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 8.33.48

उत्तिष्ठत प्रहरत प्रैताभिपततेति च ।
इति ब्रुवाणा अन्योन्यं जघ्नुर्योधा रणाजिरे ॥ ४८ ॥

uttiṣṭhata praharata praitābhipatateti ca |
iti bruvāṇā anyonyaṃ jaghnuryodhā raṇājire || 48 ||

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

...foes, however, viz., the son of Drona, beholding those warriors wrathfully advancing against him received them all in that dreadful battle. Then like a fire in the forest consuming heaps of dry grass and straw...

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

Prahara, Pra, Abhi, Patat, Iti, Bruvana, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Jaghnu, Yodha, Ranajira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.33.48). 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: “uttiṣṭhata praharata praitābhipatateti ca
  • Cannot analyse uttiṣṭhata*pr
  • prahara -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • prai -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aitā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • patate -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √pat class 1 verb], [dative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √pat class 1 verb], [dative single from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “iti bruvāṇā anyonyaṃ jaghnuryodhā raṇājire
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bruvāṇā* -
  • bruvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bruvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anyonyam -
  • anyonyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anyonyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jaghnur -
  • jaghnu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jaghnu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • yodhā* -
  • yodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raṇājire -
  • raṇājira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.33.48

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 8.33.48 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತಿಷ್ಠತ ಪ್ರಹರತ ಪ್ರೈತಾಭಿಪತತೇತಿ ಚ ।
ಇತಿ ಬ್ರುವಾಣಾ ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಂ ಜಘ್ನುರ್ಯೋಧಾ ರಣಾಜಿರೇ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 8.33.48 in Bengali sript:
উত্তিষ্ঠত প্রহরত প্রৈতাভিপততেতি চ ।
ইতি ব্রুবাণা অন্যোন্যং জঘ্নুর্যোধা রণাজিরে ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 8.33.48 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તિષ્ઠત પ્રહરત પ્રૈતાભિપતતેતિ ચ ।
ઇતિ બ્રુવાણા અન્યોન્યં જઘ્નુર્યોધા રણાજિરે ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 8.33.48 in Malayalam sript:
ഉത്തിഷ്ഠത പ്രഹരത പ്രൈതാഭിപതതേതി ച ।
ഇതി ബ്രുവാണാ അന്യോന്യം ജഘ്നുര്യോധാ രണാജിരേ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.33.48 in Telugu sript:
ఉత్తిష్ఠత ప్రహరత ప్రైతాభిపతతేతి చ ।
ఇతి బ్రువాణా అన్యోన్యం జఘ్నుర్యోధా రణాజిరే ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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