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 8.33.5

ते विबाहुशिरस्त्राणाः प्रहताः कर्णसायकैः ।
पेतुः पृथिव्यां युगपच्छिन्नं शालवनं यथा ॥ ५ ॥

te vibāhuśirastrāṇāḥ prahatāḥ karṇasāyakaiḥ |
petuḥ pṛthivyāṃ yugapacchinnaṃ śālavanaṃ yathā || 5 ||

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

...shield. As the Pancala prince advanced, Kripa quickly covered him with many straight arrows in that encounter, which seemed exceedingly wonderful. Indeed, exceedingly wonderful was the sight that we then beheld...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Vibahu, Shirastrana, Prahata, Karna, Sayaka, Prithivi, Yugapat, Chinna, Shalavana, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.33.5). 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: “te vibāhuśirastrāṇāḥ prahatāḥ karṇasāyakaiḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vibāhu -
  • vibāhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vibāhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vibāhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śirastrāṇā -
  • śirastrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prahatāḥ -
  • prahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāyakaiḥ -
  • sāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “petuḥ pṛthivyāṃ yugapacchinnaṃ śālavanaṃ yathā
  • petuḥ -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • yugapac -
  • yugapat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yugapat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yugapat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • chinnam -
  • chinna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chinna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chinnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śālavanam -
  • śālavana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śālavana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.33.5

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 8.33.5 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ವಿಬಾಹುಶಿರಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಾಃ ಪ್ರಹತಾಃ ಕರ್ಣಸಾಯಕೈಃ ।
ಪೇತುಃ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಂ ಯುಗಪಚ್ಛಿನ್ನಂ ಶಾಲವನಂ ಯಥಾ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 8.33.5 in Bengali sript:
তে বিবাহুশিরস্ত্রাণাঃ প্রহতাঃ কর্ণসাযকৈঃ ।
পেতুঃ পৃথিব্যাং যুগপচ্ছিন্নং শালবনং যথা ॥ ৫ ॥

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 8.33.5 in Gujarati sript:
તે વિબાહુશિરસ્ત્રાણાઃ પ્રહતાઃ કર્ણસાયકૈઃ ।
પેતુઃ પૃથિવ્યાં યુગપચ્છિન્નં શાલવનં યથા ॥ ૫ ॥

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 8.33.5 in Malayalam sript:
തേ വിബാഹുശിരസ്ത്രാണാഃ പ്രഹതാഃ കര്ണസായകൈഃ ।
പേതുഃ പൃഥിവ്യാം യുഗപച്ഛിന്നം ശാലവനം യഥാ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.33.5 in Telugu sript:
తే విబాహుశిరస్త్రాణాః ప్రహతాః కర్ణసాయకైః ।
పేతుః పృథివ్యాం యుగపచ్ఛిన్నం శాలవనం యథా ॥ ౫ ॥

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