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 8.39.33

मिषतस्ते महाबाहो जेष्यामि युधि कौरवान् ।
कुरुष्व समरे कर्म ब्रह्मबन्धुरसि ध्रुवम् ॥ ३३ ॥

miṣataste mahābāho jeṣyāmi yudhi kauravān |
kuruṣva samare karma brahmabandhurasi dhruvam || 33 ||

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

...that tiger among men, he continued, with his straight shafts, to slaughter the Dhartarashtra host consisting of four kinds of forces.'" "Dhritarashtra said, 'When Bhima and Pandu’s son Yudhishthira were engaged...

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

Mishat, Tad, Yushmad, Mahabaha, Yudh, Kaurava, Samara, Karman, Brahmabandhu, Asi, Dhruvam, Dhruva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.39.33). 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: “miṣataste mahābāho jeṣyāmi yudhi kauravān
  • miṣatas -
  • miṣ -> miṣat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √miṣ class 6 verb], [ablative single from √miṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √miṣ class 6 verb]
    miṣ -> miṣat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √miṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √miṣ class 6 verb]
    miṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jeṣyāmi -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [future active first single]
    ji (verb class 9)
    [future active first single]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kauravān -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kuruṣva samare karma brahmabandhurasi dhruvam
  • kuruṣva -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • brahmabandhur -
  • brahmabandhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.39.33

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 8.39.33 in Kannada sript:
ಮಿಷತಸ್ತೇ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಜೇಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಯುಧಿ ಕೌರವಾನ್ ।
ಕುರುಷ್ವ ಸಮರೇ ಕರ್ಮ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಬನ್ಧುರಸಿ ಧ್ರುವಮ್ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 8.39.33 in Bengali sript:
মিষতস্তে মহাবাহো জেষ্যামি যুধি কৌরবান্ ।
কুরুষ্ব সমরে কর্ম ব্রহ্মবন্ধুরসি ধ্রুবম্ ॥ ৩৩ ॥

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 8.39.33 in Gujarati sript:
મિષતસ્તે મહાબાહો જેષ્યામિ યુધિ કૌરવાન્ ।
કુરુષ્વ સમરે કર્મ બ્રહ્મબન્ધુરસિ ધ્રુવમ્ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 8.39.33 in Malayalam sript:
മിഷതസ്തേ മഹാബാഹോ ജേഷ്യാമി യുധി കൌരവാന് ।
കുരുഷ്വ സമരേ കര്മ ബ്രഹ്മബന്ധുരസി ധ്രുവമ് ॥ ൩൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.39.33 in Telugu sript:
మిషతస్తే మహాబాహో జేష్యామి యుధి కౌరవాన్ ।
కురుష్వ సమరే కర్మ బ్రహ్మబన్ధురసి ధ్రువమ్ ॥ ౩౩ ॥

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