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 8.31.49

हेमरूप्यप्रमृष्टानां वाससां शिल्पिनिर्मिताः ।
नानावर्णा रथे भान्ति श्वसनेन प्रकम्पिताः ॥ ४९ ॥

hemarūpyapramṛṣṭānāṃ vāsasāṃ śilpinirmitāḥ |
nānāvarṇā rathe bhānti śvasanena prakampitāḥ || 49 ||

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

...in battle, became, O king, exceedingly fierce and awful and fraught with a loud din. Beholding, O king, those two mighty car-warriors close with each other, I became very curious to observe the course of the battle...

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

Hema, Heman, Rupya, Pramrishta, Vasas, Shilpin, Mita, Nanavarna, Ratha, Shvasana, Prakampita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.31.49). 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: “hemarūpyapramṛṣṭānāṃ vāsasāṃ śilpinirmitāḥ
  • hema -
  • hema (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hema (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    heman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    heman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rūpya -
  • rūpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūp -> rūpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √rūp]
    rūp -> rūpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
    rūp -> rūpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
  • pramṛṣṭānām -
  • pramṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pramṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pramṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vāsasām -
  • vāsas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • śilpin -
  • śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mitāḥ -
  • mita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    -> mitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    mi -> mita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √mi class 5 verb]
    mi -> mitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √mi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √mi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √mi class 5 verb]
  • Line 2: “nānāvarṇā rathe bhānti śvasanena prakampitāḥ
  • nānāvarṇā* -
  • nānāvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nānāvarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rathe -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhānti -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • śvasanena -
  • śvasana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śvasana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prakampitāḥ -
  • prakampita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakampitā (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 8.31.49

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 8.31.49 in Kannada sript:
ಹೇಮರೂಪ್ಯಪ್ರಮೃಷ್ಟಾನಾಂ ವಾಸಸಾಂ ಶಿಲ್ಪಿನಿರ್ಮಿತಾಃ ।
ನಾನಾವರ್ಣಾ ರಥೇ ಭಾನ್ತಿ ಶ್ವಸನೇನ ಪ್ರಕಮ್ಪಿತಾಃ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 8.31.49 in Bengali sript:
হেমরূপ্যপ্রমৃষ্টানাং বাসসাং শিল্পিনির্মিতাঃ ।
নানাবর্ণা রথে ভান্তি শ্বসনেন প্রকম্পিতাঃ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 8.31.49 in Gujarati sript:
હેમરૂપ્યપ્રમૃષ્ટાનાં વાસસાં શિલ્પિનિર્મિતાઃ ।
નાનાવર્ણા રથે ભાન્તિ શ્વસનેન પ્રકમ્પિતાઃ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 8.31.49 in Malayalam sript:
ഹേമരൂപ്യപ്രമൃഷ്ടാനാം വാസസാം ശില്പിനിര്മിതാഃ ।
നാനാവര്ണാ രഥേ ഭാന്തി ശ്വസനേന പ്രകമ്പിതാഃ ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.31.49 in Telugu sript:
హేమరూప్యప్రమృష్టానాం వాససాం శిల్పినిర్మితాః ।
నానావర్ణా రథే భాన్తి శ్వసనేన ప్రకమ్పితాః ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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