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 8.34.8

अन्तमद्य करिष्यामि तस्य दुःखस्य पार्षत ।
हन्ता वास्मि रणे कर्णं स वा मां निहनिष्यति ।
संग्रामेण सुघोरेण सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि वः ॥ ८ ॥

antamadya kariṣyāmi tasya duḥkhasya pārṣata |
hantā vāsmi raṇe karṇaṃ sa vā māṃ nihaniṣyati |
saṃgrāmeṇa sughoreṇa satyametadbravīmi vaḥ || 8 ||

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

...your son looked exceedingly beautiful like a gigantic Kinsuka in the season of spring with its flowery weight. His armour pierced with those shafts, and all his limbs rendered exceedingly infirm with wounds, he...

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

Antama, Tad, Duhkha, Parshata, Hanta, Rana, Karna, Var, Asmad, Nihan, Ishyat, Sangrama, Sughora, Satyam, Satya, Etad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.34.8). 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: “antamadya kariṣyāmi tasya duḥkhasya pārṣata
  • antama -
  • antama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dya -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kariṣyāmi -
  • kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future active first single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active first single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future active first single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active first single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • duḥkhasya -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pārṣata -
  • pārṣata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārṣata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “hantā vāsmi raṇe karṇaṃ sa māṃ nihaniṣyati
  • hantā* -
  • hantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • karṇam -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • nihan -
  • nihan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iṣyati -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 4 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 3: “saṃgrāmeṇa sughoreṇa satyametadbravīmi vaḥ
  • saṅgrāmeṇa -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sughoreṇa -
  • sughora (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sughora (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.34.8

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 8.34.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ತಮದ್ಯ ಕರಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತಸ್ಯ ದುಃಖಸ್ಯ ಪಾರ್ಷತ ।
ಹನ್ತಾ ವಾಸ್ಮಿ ರಣೇ ಕರ್ಣಂ ಸ ವಾ ಮಾಂ ನಿಹನಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।
ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇಣ ಸುಘೋರೇಣ ಸತ್ಯಮೇತದ್ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ವಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 8.34.8 in Bengali sript:
অন্তমদ্য করিষ্যামি তস্য দুঃখস্য পার্ষত ।
হন্তা বাস্মি রণে কর্ণং স বা মাং নিহনিষ্যতি ।
সংগ্রামেণ সুঘোরেণ সত্যমেতদ্ব্রবীমি বঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 8.34.8 in Gujarati sript:
અન્તમદ્ય કરિષ્યામિ તસ્ય દુઃખસ્ય પાર્ષત ।
હન્તા વાસ્મિ રણે કર્ણં સ વા માં નિહનિષ્યતિ ।
સંગ્રામેણ સુઘોરેણ સત્યમેતદ્બ્રવીમિ વઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 8.34.8 in Malayalam sript:
അന്തമദ്യ കരിഷ്യാമി തസ്യ ദുഃഖസ്യ പാര്ഷത ।
ഹന്താ വാസ്മി രണേ കര്ണം സ വാ മാം നിഹനിഷ്യതി ।
സംഗ്രാമേണ സുഘോരേണ സത്യമേതദ്ബ്രവീമി വഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.34.8 in Telugu sript:
అన్తమద్య కరిష్యామి తస్య దుఃఖస్య పార్షత ।
హన్తా వాస్మి రణే కర్ణం స వా మాం నిహనిష్యతి ।
సంగ్రామేణ సుఘోరేణ సత్యమేతద్బ్రవీమి వః ॥ ౮ ॥

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