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 8.35.51

ततः प्रववृते युद्धं मध्यं प्राप्ते दिवाकरे ।
यादृशं न कदाचिद्धि दृष्टपूर्वं न च श्रुतम् ॥ ५१ ॥

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ madhyaṃ prāpte divākare |
yādṛśaṃ na kadāciddhi dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ na ca śrutam || 51 ||

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

...Kurus, and Vasusena, the Pancalas. During the progress of the battle destructive of great heroes, there rose many headless trunks all around. Meanwhile Yudhishthira, O chief of the Bharatas, in great pain owing...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prava, Vrit, Vrita, Vriti, Yuddha, Madhyam, Madhya, Prapta, Prapti, Divakara, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Kadacit, Drishtapurva, Shrut, Shruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.35.51). 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: “tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ madhyaṃ prāpte divākare
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • prava -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛte -
  • vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [locative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • madhyam -
  • madhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāpte -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • divākare -
  • divākara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yādṛśaṃ na kadāciddhi dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ na ca śrutam
  • yādṛśam -
  • yādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kadāciddh -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dṛṣṭapūrvam -
  • dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.35.51

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 8.35.51 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರವವೃತೇ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಮಧ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೇ ದಿವಾಕರೇ ।
ಯಾದೃಶಂ ನ ಕದಾಚಿದ್ಧಿ ದೃಷ್ಟಪೂರ್ವಂ ನ ಚ ಶ್ರುತಮ್ ॥ ೫೧ ॥

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 8.35.51 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রববৃতে যুদ্ধং মধ্যং প্রাপ্তে দিবাকরে ।
যাদৃশং ন কদাচিদ্ধি দৃষ্টপূর্বং ন চ শ্রুতম্ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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 8.35.51 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રવવૃતે યુદ્ધં મધ્યં પ્રાપ્તે દિવાકરે ।
યાદૃશં ન કદાચિદ્ધિ દૃષ્ટપૂર્વં ન ચ શ્રુતમ્ ॥ ૫૧ ॥

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 8.35.51 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രവവൃതേ യുദ്ധം മധ്യം പ്രാപ്തേ ദിവാകരേ ।
യാദൃശം ന കദാചിദ്ധി ദൃഷ്ടപൂര്വം ന ച ശ്രുതമ് ॥ ൫൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.35.51 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రవవృతే యుద్ధం మధ్యం ప్రాప్తే దివాకరే ।
యాదృశం న కదాచిద్ధి దృష్టపూర్వం న చ శ్రుతమ్ ॥ ౫౧ ॥

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