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 8.31.56

एष संशप्तकाहूतस्तानेवाभिमुखो गतः ।
करोति कदनं चैषां संग्रामे द्विषतां बली ।
इति ब्रुवाणं मद्रेशं कर्णः प्राहातिमन्युमान् ॥ ५६ ॥

eṣa saṃśaptakāhūtastānevābhimukho gataḥ |
karoti kadanaṃ caiṣāṃ saṃgrāme dviṣatāṃ balī |
iti bruvāṇaṃ madreśaṃ karṇaḥ prāhātimanyumān || 56 ||

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

...arrows resembling snakes of virulent poison, cut off into many fragments that spiked mace as it coursed towards him with the tremendous peal of thunder. Then Bhima, that grinder of hostile troops, grasping his...

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

Esha, Samshaptaka, Ahuta, Tana, Iva, Abhimukha, Gat, Gata, Karoti, Kadana, Idam, Sangrama, Dvishat, Dvishata, Balin, Bali, Iti, Bruvana, Madresha, Karna, Praha, Ani, Uma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.31.56). 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: “eṣa saṃśaptakāhūtastānevābhimukho gataḥ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃśaptakā -
  • saṃśaptaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ahūtas -
  • ahūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāne -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhimukho* -
  • abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gataḥ -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “karoti kadanaṃ caiṣāṃ saṃgrāme dviṣatāṃ balī
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • kadanam -
  • kadana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • saṅgrāme -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dviṣatām -
  • dviṣat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dviṣ (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • balī -
  • balī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “iti bruvāṇaṃ madreśaṃ karṇaḥ prāhātimanyumān
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bruvāṇam -
  • bruvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bruvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bruvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • madreśam -
  • madreśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • karṇaḥ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāhāt -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • anyu -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • umān -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.31.56

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 8.31.56 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷ ಸಂಶಪ್ತಕಾಹೂತಸ್ತಾನೇವಾಭಿಮುಖೋ ಗತಃ ।
ಕರೋತಿ ಕದನಂ ಚೈಷಾಂ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ದ್ವಿಷತಾಂ ಬಲೀ ।
ಇತಿ ಬ್ರುವಾಣಂ ಮದ್ರೇಶಂ ಕರ್ಣಃ ಪ್ರಾಹಾತಿಮನ್ಯುಮಾನ್ ॥ 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 8.31.56 in Bengali sript:
এষ সংশপ্তকাহূতস্তানেবাভিমুখো গতঃ ।
করোতি কদনং চৈষাং সংগ্রামে দ্বিষতাং বলী ।
ইতি ব্রুবাণং মদ্রেশং কর্ণঃ প্রাহাতিমন্যুমান্ ॥ 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 8.31.56 in Gujarati sript:
એષ સંશપ્તકાહૂતસ્તાનેવાભિમુખો ગતઃ ।
કરોતિ કદનં ચૈષાં સંગ્રામે દ્વિષતાં બલી ।
ઇતિ બ્રુવાણં મદ્રેશં કર્ણઃ પ્રાહાતિમન્યુમાન્ ॥ 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 8.31.56 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷ സംശപ്തകാഹൂതസ്താനേവാഭിമുഖോ ഗതഃ ।
കരോതി കദനം ചൈഷാം സംഗ്രാമേ ദ്വിഷതാം ബലീ ।
ഇതി ബ്രുവാണം മദ്രേശം കര്ണഃ പ്രാഹാതിമന്യുമാന് ॥ ൫൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.31.56 in Telugu sript:
ఏష సంశప్తకాహూతస్తానేవాభిముఖో గతః ।
కరోతి కదనం చైషాం సంగ్రామే ద్విషతాం బలీ ।
ఇతి బ్రువాణం మద్రేశం కర్ణః ప్రాహాతిమన్యుమాన్ ॥ ౫౬ ॥

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