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 8.40.103

हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तीनां व्रातान्निघ्नन्तमर्जुनम् ।
सुदक्षिणादवरजः शरवृष्ट्याभ्यवीवृषत् ॥ १०३ ॥

hastyaśvarathapattīnāṃ vrātānnighnantamarjunam |
sudakṣiṇādavarajaḥ śaravṛṣṭyābhyavīvṛṣat || 103 ||

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

...that fierce and awful battle between Drona’s son and Partha, the combatants fought without showing any regard for one another, and rushed hither and thither. In consequence of cars having their steeds and drivers...

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

Hastyashva, Ratha, Patti, Vrata, Nighnat, Arjuna, Sudakshina, Avaraja, Sharavrishti, Avi, Vrishad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.40.103). 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: “hastyaśvarathapattīnāṃ vrātānnighnantamarjunam
  • hastyaśva -
  • hastyaśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pattīnām -
  • patti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    patti (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vrātān -
  • vrāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    vrāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nighnantam -
  • nighnat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sudakṣiṇādavarajaḥ śaravṛṣṭyābhyavīvṛṣat
  • sudakṣiṇād -
  • sudakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sudakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • avarajaḥ -
  • avaraja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaravṛṣṭyā -
  • śaravṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    śaravṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ābhya -
  • avī -
  • avī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    avi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vṛṣat -
  • vṛṣad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.40.103

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 8.40.103 in Kannada sript:
ಹಸ್ತ್ಯಶ್ವರಥಪತ್ತೀನಾಂ ವ್ರಾತಾನ್ನಿಘ್ನನ್ತಮರ್ಜುನಮ್ ।
ಸುದಕ್ಷಿಣಾದವರಜಃ ಶರವೃಷ್ಟ್ಯಾಭ್ಯವೀವೃಷತ್ ॥ ೧೦೩ ॥

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 8.40.103 in Bengali sript:
হস্ত্যশ্বরথপত্তীনাং ব্রাতান্নিঘ্নন্তমর্জুনম্ ।
সুদক্ষিণাদবরজঃ শরবৃষ্ট্যাভ্যবীবৃষত্ ॥ ১০৩ ॥

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 8.40.103 in Gujarati sript:
હસ્ત્યશ્વરથપત્તીનાં વ્રાતાન્નિઘ્નન્તમર્જુનમ્ ।
સુદક્ષિણાદવરજઃ શરવૃષ્ટ્યાભ્યવીવૃષત્ ॥ ૧૦૩ ॥

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 8.40.103 in Malayalam sript:
ഹസ്ത്യശ്വരഥപത്തീനാം വ്രാതാന്നിഘ്നന്തമര്ജുനമ് ।
സുദക്ഷിണാദവരജഃ ശരവൃഷ്ട്യാഭ്യവീവൃഷത് ॥ ൧൦൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.40.103 in Telugu sript:
హస్త్యశ్వరథపత్తీనాం వ్రాతాన్నిఘ్నన్తమర్జునమ్ ।
సుదక్షిణాదవరజః శరవృష్ట్యాభ్యవీవృషత్ ॥ ౧౦౩ ॥

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