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 8.20.24

शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्तव विशां पते ।
नवभिर्निशितैर्भल्लैर्निजघान युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ २४ ॥

śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā putrastava viśāṃ pate |
navabhirniśitairbhallairnijaghāna yudhiṣṭhiram || 24 ||

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

...for you?'"'" "'Duryodhana said, "After the fears of those throngs of the pitris, the gods, and the Rishis had thus been dispelled by that high-souled Deity, Brahman then offered his adorations, unto Sankara, and...

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

Shakti, Vinihata, Putra, Yushmad, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati, Navan, Nishita, Bhalla, Nija, Gha, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.20.24). 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: “śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā putrastava viśāṃ pate
  • śaktim -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vinihatām -
  • vinihatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • putras -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • viśām -
  • viśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • pate -
  • pat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    patā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “navabhirniśitairbhallairnijaghāna yudhiṣṭhiram
  • navabhir -
  • navan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • niśitair -
  • niśita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    niśita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhallair -
  • bhalla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhalla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nija -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghān -
  • gha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhiram -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.20.24

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 8.20.24 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕ್ತಿಂ ವಿನಿಹತಾಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ತವ ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ।
ನವಭಿರ್ನಿಶಿತೈರ್ಭಲ್ಲೈರ್ನಿಜಘಾನ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಮ್ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 8.20.24 in Bengali sript:
শক্তিং বিনিহতাং দৃষ্ট্বা পুত্রস্তব বিশাং পতে ।
নবভির্নিশিতৈর্ভল্লৈর্নিজঘান যুধিষ্ঠিরম্ ॥ ২৪ ॥

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 8.20.24 in Gujarati sript:
શક્તિં વિનિહતાં દૃષ્ટ્વા પુત્રસ્તવ વિશાં પતે ।
નવભિર્નિશિતૈર્ભલ્લૈર્નિજઘાન યુધિષ્ઠિરમ્ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 8.20.24 in Malayalam sript:
ശക്തിം വിനിഹതാം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ പുത്രസ്തവ വിശാം പതേ ।
നവഭിര്നിശിതൈര്ഭല്ലൈര്നിജഘാന യുധിഷ്ഠിരമ് ॥ ൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.20.24 in Telugu sript:
శక్తిం వినిహతాం దృష్ట్వా పుత్రస్తవ విశాం పతే ।
నవభిర్నిశితైర్భల్లైర్నిజఘాన యుధిష్ఠిరమ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥

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