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 8.35.34

तान्ससूतरथान्सर्वान्सपताकाध्वजायुधान् ।
पोथयामास गदया भीमो विष्णुरिवासुरान् ॥ ३४ ॥

tānsasūtarathānsarvānsapatākādhvajāyudhān |
pothayāmāsa gadayā bhīmo viṣṇurivāsurān || 34 ||

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

...then shot showers of fierce shafts. With those shafts sped by him, he began to rout the Pandava army. As soon as he beheld him of Dasharha’s race (Keshava) on the car, O king, he once more sped at him, and repeated...

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

Sasuta, Ratha, Sarva, Sapataka, Dhvajayudha, Potha, Yama, Yaman, Gada, Bhima, Vishnu, Iva, Asura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.35.34). 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: “tānsasūtarathānsarvānsapatākādhvajāyudhān
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sasūta -
  • sasūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sasūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rathān -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sapatākā -
  • sapatākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhvajāyudhān -
  • dhvajāyudha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pothayāmāsa gadayā bhīmo viṣṇurivāsurān
  • potha -
  • potha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāmā -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • gadayā -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhīmo* -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇur -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asurān -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.35.34

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 8.35.34 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನ್ಸಸೂತರಥಾನ್ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಸಪತಾಕಾಧ್ವಜಾಯುಧಾನ್ ।
ಪೋಥಯಾಮಾಸ ಗದಯಾ ಭೀಮೋ ವಿಷ್ಣುರಿವಾಸುರಾನ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 8.35.34 in Bengali sript:
তান্সসূতরথান্সর্বান্সপতাকাধ্বজাযুধান্ ।
পোথযামাস গদযা ভীমো বিষ্ণুরিবাসুরান্ ॥ ৩৪ ॥

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 8.35.34 in Gujarati sript:
તાન્સસૂતરથાન્સર્વાન્સપતાકાધ્વજાયુધાન્ ।
પોથયામાસ ગદયા ભીમો વિષ્ણુરિવાસુરાન્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 8.35.34 in Malayalam sript:
താന്സസൂതരഥാന്സര്വാന്സപതാകാധ്വജായുധാന് ।
പോഥയാമാസ ഗദയാ ഭീമോ വിഷ്ണുരിവാസുരാന് ॥ ൩൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.35.34 in Telugu sript:
తాన్ససూతరథాన్సర్వాన్సపతాకాధ్వజాయుధాన్ ।
పోథయామాస గదయా భీమో విష్ణురివాసురాన్ ॥ ౩౪ ॥

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