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 8.35.27

ततस्ते प्राद्रवन्भीताः प्रतीपं प्रहिताः पुनः ।
महामात्रैस्तमावव्रुर्मेघा इव दिवाकरम् ॥ २७ ॥

tataste prādravanbhītāḥ pratīpaṃ prahitāḥ punaḥ |
mahāmātraistamāvavrurmeghā iva divākaram || 27 ||

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

...Deprived of life, he fell down from his vehicle, his body bathed in blood, like the thunder-riven summit of a mountain of red arsenic. Indeed, people saw the tall and exceedingly handsome younger brother of Sudakshina...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yushmad, Pra, Prat, Ravat, Bhita, Pratipam, Pratipa, Prahita, Puna, Mahamatra, Tama, Megha, Iva, Divakara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.35.27). 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: “tataste prādravanbhītāḥ pratīpaṃ prahitāḥ punaḥ
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • prād -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • ravan -
  • ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb]
  • bhītāḥ -
  • bhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pratīpam -
  • pratīpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratīpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prahitāḥ -
  • prahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “mahāmātraistamāvavrurmeghā iva divākaram
  • mahāmātrais -
  • mahāmātra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mahāmātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tamā -
  • tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vavrur -
  • vṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vṛ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    vṛ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • meghā* -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    meghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • divākaram -
  • divākara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.35.27

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 8.35.27 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತೇ ಪ್ರಾದ್ರವನ್ಭೀತಾಃ ಪ್ರತೀಪಂ ಪ್ರಹಿತಾಃ ಪುನಃ ।
ಮಹಾಮಾತ್ರೈಸ್ತಮಾವವ್ರುರ್ಮೇಘಾ ಇವ ದಿವಾಕರಮ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 8.35.27 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তে প্রাদ্রবন্ভীতাঃ প্রতীপং প্রহিতাঃ পুনঃ ।
মহামাত্রৈস্তমাবব্রুর্মেঘা ইব দিবাকরম্ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 8.35.27 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તે પ્રાદ્રવન્ભીતાઃ પ્રતીપં પ્રહિતાઃ પુનઃ ।
મહામાત્રૈસ્તમાવવ્રુર્મેઘા ઇવ દિવાકરમ્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 8.35.27 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തേ പ്രാദ്രവന്ഭീതാഃ പ്രതീപം പ്രഹിതാഃ പുനഃ ।
മഹാമാത്രൈസ്തമാവവ്രുര്മേഘാ ഇവ ദിവാകരമ് ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.35.27 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తే ప్రాద్రవన్భీతాః ప్రతీపం ప్రహితాః పునః ।
మహామాత్రైస్తమావవ్రుర్మేఘా ఇవ దివాకరమ్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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