ तूर्यसहस्राणि प्रावाद्यन्त महामृधे ।
क्ष्वेडाः किलकिलाशब्दाः प्रादुरासन्महीपते ।
यदभ्यगच्छन्समरे पाञ्चालाः कौरवैः सह ॥ ४५ ॥

atha tūryasahasrāṇi prāvādyanta mahāmṛdhe |
kṣveḍāḥ kilakilāśabdāḥ prādurāsanmahīpate |
yadabhyagacchansamare pāñcālāḥ kauravaiḥ saha || 45 ||

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

...brahmanas) at sacrifices, do you accomplish all that which, O virtuous one, you had previously said you wouldst accomplish. Neither the son of Radha nor myself am superior to you in valour that I would select you...

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

Atha, Turya, Sahasra, Prava, Yat, Yah, Mahamridha, Kshveda, Kilakila, Ashabda, Pradur, Mahipati, Yad, Abhi, Samara, Pancala, Kaurava, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.19.45). 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: “atha tūryasahasrāṇi prāvādyanta mahāmṛdhe
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tūrya -
  • tūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvar -> tūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tvar]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prāvād -
  • prāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prāva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yan -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • mahāmṛdhe -
  • mahāmṛdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣveḍāḥ kilakilāśabdāḥ prādurāsanmahīpate
  • kṣveḍāḥ -
  • kṣveḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣveḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kilakilā -
  • kilakila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kilakilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśabdāḥ -
  • aśabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśabdā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prādur -
  • prādur (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āsan -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • mahīpate -
  • mahīpati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “yadabhyagacchansamare pāñcālāḥ kauravaiḥ saha
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • agacchan -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pāñcālāḥ -
  • pāñcāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kauravaiḥ -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kaurava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.19.45

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 8.19.45 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ತೂರ್ಯಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಪ್ರಾವಾದ್ಯನ್ತ ಮಹಾಮೃಧೇ ।
ಕ್ಷ್ವೇಡಾಃ ಕಿಲಕಿಲಾಶಬ್ದಾಃ ಪ್ರಾದುರಾಸನ್ಮಹೀಪತೇ ।
ಯದಭ್ಯಗಚ್ಛನ್ಸಮರೇ ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲಾಃ ಕೌರವೈಃ ಸಹ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 8.19.45 in Bengali sript:
অথ তূর্যসহস্রাণি প্রাবাদ্যন্ত মহামৃধে ।
ক্ষ্বেডাঃ কিলকিলাশব্দাঃ প্রাদুরাসন্মহীপতে ।
যদভ্যগচ্ছন্সমরে পাঞ্চালাঃ কৌরবৈঃ সহ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 8.19.45 in Gujarati sript:
અથ તૂર્યસહસ્રાણિ પ્રાવાદ્યન્ત મહામૃધે ।
ક્ષ્વેડાઃ કિલકિલાશબ્દાઃ પ્રાદુરાસન્મહીપતે ।
યદભ્યગચ્છન્સમરે પાઞ્ચાલાઃ કૌરવૈઃ સહ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 8.19.45 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ തൂര്യസഹസ്രാണി പ്രാവാദ്യന്ത മഹാമൃധേ ।
ക്ഷ്വേഡാഃ കിലകിലാശബ്ദാഃ പ്രാദുരാസന്മഹീപതേ ।
യദഭ്യഗച്ഛന്സമരേ പാഞ്ചാലാഃ കൌരവൈഃ സഹ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.19.45 in Telugu sript:
అథ తూర్యసహస్రాణి ప్రావాద్యన్త మహామృధే ।
క్ష్వేడాః కిలకిలాశబ్దాః ప్రాదురాసన్మహీపతే ।
యదభ్యగచ్ఛన్సమరే పాఞ్చాలాః కౌరవైః సహ ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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