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 8.37.6

स तस्य शरवर्षाणि ववर्ष रथिनां वरः ।
तथा संशप्तकाश्चैव पार्थस्य समरे स्थिताः ॥ ६ ॥

sa tasya śaravarṣāṇi vavarṣa rathināṃ varaḥ |
tathā saṃśaptakāścaiva pārthasya samare sthitāḥ || 6 ||

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

...Karna, unaided by anyone, received in that battle all those advancing warriors filled with joy and longing for victory. Those mighty car-warriors encountering Karna, were beat off and broken like a mass of water...

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

Tad, Sharavarsha, Rathin, Rathina, Vara, Varas, Tatha, Samshaptaka, Partha, Samara, Sthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.37.6). 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 tasya śaravarṣāṇi vavarṣa rathināṃ varaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śaravarṣāṇi -
  • śaravarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vavarṣa -
  • vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • rathinām -
  • rathin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rathin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    rathinā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā saṃśaptakāścaiva pārthasya samare sthitāḥ
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃśaptakāś -
  • saṃśaptaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pārthasya -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.37.6

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 8.37.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತಸ್ಯ ಶರವರ್ಷಾಣಿ ವವರ್ಷ ರಥಿನಾಂ ವರಃ ।
ತಥಾ ಸಂಶಪ್ತಕಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಪಾರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಸಮರೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 8.37.6 in Bengali sript:
স তস্য শরবর্ষাণি ববর্ষ রথিনাং বরঃ ।
তথা সংশপ্তকাশ্চৈব পার্থস্য সমরে স্থিতাঃ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 8.37.6 in Gujarati sript:
સ તસ્ય શરવર્ષાણિ વવર્ષ રથિનાં વરઃ ।
તથા સંશપ્તકાશ્ચૈવ પાર્થસ્ય સમરે સ્થિતાઃ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 8.37.6 in Malayalam sript:
സ തസ്യ ശരവര്ഷാണി വവര്ഷ രഥിനാം വരഃ ।
തഥാ സംശപ്തകാശ്ചൈവ പാര്ഥസ്യ സമരേ സ്ഥിതാഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.37.6 in Telugu sript:
స తస్య శరవర్షాణి వవర్ష రథినాం వరః ।
తథా సంశప్తకాశ్చైవ పార్థస్య సమరే స్థితాః ॥ ౬ ॥

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