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 8.34.39

स विसृष्टो बलवता बाणो वज्राशनिस्वनः ।
अदारयद्रणे कर्णं वज्रवेग इवाचलम् ॥ ३९ ॥

sa visṛṣṭo balavatā bāṇo vajrāśanisvanaḥ |
adārayadraṇe karṇaṃ vajravega ivācalam || 39 ||

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

...Kaikayas, the Matsyas, the Vasatas, the Madras, and Saindhavas, looked exceedingly resplendent. There, elephants, assailed in their vital limbs by Bhima with his cloth-yard shafts fell down, with their riders slain...

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

Visrishta, Balavata, Bana, Vajrashani, Svana, Svan, Rana, Karna, Vajravega, Iva, Acala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.34.39). 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: “sa visṛṣṭo balavatā bāṇo vajrāśanisvanaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • visṛṣṭo* -
  • visṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balavatā* -
  • balavatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bāṇo* -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vajrāśani -
  • vajrāśani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vajrāśani (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vajrāśani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • svanaḥ -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “adārayadraṇe karṇaṃ vajravega ivācalam
  • adārayad -
  • dṝ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third 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]
  • vajravega* -
  • vajravega (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • acalam -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.34.39

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 8.34.39 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ವಿಸೃಷ್ಟೋ ಬಲವತಾ ಬಾಣೋ ವಜ್ರಾಶನಿಸ್ವನಃ ।
ಅದಾರಯದ್ರಣೇ ಕರ್ಣಂ ವಜ್ರವೇಗ ಇವಾಚಲಮ್ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 8.34.39 in Bengali sript:
স বিসৃষ্টো বলবতা বাণো বজ্রাশনিস্বনঃ ।
অদারযদ্রণে কর্ণং বজ্রবেগ ইবাচলম্ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 8.34.39 in Gujarati sript:
સ વિસૃષ્ટો બલવતા બાણો વજ્રાશનિસ્વનઃ ।
અદારયદ્રણે કર્ણં વજ્રવેગ ઇવાચલમ્ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 8.34.39 in Malayalam sript:
സ വിസൃഷ്ടോ ബലവതാ ബാണോ വജ്രാശനിസ്വനഃ ।
അദാരയദ്രണേ കര്ണം വജ്രവേഗ ഇവാചലമ് ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.34.39 in Telugu sript:
స విసృష్టో బలవతా బాణో వజ్రాశనిస్వనః ।
అదారయద్రణే కర్ణం వజ్రవేగ ఇవాచలమ్ ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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