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 8.22.16

कर्णो ह्येको महाबाहुर्हन्यात्पार्थान्ससोमकान् ।
कर्णस्य भुजयोर्वीर्यं शक्रविष्णुसमं मतम् ।
तथास्त्राणि सुघोराणि विक्रमश्च महात्मनः ॥ १६ ॥

karṇo hyeko mahābāhurhanyātpārthānsasomakān |
karṇasya bhujayorvīryaṃ śakraviṣṇusamaṃ matam |
tathāstrāṇi sughorāṇi vikramaśca mahātmanaḥ || 16 ||

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

...and by others that subsisted on meat, that were invincible in battle, and that danced in joy on the present occasion, running wildly on all sides and shouting at one another, Rishis also, of great good fortune...

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

Karna, Eka, Mahabahu, Partha, Sasoma, Kah, Bhuja, Virya, Shakra, Samam, Sama, Mata, Tatha, Tra, Sughora, Vikrama, Mahatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.22.16). 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: “karṇo hyeko mahābāhurhanyātpārthānsasomakān
  • karṇo* -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābāhur -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hanyāt -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • pārthān -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sasoma -
  • sasoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasoma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kān -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “karṇasya bhujayorvīryaṃ śakraviṣṇusamaṃ matam
  • karṇasya -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • bhujayor -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    bhujā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • vīryam -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • śakra -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • matam -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • Line 3: “tathāstrāṇi sughorāṇi vikramaśca mahātmanaḥ
  • tathās -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • trāṇi -
  • tra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sughorāṇi -
  • sughora (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vikramaś -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.22.16

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 8.22.16 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣೋ ಹ್ಯೇಕೋ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುರ್ಹನ್ಯಾತ್ಪಾರ್ಥಾನ್ಸಸೋಮಕಾನ್ ।
ಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಭುಜಯೋರ್ವೀರ್ಯಂ ಶಕ್ರವಿಷ್ಣುಸಮಂ ಮತಮ್ ।
ತಥಾಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಸುಘೋರಾಣಿ ವಿಕ್ರಮಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥

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 8.22.16 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণো হ্যেকো মহাবাহুর্হন্যাত্পার্থান্সসোমকান্ ।
কর্ণস্য ভুজযোর্বীর্যং শক্রবিষ্ণুসমং মতম্ ।
তথাস্ত্রাণি সুঘোরাণি বিক্রমশ্চ মহাত্মনঃ ॥ ১৬ ॥

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 8.22.16 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણો હ્યેકો મહાબાહુર્હન્યાત્પાર્થાન્સસોમકાન્ ।
કર્ણસ્ય ભુજયોર્વીર્યં શક્રવિષ્ણુસમં મતમ્ ।
તથાસ્ત્રાણિ સુઘોરાણિ વિક્રમશ્ચ મહાત્મનઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥

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 8.22.16 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണോ ഹ്യേകോ മഹാബാഹുര്ഹന്യാത്പാര്ഥാന്സസോമകാന് ।
കര്ണസ്യ ഭുജയോര്വീര്യം ശക്രവിഷ്ണുസമം മതമ് ।
തഥാസ്ത്രാണി സുഘോരാണി വിക്രമശ്ച മഹാത്മനഃ ॥ ൧൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.22.16 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణో హ్యేకో మహాబాహుర్హన్యాత్పార్థాన్ససోమకాన్ ।
కర్ణస్య భుజయోర్వీర్యం శక్రవిష్ణుసమం మతమ్ ।
తథాస్త్రాణి సుఘోరాణి విక్రమశ్చ మహాత్మనః ॥ ౧౬ ॥

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