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 8.36.18

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अपरे प्राद्रवन्नागाः शल्यार्ता व्रणपीडिताः ।
प्रतिमानैश्च कुम्भैश्च पेतुरुर्व्यां महाहवे ॥ १८ ॥

apare prādravannāgāḥ śalyārtā vraṇapīḍitāḥ |
pratimānaiśca kumbhaiśca petururvyāṃ mahāhave || 18 ||

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

...warriors lying on the field, with limbs crushed by means of maces, or heads broken by means of heavy clubs, or torn and mangled by elephants and steeds and cars. The field of battle is covered with shafts and darts...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.36.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apara, Pra, Prat, Ravat, Aga, Shali, Shalya, Arta, Vrana, Pidita, Pratimana, Kumbha, Urvi, Urvya, Mahahava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.36.18). 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: “apare prādravannāgāḥ śalyārtā vraṇapīḍitāḥ ”
apare -
apara (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [locative single]

apara (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

aparā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
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]
ravann -
√ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ru class 1 verb]
āgāḥ -
āgā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śalyā -
śalī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]

śalya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śalya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√śal -> śalya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √śal]

śalyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]

√śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]

√śal -> śalyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
ārtā* -
ārta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

ārtā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vraṇa -
vraṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vraṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
pīḍitāḥ -
pīḍita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

pīḍitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]

√pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
Line 2: “pratimānaiśca kumbhaiśca petururvyāṃ mahāhave ”
pratimānaiś -
pratimāna (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kumbhaiś -
kumbha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

kumbha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
petur -
√pat (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]

√pat (verb class 4)

[perfect active third plural]
urvyām -
urvī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]

urvyā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
mahāhave -
mahāhava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.36.18

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 8.36.18 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪರೇ ಪ್ರಾದ್ರವನ್ನಾಗಾಃ ಶಲ್ಯಾರ್ತಾ ವ್ರಣಪೀಡಿತಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಮಾನೈಶ್ಚ ಕುಮ್ಭೈಶ್ಚ ಪೇತುರುರ್ವ್ಯಾಂ ಮಹಾಹವೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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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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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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 8.36.18 in Bengali sript:
অপরে প্রাদ্রবন্নাগাঃ শল্যার্তা ব্রণপীডিতাঃ ।
প্রতিমানৈশ্চ কুম্ভৈশ্চ পেতুরুর্ব্যাং মহাহবে ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 8.36.18 in Gujarati sript:
અપરે પ્રાદ્રવન્નાગાઃ શલ્યાર્તા વ્રણપીડિતાઃ ।
પ્રતિમાનૈશ્ચ કુમ્ભૈશ્ચ પેતુરુર્વ્યાં મહાહવે ॥ ૧૮ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.36.18 in Malayalam sript:
അപരേ പ്രാദ്രവന്നാഗാഃ ശല്യാര്താ വ്രണപീഡിതാഃ ।
പ്രതിമാനൈശ്ച കുമ്ഭൈശ്ച പേതുരുര്വ്യാം മഹാഹവേ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.36.18 in Telugu sript:
అపరే ప్రాద్రవన్నాగాః శల్యార్తా వ్రణపీడితాః ।
ప్రతిమానైశ్చ కుమ్భైశ్చ పేతురుర్వ్యాం మహాహవే ॥ ౧౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021