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 8.31.27

तस्य पक्षप्रपक्षेभ्यो निष्पतन्ति युयुत्सवः ।
पत्त्यश्वरथमातङ्गाः प्रावृषीव बलाहकाः ॥ २७ ॥

tasya pakṣaprapakṣebhyo niṣpatanti yuyutsavaḥ |
pattyaśvarathamātaṅgāḥ prāvṛṣīva balāhakāḥ || 27 ||

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

...another bow, O king, and knowing full well what the vital parts of the body are, pierced the Suta’s son with many keen arrows. Then Karna pierced him with five and twenty arrows, like a hunter striking a proud...

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

Tad, Paksha, Prapaksha, Anti, Yuyutsu, Patti, Pattin, Ashvaratha, Anga, Pravrish, Iva, Balahaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.31.27). 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: “tasya pakṣaprapakṣebhyo niṣpatanti yuyutsavaḥ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pakṣa -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prapakṣebhyo* -
  • prapakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    prapakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • niṣpat -
  • niṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niṣpad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • yuyutsavaḥ -
  • yuyutsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuyutsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “pattyaśvarathamātaṅgāḥ prāvṛṣīva balāhakāḥ
  • pattya -
  • patti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    patti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pattin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
  • aśvaratham -
  • aśvaratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśvaratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśvarathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aṅgāḥ -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • prāvṛṣī -
  • prāvṛṣ (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • balāhakāḥ -
  • balāhaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    balāhakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.31.27

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 8.31.27 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಪಕ್ಷಪ್ರಪಕ್ಷೇಭ್ಯೋ ನಿಷ್ಪತನ್ತಿ ಯುಯುತ್ಸವಃ ।
ಪತ್ತ್ಯಶ್ವರಥಮಾತಙ್ಗಾಃ ಪ್ರಾವೃಷೀವ ಬಲಾಹಕಾಃ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 8.31.27 in Bengali sript:
তস্য পক্ষপ্রপক্ষেভ্যো নিষ্পতন্তি যুযুত্সবঃ ।
পত্ত্যশ্বরথমাতঙ্গাঃ প্রাবৃষীব বলাহকাঃ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 8.31.27 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય પક્ષપ્રપક્ષેભ્યો નિષ્પતન્તિ યુયુત્સવઃ ।
પત્ત્યશ્વરથમાતઙ્ગાઃ પ્રાવૃષીવ બલાહકાઃ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 8.31.27 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ പക്ഷപ്രപക്ഷേഭ്യോ നിഷ്പതന്തി യുയുത്സവഃ ।
പത്ത്യശ്വരഥമാതങ്ഗാഃ പ്രാവൃഷീവ ബലാഹകാഃ ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.31.27 in Telugu sript:
తస్య పక్షప్రపక్షేభ్యో నిష్పతన్తి యుయుత్సవః ।
పత్త్యశ్వరథమాతఙ్గాః ప్రావృషీవ బలాహకాః ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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