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 8.38.39

दृष्ट्वा तु दारितां युद्धे शस्त्रवृष्टिं दुरुत्तराम् ।
कृतवर्माणमभ्येत्य वारयामास पार्षतः ॥ ३९ ॥

dṛṣṭvā tu dāritāṃ yuddhe śastravṛṣṭiṃ duruttarām |
kṛtavarmāṇamabhyetya vārayāmāsa pārṣataḥ || 39 ||

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

...behind (his troops), scattering his shafts. Behold Karna, adorned with his white umbrella in this battle and looking like the Udaya hills adorned by the moon. With his beautiful umbrella of a hundred ribs, resembling...

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

Darita, Yuddha, Shastra, Avrishti, Duruttara, Kritavarman, Abhyetya, Parshata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.38.39). 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: “dṛṣṭvā tu dāritāṃ yuddhe śastravṛṣṭiṃ duruttarām
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dāritām -
  • dāritā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dṝ -> dāritā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √dṝ]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • śastra -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avṛṣṭim -
  • avṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • duruttarām -
  • duruttarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtavarmāṇamabhyetya vārayāmāsa pārṣataḥ
  • kṛtavarmāṇam -
  • kṛtavarman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhyetya -
  • abhyetya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vārayāmā -
  • vṛ (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • pārṣataḥ -
  • pārṣata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.38.39

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 8.38.39 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತು ದಾರಿತಾಂ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಶಸ್ತ್ರವೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ದುರುತ್ತರಾಮ್ ।
ಕೃತವರ್ಮಾಣಮಭ್ಯೇತ್ಯ ವಾರಯಾಮಾಸ ಪಾರ್ಷತಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 8.38.39 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা তু দারিতাং যুদ্ধে শস্ত্রবৃষ্টিং দুরুত্তরাম্ ।
কৃতবর্মাণমভ্যেত্য বারযামাস পার্ষতঃ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 8.38.39 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા તુ દારિતાં યુદ્ધે શસ્ત્રવૃષ્ટિં દુરુત્તરામ્ ।
કૃતવર્માણમભ્યેત્ય વારયામાસ પાર્ષતઃ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 8.38.39 in Malayalam sript:
ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തു ദാരിതാം യുദ്ധേ ശസ്ത്രവൃഷ്ടിം ദുരുത്തരാമ് ।
കൃതവര്മാണമഭ്യേത്യ വാരയാമാസ പാര്ഷതഃ ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.38.39 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా తు దారితాం యుద్ధే శస్త్రవృష్టిం దురుత్తరామ్ ।
కృతవర్మాణమభ్యేత్య వారయామాస పార్షతః ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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