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 8.34.5

दृष्ट्वा कर्णं समायान्तं भीमः क्रोधसमन्वितः ।
मतिं दध्रे विनाशाय कर्णस्य भरतर्षभ ॥ ५ ॥

dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ samāyāntaṃ bhīmaḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ |
matiṃ dadhre vināśāya karṇasya bharatarṣabha || 5 ||

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

...bow that was new and capable of bearing a great strain. Blazing with impetuosity, and with eyes red as blood from rage, the great bowman Dhrishtadyumna, with many wounds on his person looked resplendent on his...

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

Karna, Samaya, Bhima, Krodhasamanvita, Mati, Vinasha, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.34.5). 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: “dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ samāyāntaṃ bhīmaḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • karṇam -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samāyān -
  • samāya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    samāyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhīmaḥ -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • krodhasamanvitaḥ -
  • krodhasamanvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “matiṃ dadhre vināśāya karṇasya bharatarṣabha
  • matim -
  • mati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    mati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadhre -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrā (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrā (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrai (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dhrai (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • vināśāya -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • karṇasya -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • bharatarṣabha -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.34.5

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 8.34.5 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಕರ್ಣಂ ಸಮಾಯಾನ್ತಂ ಭೀಮಃ ಕ್ರೋಧಸಮನ್ವಿತಃ ।
ಮತಿಂ ದಧ್ರೇ ವಿನಾಶಾಯ ಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಭರತರ್ಷಭ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 8.34.5 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা কর্ণং সমাযান্তং ভীমঃ ক্রোধসমন্বিতঃ ।
মতিং দধ্রে বিনাশায কর্ণস্য ভরতর্ষভ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 8.34.5 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા કર્ણં સમાયાન્તં ભીમઃ ક્રોધસમન્વિતઃ ।
મતિં દધ્રે વિનાશાય કર્ણસ્ય ભરતર્ષભ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 8.34.5 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ കര്ണം സമായാന്തം ഭീമഃ ക്രോധസമന്വിതഃ ।
മതിം ദധ്രേ വിനാശായ കര്ണസ്യ ഭരതര്ഷഭ ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.34.5 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా కర్ణం సమాయాన్తం భీమః క్రోధసమన్వితః ।
మతిం దధ్రే వినాశాయ కర్ణస్య భరతర్షభ ॥ ౫ ॥

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