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 8.21.8

तदतिरुचिरभीममाबभौ पुरुषवराश्वरथद्विपाकुलम् ।
लवणजलसमुद्धतस्वनं बलममरासुरसैन्यसंनिभम् ॥ ८ ॥

tadatirucirabhīmamābabhau puruṣavarāśvarathadvipākulam |
lavaṇajalasamuddhatasvanaṃ balamamarāsurasainyasaṃnibham || 8 ||

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

...car. Himavat and Vindhya mountains became its Apaskara and Adhishthana; and the Udaya and the Asta mountains were made the wheels of that car by those foremost ones among the gods. They made the excellent Ocean...

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

Tad, Tat, Atirucira, Bhima, Purushavara, Ashvaratha, Dvipa, Akula, Lavanajala, Samuddhata, Svana, Bala, Amara, Rasa, Ainya, Samnibha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.21.8). 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: “tadatirucirabhīmamābabhau puruṣavarāśvarathadvipākulam
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atirucira -
  • atirucira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atirucira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīmam -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • babhau -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • puruṣavarā -
  • puruṣavara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśvaratha -
  • aśvaratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvaratha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvipā -
  • dvipa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akulam -
  • akula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “lavaṇajalasamuddhatasvanaṃ balamamarāsurasainyasaṃnibham
  • lavaṇajala -
  • lavaṇajala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lavaṇajala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samuddhata -
  • samuddhata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samuddhata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svanam -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • amarāsu -
  • amarā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • rasai -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • ainya -
  • ainya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃnibham -
  • saṃnibha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃnibha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃnibhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.21.8

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 8.21.8 in Kannada sript:
ತದತಿರುಚಿರಭೀಮಮಾಬಭೌ ಪುರುಷವರಾಶ್ವರಥದ್ವಿಪಾಕುಲಮ್ ।
ಲವಣಜಲಸಮುದ್ಧತಸ್ವನಂ ಬಲಮಮರಾಸುರಸೈನ್ಯಸಂನಿಭಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 8.21.8 in Bengali sript:
তদতিরুচিরভীমমাবভৌ পুরুষবরাশ্বরথদ্বিপাকুলম্ ।
লবণজলসমুদ্ধতস্বনং বলমমরাসুরসৈন্যসংনিভম্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 8.21.8 in Gujarati sript:
તદતિરુચિરભીમમાબભૌ પુરુષવરાશ્વરથદ્વિપાકુલમ્ ।
લવણજલસમુદ્ધતસ્વનં બલમમરાસુરસૈન્યસંનિભમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 8.21.8 in Malayalam sript:
തദതിരുചിരഭീമമാബഭൌ പുരുഷവരാശ്വരഥദ്വിപാകുലമ് ।
ലവണജലസമുദ്ധതസ്വനം ബലമമരാസുരസൈന്യസംനിഭമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.21.8 in Telugu sript:
తదతిరుచిరభీమమాబభౌ పురుషవరాశ్వరథద్విపాకులమ్ ।
లవణజలసముద్ధతస్వనం బలమమరాసురసైన్యసంనిభమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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