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 8.40.9

नकुलस्तु ततः क्रुद्धस्तव पुत्रं त्रिसप्तभिः ।
जघान समरे राजन्सहदेवश्च पञ्चभिः ॥ ९ ॥

nakulastu tataḥ kruddhastava putraṃ trisaptabhiḥ |
jaghāna samare rājansahadevaśca pañcabhiḥ || 9 ||

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

...and hurled a dart at Karna. Cutting off that dart with three shafts in that encounter, Karna then, O Bharata, pierced Shikhandi with nine keen arrows. Avoiding then the shafts sped from Karna’s bow, that best of...

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

Nakula, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kruddha, Yushmad, Putra, Saptan, Samara, Rajan, Rajat, Sahadeva, Pancan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.40.9). 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: “nakulastu tataḥ kruddhastava putraṃ trisaptabhiḥ
  • nakulas -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • kruddhas -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saptabhiḥ -
  • saptan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “jaghāna samare rājansahadevaśca pañcabhiḥ
  • jaghāna -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • sahadevaś -
  • sahadeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pañcabhiḥ -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.40.9

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 8.40.9 in Kannada sript:
ನಕುಲಸ್ತು ತತಃ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧಸ್ತವ ಪುತ್ರಂ ತ್ರಿಸಪ್ತಭಿಃ ।
ಜಘಾನ ಸಮರೇ ರಾಜನ್ಸಹದೇವಶ್ಚ ಪಞ್ಚಭಿಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 8.40.9 in Bengali sript:
নকুলস্তু ততঃ ক্রুদ্ধস্তব পুত্রং ত্রিসপ্তভিঃ ।
জঘান সমরে রাজন্সহদেবশ্চ পঞ্চভিঃ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 8.40.9 in Gujarati sript:
નકુલસ્તુ તતઃ ક્રુદ્ધસ્તવ પુત્રં ત્રિસપ્તભિઃ ।
જઘાન સમરે રાજન્સહદેવશ્ચ પઞ્ચભિઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 8.40.9 in Malayalam sript:
നകുലസ്തു തതഃ ക്രുദ്ധസ്തവ പുത്രം ത്രിസപ്തഭിഃ ।
ജഘാന സമരേ രാജന്സഹദേവശ്ച പഞ്ചഭിഃ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.40.9 in Telugu sript:
నకులస్తు తతః క్రుద్ధస్తవ పుత్రం త్రిసప్తభిః ।
జఘాన సమరే రాజన్సహదేవశ్చ పఞ్చభిః ॥ ౯ ॥

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