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 8.33.43

शङ्खभेरीनिनादैश्च कार्मुकाणां च निस्वनैः ।
बभूव धार्तराष्ट्राणां सिंहनादरवस्तदा ॥ ४३ ॥

śaṅkhabherīninādaiśca kārmukāṇāṃ ca nisvanaiḥ |
babhūva dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ siṃhanādaravastadā || 43 ||

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

...O sire, with thick showers of arrows, O bull of Bharata’s race. Of immeasurable soul, the son of Drona, next smiling the while, cut off the bow of king Yudhishthira the just, and then pierced him with three arrows...

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

Shankha, Bheri, Ninada, Karmuka, Nisvana, Dhartarashtra, Simhanada, Rava, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.33.43). 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: “śaṅkhabherīninādaiśca kārmukāṇāṃ ca nisvanaiḥ
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bherī -
  • bherī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ninādaiś -
  • nināda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārmukāṇām -
  • kārmuka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kārmuka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kārmukā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nisvanaiḥ -
  • nisvana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “babhūva dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ siṃhanādaravastadā
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • siṃhanāda -
  • siṃhanāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ravas -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.33.43

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 8.33.43 in Kannada sript:
ಶಙ್ಖಭೇರೀನಿನಾದೈಶ್ಚ ಕಾರ್ಮುಕಾಣಾಂ ಚ ನಿಸ್ವನೈಃ ।
ಬಭೂವ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಸಿಂಹನಾದರವಸ್ತದಾ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 8.33.43 in Bengali sript:
শঙ্খভেরীনিনাদৈশ্চ কার্মুকাণাং চ নিস্বনৈঃ ।
বভূব ধার্তরাষ্ট্রাণাং সিংহনাদরবস্তদা ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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 8.33.43 in Gujarati sript:
શઙ્ખભેરીનિનાદૈશ્ચ કાર્મુકાણાં ચ નિસ્વનૈઃ ।
બભૂવ ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રાણાં સિંહનાદરવસ્તદા ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 8.33.43 in Malayalam sript:
ശങ്ഖഭേരീനിനാദൈശ്ച കാര്മുകാണാം ച നിസ്വനൈഃ ।
ബഭൂവ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രാണാം സിംഹനാദരവസ്തദാ ॥ ൪൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.33.43 in Telugu sript:
శఙ్ఖభేరీనినాదైశ్చ కార్ముకాణాం చ నిస్వనైః ।
బభూవ ధార్తరాష్ట్రాణాం సింహనాదరవస్తదా ॥ ౪౩ ॥

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