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 8.33.61

तथा वर्तति संग्रामे गजवाजिजनक्षये ।
नराश्वगजदेहेभ्यः प्रसृता लोहितापगा ।
नराश्वगजदेहान्सा व्युवाह पतितान्बहून् ॥ ६१ ॥

tathā vartati saṃgrāme gajavājijanakṣaye |
narāśvagajadehebhyaḥ prasṛtā lohitāpagā |
narāśvagajadehānsā vyuvāha patitānbahūn || 61 ||

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

...three great warriors, began to be exterminated in that battle. Then Duryodhana, O chief of the Bharatas, filled with rage, pierced Nakula and his four steeds with nine arrows. Of immeasurable soul, your son next...

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

Tatha, Vartat, Sangrama, Gaja, Vajin, Vaji, Jana, Kshaya, Kshi, Nara, Ashva, Deha, Prasrita, Lohita, Apaga, Patita, Bahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.33.61). 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: “tathā vartati saṃgrāme gajavājijanakṣaye
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vartati -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • saṅgrāme -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • gaja -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vāji -
  • vāji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vājin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vājī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vājī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vājī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jana -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣaye -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “narāśvagajadehebhyaḥ prasṛtā lohitāpagā
  • narā -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśva -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaja -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dehebhyaḥ -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • prasṛtā* -
  • prasṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prasṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lohitā -
  • lohita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lohita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lohitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    luh (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • apagā -
  • apagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “narāśvagajadehānsā vyuvāha patitānbahūn
  • narā -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśva -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaja -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dehān -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vyu -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uvāha -
  • vah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • patitān -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.33.61

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 8.33.61 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ವರ್ತತಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ಗಜವಾಜಿಜನಕ್ಷಯೇ ।
ನರಾಶ್ವಗಜದೇಹೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಸೃತಾ ಲೋಹಿತಾಪಗಾ ।
ನರಾಶ್ವಗಜದೇಹಾನ್ಸಾ ವ್ಯುವಾಹ ಪತಿತಾನ್ಬಹೂನ್ ॥ ೬೧ ॥

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 8.33.61 in Bengali sript:
তথা বর্ততি সংগ্রামে গজবাজিজনক্ষযে ।
নরাশ্বগজদেহেভ্যঃ প্রসৃতা লোহিতাপগা ।
নরাশ্বগজদেহান্সা ব্যুবাহ পতিতান্বহূন্ ॥ ৬১ ॥

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 8.33.61 in Gujarati sript:
તથા વર્તતિ સંગ્રામે ગજવાજિજનક્ષયે ।
નરાશ્વગજદેહેભ્યઃ પ્રસૃતા લોહિતાપગા ।
નરાશ્વગજદેહાન્સા વ્યુવાહ પતિતાન્બહૂન્ ॥ ૬૧ ॥

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 8.33.61 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ വര്തതി സംഗ്രാമേ ഗജവാജിജനക്ഷയേ ।
നരാശ്വഗജദേഹേഭ്യഃ പ്രസൃതാ ലോഹിതാപഗാ ।
നരാശ്വഗജദേഹാന്സാ വ്യുവാഹ പതിതാന്ബഹൂന് ॥ ൬൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.33.61 in Telugu sript:
తథా వర్తతి సంగ్రామే గజవాజిజనక్షయే ।
నరాశ్వగజదేహేభ్యః ప్రసృతా లోహితాపగా ।
నరాశ్వగజదేహాన్సా వ్యువాహ పతితాన్బహూన్ ॥ ౬౧ ॥

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