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 8.31.43

पश्य कङ्कांश्च गृध्रांश्च समवेतान्सहस्रशः ।
स्थितानभिमुखान्घोरानन्योन्यमभिभाषतः ॥ ४३ ॥

paśya kaṅkāṃśca gṛdhrāṃśca samavetānsahasraśaḥ |
sthitānabhimukhānghorānanyonyamabhibhāṣataḥ || 43 ||

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

...broad-headed arrows then, Bhima of terrible prowess took the lives of two other sons of thine in that dreadful battle. Those two, Vikata and Saha, looking like a couple of celestial youths, O king, thereupon fell...

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

Pashya, Kanka, Gridhra, Samaveta, Sahasrashah, Sahasrashas, Sthita, Abhimukha, Ghora, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Abhibha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.31.43). 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: “paśya kaṅkāṃśca gṛdhrāṃśca samavetānsahasraśaḥ
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • kaṅkāṃś -
  • kaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛdhrāṃś -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samavetān -
  • samaveta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sahasraśaḥ -
  • sahasraśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahasraśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sthitānabhimukhānghorānanyonyamabhibhāṣataḥ
  • sthitān -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • abhimukhān -
  • abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ghorān -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anyonyam -
  • anyonyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhibhā -
  • abhibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣataḥ -
  • aṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.31.43

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 8.31.43 in Kannada sript:
ಪಶ್ಯ ಕಙ್ಕಾಂಶ್ಚ ಗೃಧ್ರಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸಮವೇತಾನ್ಸಹಸ್ರಶಃ ।
ಸ್ಥಿತಾನಭಿಮುಖಾನ್ಘೋರಾನನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಮಭಿಭಾಷತಃ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 8.31.43 in Bengali sript:
পশ্য কঙ্কাংশ্চ গৃধ্রাংশ্চ সমবেতান্সহস্রশঃ ।
স্থিতানভিমুখান্ঘোরানন্যোন্যমভিভাষতঃ ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 8.31.43 in Gujarati sript:
પશ્ય કઙ્કાંશ્ચ ગૃધ્રાંશ્ચ સમવેતાન્સહસ્રશઃ ।
સ્થિતાનભિમુખાન્ઘોરાનન્યોન્યમભિભાષતઃ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 8.31.43 in Malayalam sript:
പശ്യ കങ്കാംശ്ച ഗൃധ്രാംശ്ച സമവേതാന്സഹസ്രശഃ ।
സ്ഥിതാനഭിമുഖാന്ഘോരാനന്യോന്യമഭിഭാഷതഃ ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.31.43 in Telugu sript:
పశ్య కఙ్కాంశ్చ గృధ్రాంశ్చ సమవేతాన్సహస్రశః ।
స్థితానభిముఖాన్ఘోరానన్యోన్యమభిభాషతః ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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