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 8.26.37

जज्वलुश्चैव शस्त्राणि ध्वजाश्चैव चकम्पिरे ।
अश्रूणि च व्यमुञ्चन्त वाहनानि विशां पते ॥ ३७ ॥

jajvaluścaiva śastrāṇi dhvajāścaiva cakampire |
aśrūṇi ca vyamuñcanta vāhanāni viśāṃ pate || 37 ||

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

...lions among men. Forbear indulging in such boasts."'" "Sanjaya said, 'The high-souled son of Adhiratha, having listened unconvinced to these words of the ruler of the Madras, addressed Shalya, saying, "That which...

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

Shastra, Dhvaja, Ashru, Vya, Vahana, Visha, Vish, Pat, Pata, Pati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.26.37). 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: “jajvaluścaiva śastrāṇi dhvajāścaiva cakampire
  • jajvaluś -
  • jval (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • śastrāṇi -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhvajāś -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • cakampire -
  • kamp (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third plural]
  • Line 2: “aśrūṇi ca vyamuñcanta vāhanāni viśāṃ pate
  • aśrūṇi -
  • aśru (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • amuñcanta -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • vāhanāni -
  • vāhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.26.37

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 8.26.37 in Kannada sript:
ಜಜ್ವಲುಶ್ಚೈವ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಧ್ವಜಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಚಕಮ್ಪಿರೇ ।
ಅಶ್ರೂಣಿ ಚ ವ್ಯಮುಞ್ಚನ್ತ ವಾಹನಾನಿ ವಿಶಾಂ ಪತೇ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 8.26.37 in Bengali sript:
জজ্বলুশ্চৈব শস্ত্রাণি ধ্বজাশ্চৈব চকম্পিরে ।
অশ্রূণি চ ব্যমুঞ্চন্ত বাহনানি বিশাং পতে ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 8.26.37 in Gujarati sript:
જજ્વલુશ્ચૈવ શસ્ત્રાણિ ધ્વજાશ્ચૈવ ચકમ્પિરે ।
અશ્રૂણિ ચ વ્યમુઞ્ચન્ત વાહનાનિ વિશાં પતે ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 8.26.37 in Malayalam sript:
ജജ്വലുശ്ചൈവ ശസ്ത്രാണി ധ്വജാശ്ചൈവ ചകമ്പിരേ ।
അശ്രൂണി ച വ്യമുഞ്ചന്ത വാഹനാനി വിശാം പതേ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.26.37 in Telugu sript:
జజ్వలుశ్చైవ శస్త్రాణి ధ్వజాశ్చైవ చకమ్పిరే ।
అశ్రూణి చ వ్యముఞ్చన్త వాహనాని విశాం పతే ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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