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 8.22.56

तथा शल्यसमो नास्ति हययाने ह कश्चन ।
सोऽयमभ्यधिकः पार्थाद्भविष्यति रथो मम ॥ ५६ ॥

tathā śalyasamo nāsti hayayāne ha kaścana |
so'yamabhyadhikaḥ pārthādbhaviṣyati ratho mama || 56 ||

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

...destitute as I am of weapons, to slay in battle the assembled Danavas that are accomplished in weapons and invincible in fight? Mahesvara said, 'Go you at my command. You shalt slay those foes. Having vanquished...

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

Tatha, Shali, Shalya, Asama, Nasti, Haya, Ana, Ani, Han, Kah, Cana, Sah, Aya, Idam, Abhyadhika, Partha, Bhavishyat, Ratha, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.22.56). 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: “tathā śalyasamo nāsti hayayāne ha kaścana
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śalya -
  • śalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śalya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śal -> śalya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śal]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • asamo* -
  • asama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hayayā -
  • hayā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ane -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ani (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cana -
  • cana (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    can (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “so'yamabhyadhikaḥ pārthādbhaviṣyati ratho mama
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyadhikaḥ -
  • abhyadhika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārthād -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • ratho* -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.22.56

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 8.22.56 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ಶಲ್ಯಸಮೋ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಹಯಯಾನೇ ಹ ಕಶ್ಚನ ।
ಸೋಽಯಮಭ್ಯಧಿಕಃ ಪಾರ್ಥಾದ್ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ರಥೋ ಮಮ ॥ ೫೬ ॥

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 8.22.56 in Bengali sript:
তথা শল্যসমো নাস্তি হযযানে হ কশ্চন ।
সোঽযমভ্যধিকঃ পার্থাদ্ভবিষ্যতি রথো মম ॥ ৫৬ ॥

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 8.22.56 in Gujarati sript:
તથા શલ્યસમો નાસ્તિ હયયાને હ કશ્ચન ।
સોઽયમભ્યધિકઃ પાર્થાદ્ભવિષ્યતિ રથો મમ ॥ ૫૬ ॥

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 8.22.56 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ ശല്യസമോ നാസ്തി ഹയയാനേ ഹ കശ്ചന ।
സോഽയമഭ്യധികഃ പാര്ഥാദ്ഭവിഷ്യതി രഥോ മമ ॥ ൫൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.22.56 in Telugu sript:
తథా శల్యసమో నాస్తి హయయానే హ కశ్చన ।
సోఽయమభ్యధికః పార్థాద్భవిష్యతి రథో మమ ॥ ౫౬ ॥

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