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 8.33.15

ततः क्षुराभ्यां पाञ्चाल्यौ चक्ररक्षौ महात्मनः ।
जघान समरे शूरः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥ १५ ॥

tataḥ kṣurābhyāṃ pāñcālyau cakrarakṣau mahātmanaḥ |
jaghāna samare śūraḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ || 15 ||

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

...another), Shikhandi, O best of kings, retreated hastily from that spot. Meanwhile Suketu, O king, piercing the son of Gautama with nine arrows, once more pierced him with seventy and again with three. Then the...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kshura, Pancali, Pancalya, Cakraraksha, Mahatman, Samara, Shura, Shara, Samnata, Parvan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.33.15). 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: “tataḥ kṣurābhyāṃ pāñcālyau cakrarakṣau mahātmanaḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kṣurābhyām -
  • kṣura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    kṣura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    kṣurā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • pāñcālyau -
  • pāñcālī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pāñcālya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cakrarakṣau -
  • cakrarakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “jaghāna samare śūraḥ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
  • jaghāna -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śūraḥ -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saṃnata -
  • saṃnata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃnata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parvabhiḥ -
  • parvan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.33.15

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 8.33.15 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಕ್ಷುರಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲ್ಯೌ ಚಕ್ರರಕ್ಷೌ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಜಘಾನ ಸಮರೇ ಶೂರಃ ಶರೈಃ ಸಂನತಪರ್ವಭಿಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 8.33.15 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ ক্ষুরাভ্যাং পাঞ্চাল্যৌ চক্ররক্ষৌ মহাত্মনঃ ।
জঘান সমরে শূরঃ শরৈঃ সংনতপর্বভিঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 8.33.15 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ ક્ષુરાભ્યાં પાઞ્ચાલ્યૌ ચક્રરક્ષૌ મહાત્મનઃ ।
જઘાન સમરે શૂરઃ શરૈઃ સંનતપર્વભિઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 8.33.15 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ ക്ഷുരാഭ്യാം പാഞ്ചാല്യൌ ചക്രരക്ഷൌ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
ജഘാന സമരേ ശൂരഃ ശരൈഃ സംനതപര്വഭിഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.33.15 in Telugu sript:
తతః క్షురాభ్యాం పాఞ్చాల్యౌ చక్రరక్షౌ మహాత్మనః ।
జఘాన సమరే శూరః శరైః సంనతపర్వభిః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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