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 8.33.37

कथं नाम कुले जातः क्षत्रधर्मे व्यवस्थितः ।
प्रजह्यात्समरे शत्रून्प्राणान्रक्षन्महाहवे ॥ ३७ ॥

kathaṃ nāma kule jātaḥ kṣatradharme vyavasthitaḥ |
prajahyātsamare śatrūnprāṇānrakṣanmahāhave || 37 ||

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

...Pancala warriors, all uniting together, cast off their fears of death and rushed against the son of Drona. Then Satyaki, piercing the son of Drona with seventy arrows, once more pierced him with seven long shafts...

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

Katham, Katha, Naman, Kula, Kuli, Jatri, Jata, Kshatradharma, Vyavasthita, Praja, Samara, Shatru, Prana, Rakshat, Mahahava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.33.37). 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: “kathaṃ nāma kule jātaḥ kṣatradharme vyavasthitaḥ
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kule -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kuli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • jātaḥ -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • kṣatradharme -
  • kṣatradharma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vyavasthitaḥ -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prajahyātsamare śatrūnprāṇānrakṣanmahāhave
  • praja -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śatrūn -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prāṇān -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rakṣan -
  • rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
    rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]
  • mahāhave -
  • mahāhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.33.37

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 8.33.37 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ನಾಮ ಕುಲೇ ಜಾತಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮೇ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ ।
ಪ್ರಜಹ್ಯಾತ್ಸಮರೇ ಶತ್ರೂನ್ಪ್ರಾಣಾನ್ರಕ್ಷನ್ಮಹಾಹವೇ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 8.33.37 in Bengali sript:
কথং নাম কুলে জাতঃ ক্ষত্রধর্মে ব্যবস্থিতঃ ।
প্রজহ্যাত্সমরে শত্রূন্প্রাণান্রক্ষন্মহাহবে ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 8.33.37 in Gujarati sript:
કથં નામ કુલે જાતઃ ક્ષત્રધર્મે વ્યવસ્થિતઃ ।
પ્રજહ્યાત્સમરે શત્રૂન્પ્રાણાન્રક્ષન્મહાહવે ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 8.33.37 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം നാമ കുലേ ജാതഃ ക്ഷത്രധര്മേ വ്യവസ്ഥിതഃ ।
പ്രജഹ്യാത്സമരേ ശത്രൂന്പ്രാണാന്രക്ഷന്മഹാഹവേ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.33.37 in Telugu sript:
కథం నామ కులే జాతః క్షత్రధర్మే వ్యవస్థితః ।
ప్రజహ్యాత్సమరే శత్రూన్ప్రాణాన్రక్షన్మహాహవే ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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