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 8.34.33

तस्य कर्णो धनुर्मध्ये द्विधा चिच्छेद पत्रिणा ।
अथ तं छिन्नधन्वानमभ्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे ।
नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन सर्वावरणभेदिना ॥ ३३ ॥

tasya karṇo dhanurmadhye dvidhā ciccheda patriṇā |
atha taṃ chinnadhanvānamabhyavidhyatstanāntare |
nārācena sutīkṣṇena sarvāvaraṇabhedinā || 33 ||

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

...Pancalas in that dreadful battle, King Yudhishthira the just rushed in wrath towards him; Dhrishtadyumna and the sons of Draupadi also, O sire, and hundreds of warriors, encompassed that slayer of foes viz., the...

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

Tad, Karna, Dhanurmadhya, Dvidha, Patri, Patrin, Atha, Chinnadhanvan, Abhi, Stanantara, Naraca, Sutikshna, Sarvavarana, Bhedin, Bhedi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.34.33). 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: “tasya karṇo dhanurmadhye dvidhā ciccheda patriṇā
  • 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]
  • karṇo* -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanurmadhye -
  • dhanurmadhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dvidhā -
  • dvidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • patriṇā -
  • patrī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    patrin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    patrin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “atha taṃ chinnadhanvānamabhyavidhyatstanāntare
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • chinnadhanvānam -
  • chinnadhanvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avidhyat -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • stanāntare -
  • stanāntara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 3: “nārācena sutīkṣṇena sarvāvaraṇabhedinā
  • nārācena -
  • nārāca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nārāca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sutīkṣṇena -
  • sutīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sutīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvāvaraṇa -
  • sarvāvaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvāvaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhedinā -
  • bhedin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhedin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    bhedī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.34.33

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 8.34.33 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಕರ್ಣೋ ಧನುರ್ಮಧ್ಯೇ ದ್ವಿಧಾ ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಪತ್ರಿಣಾ ।
ಅಥ ತಂ ಛಿನ್ನಧನ್ವಾನಮಭ್ಯವಿಧ್ಯತ್ಸ್ತನಾನ್ತರೇ ।
ನಾರಾಚೇನ ಸುತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣೇನ ಸರ್ವಾವರಣಭೇದಿನಾ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 8.34.33 in Bengali sript:
তস্য কর্ণো ধনুর্মধ্যে দ্বিধা চিচ্ছেদ পত্রিণা ।
অথ তং ছিন্নধন্বানমভ্যবিধ্যত্স্তনান্তরে ।
নারাচেন সুতীক্ষ্ণেন সর্বাবরণভেদিনা ॥ ৩৩ ॥

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 8.34.33 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય કર્ણો ધનુર્મધ્યે દ્વિધા ચિચ્છેદ પત્રિણા ।
અથ તં છિન્નધન્વાનમભ્યવિધ્યત્સ્તનાન્તરે ।
નારાચેન સુતીક્ષ્ણેન સર્વાવરણભેદિના ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 8.34.33 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ കര്ണോ ധനുര്മധ്യേ ദ്വിധാ ചിച്ഛേദ പത്രിണാ ।
അഥ തം ഛിന്നധന്വാനമഭ്യവിധ്യത്സ്തനാന്തരേ ।
നാരാചേന സുതീക്ഷ്ണേന സര്വാവരണഭേദിനാ ॥ ൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.34.33 in Telugu sript:
తస్య కర్ణో ధనుర్మధ్యే ద్విధా చిచ్ఛేద పత్రిణా ।
అథ తం ఛిన్నధన్వానమభ్యవిధ్యత్స్తనాన్తరే ।
నారాచేన సుతీక్ష్ణేన సర్వావరణభేదినా ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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