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 8.40.88

तौ विदार्य महासेनां प्रविष्टौ केशवार्जुनौ ।
क्रुद्धौ संरम्भरक्ताक्षौ व्यभ्राजेतां महाद्युती ॥ ८८ ॥

tau vidārya mahāsenāṃ praviṣṭau keśavārjunau |
kruddhau saṃrambharaktākṣau vyabhrājetāṃ mahādyutī || 88 ||

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

...Madri or king Yudhishthira?" Hearing these words of Shalya, O lord of Earth, and beholding Duryodhana overpowered by Bhima in that dreadful battle, the valiant son of Radha, thus urged by the words of Shalya and...

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

Mahasena, Pravishta, Keshava, Arjuna, Kruddha, Samrambha, Raktaksha, Raktakshi, Vyabhra, Mahadyuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.40.88). 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: “tau vidārya mahāsenāṃ praviṣṭau keśavārjunau
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidārya -
  • mahāsenām -
  • mahāsenā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • praviṣṭau -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • keśavā -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjunau -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kruddhau saṃrambharaktākṣau vyabhrājetāṃ mahādyutī
  • kruddhau -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √krudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √krudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • saṃrambha -
  • saṃrambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raktākṣau -
  • raktākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    raktākṣi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vyabhrā -
  • vyabhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyabhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyabhrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ajetām -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [optative active third dual]
  • mahādyutī -
  • mahādyuti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahādyuti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.40.88

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 8.40.88 in Kannada sript:
ತೌ ವಿದಾರ್ಯ ಮಹಾಸೇನಾಂ ಪ್ರವಿಷ್ಟೌ ಕೇಶವಾರ್ಜುನೌ ।
ಕ್ರುದ್ಧೌ ಸಂರಮ್ಭರಕ್ತಾಕ್ಷೌ ವ್ಯಭ್ರಾಜೇತಾಂ ಮಹಾದ್ಯುತೀ ॥ ೮೮ ॥

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 8.40.88 in Bengali sript:
তৌ বিদার্য মহাসেনাং প্রবিষ্টৌ কেশবার্জুনৌ ।
ক্রুদ্ধৌ সংরম্ভরক্তাক্ষৌ ব্যভ্রাজেতাং মহাদ্যুতী ॥ ৮৮ ॥

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 8.40.88 in Gujarati sript:
તૌ વિદાર્ય મહાસેનાં પ્રવિષ્ટૌ કેશવાર્જુનૌ ।
ક્રુદ્ધૌ સંરમ્ભરક્તાક્ષૌ વ્યભ્રાજેતાં મહાદ્યુતી ॥ ૮૮ ॥

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 8.40.88 in Malayalam sript:
തൌ വിദാര്യ മഹാസേനാം പ്രവിഷ്ടൌ കേശവാര്ജുനൌ ।
ക്രുദ്ധൌ സംരമ്ഭരക്താക്ഷൌ വ്യഭ്രാജേതാം മഹാദ്യുതീ ॥ ൮൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.40.88 in Telugu sript:
తౌ విదార్య మహాసేనాం ప్రవిష్టౌ కేశవార్జునౌ ।
క్రుద్ధౌ సంరమ్భరక్తాక్షౌ వ్యభ్రాజేతాం మహాద్యుతీ ॥ ౮౮ ॥

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