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 8.32.11

रथानश्वान्ध्वजान्नागान्पत्तीन्रथपतीनपि ।
इषून्धनूंषि खड्गांश्च चक्राणि च परश्वधान् ॥ ११ ॥

rathānaśvāndhvajānnāgānpattīnrathapatīnapi |
iṣūndhanūṃṣi khaḍgāṃśca cakrāṇi ca paraśvadhān || 11 ||

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

...resplendent as they sped their beautiful arrows at each other. Spread by them, O monarch, in the welkin, those flights of arrows, blazing as the backs of cranes, looked exceedingly fierce and terrible. In consequence...

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

Ratha, Ashva, Dhvaja, Aga, Patti, Pati, Api, Ishu, Dhanus, Khadga, Cakra, Parashvadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.32.11). 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: “rathānaśvāndhvajānnāgānpattīnrathapatīnapi
  • rathān -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aśvān -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhvajānn -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āgā -
  • āgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ag (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pattīn -
  • patti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patīn -
  • pati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “iṣūndhanūṃṣi khaḍgāṃśca cakrāṇi ca paraśvadhān
  • iṣūn -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhanūṃṣi -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • khaḍgāṃś -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakrāṇi -
  • cakra (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]
  • paraśvadhān -
  • paraśvadha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.32.11

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 8.32.11 in Kannada sript:
ರಥಾನಶ್ವಾನ್ಧ್ವಜಾನ್ನಾಗಾನ್ಪತ್ತೀನ್ರಥಪತೀನಪಿ ।
ಇಷೂನ್ಧನೂಂಷಿ ಖಡ್ಗಾಂಶ್ಚ ಚಕ್ರಾಣಿ ಚ ಪರಶ್ವಧಾನ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 8.32.11 in Bengali sript:
রথানশ্বান্ধ্বজান্নাগান্পত্তীন্রথপতীনপি ।
ইষূন্ধনূংষি খড্গাংশ্চ চক্রাণি চ পরশ্বধান্ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 8.32.11 in Gujarati sript:
રથાનશ્વાન્ધ્વજાન્નાગાન્પત્તીન્રથપતીનપિ ।
ઇષૂન્ધનૂંષિ ખડ્ગાંશ્ચ ચક્રાણિ ચ પરશ્વધાન્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 8.32.11 in Malayalam sript:
രഥാനശ്വാന്ധ്വജാന്നാഗാന്പത്തീന്രഥപതീനപി ।
ഇഷൂന്ധനൂംഷി ഖഡ്ഗാംശ്ച ചക്രാണി ച പരശ്വധാന് ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.32.11 in Telugu sript:
రథానశ్వాన్ధ్వజాన్నాగాన్పత్తీన్రథపతీనపి ।
ఇషూన్ధనూంషి ఖడ్గాంశ్చ చక్రాణి చ పరశ్వధాన్ ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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