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 8.20.32

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भीमोऽपि महतीं गृह्य गदां हेमपरिष्कृताम् ।
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन कृतवर्माणमाहवे ।
एवं तदभवद्युद्धं त्वदीयानां परैः सह ॥ ३२ ॥

bhīmo'pi mahatīṃ gṛhya gadāṃ hemapariṣkṛtām |
abhidudrāva vegena kṛtavarmāṇamāhave |
evaṃ tadabhavadyuddhaṃ tvadīyānāṃ paraiḥ saha || 32 ||

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

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

Bhima, Api, Mahati, Grihya, Gada, Hema, Heman, Parishkrita, Abhi, Vega, Kritavarman, Ahava, Evam, Eva, Tada, Bhavat, Bhavant, Yuddha, Tvadiya, Para, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.20.32). 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: “bhīmo'pi mahatīṃ gṛhya gadāṃ hemapariṣkṛtām ”
bhīmo' -
bhīma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
mahatīm -
mahatī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
gṛhya -
gṛhya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gṛhya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √grah]

√grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]

√grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
gadām -
gadā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
hema -
hema (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hema (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

heman (noun, masculine)

[compound]

heman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
pariṣkṛtām -
pariṣkṛtā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “abhidudrāva vegena kṛtavarmāṇamāhave ”
abhi -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

abhī (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
dudrāva -
√dru (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√dru (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√drū (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√drū (verb class 9)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
vegena -
vega (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
kṛtavarmāṇam -
kṛtavarman (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
āhave -
āhava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
Line 3: “evaṃ tadabhavadyuddhaṃ tvadīyānāṃ paraiḥ saha ”
evam -
evam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

evam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

eva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tada -
tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhavad -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yuddham -
yuddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

yuddha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

yuddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]

√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
tvadīyānām -
tvadīya (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

tvadīya (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

tvadīyā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
paraiḥ -
para (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

para (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 8.20.32

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 8.20.32 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಮೋಽಪಿ ಮಹತೀಂ ಗೃಹ್ಯ ಗದಾಂ ಹೇಮಪರಿಷ್ಕೃತಾಮ್ ।
ಅಭಿದುದ್ರಾವ ವೇಗೇನ ಕೃತವರ್ಮಾಣಮಾಹವೇ ।
ಏವಂ ತದಭವದ್ಯುದ್ಧಂ ತ್ವದೀಯಾನಾಂ ಪರೈಃ ಸಹ ॥ ೩೨ ॥

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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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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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 8.20.32 in Bengali sript:
ভীমোঽপি মহতীং গৃহ্য গদাং হেমপরিষ্কৃতাম্ ।
অভিদুদ্রাব বেগেন কৃতবর্মাণমাহবে ।
এবং তদভবদ্যুদ্ধং ত্বদীযানাং পরৈঃ সহ ॥ ৩২ ॥

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 8.20.32 in Gujarati sript:
ભીમોઽપિ મહતીં ગૃહ્ય ગદાં હેમપરિષ્કૃતામ્ ।
અભિદુદ્રાવ વેગેન કૃતવર્માણમાહવે ।
એવં તદભવદ્યુદ્ધં ત્વદીયાનાં પરૈઃ સહ ॥ ૩૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.20.32 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീമോഽപി മഹതീം ഗൃഹ്യ ഗദാം ഹേമപരിഷ്കൃതാമ് ।
അഭിദുദ്രാവ വേഗേന കൃതവര്മാണമാഹവേ ।
ഏവം തദഭവദ്യുദ്ധം ത്വദീയാനാം പരൈഃ സഹ ॥ ൩൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.20.32 in Telugu sript:
భీమోఽపి మహతీం గృహ్య గదాం హేమపరిష్కృతామ్ ।
అభిదుద్రావ వేగేన కృతవర్మాణమాహవే ।
ఏవం తదభవద్యుద్ధం త్వదీయానాం పరైః సహ ॥ ౩౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021