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 8.40.109

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रथै रथाश्वसूतैश्च हतारोहैश्च वाजिभिः ।
द्विरदैश्च हतारोहैर्महामात्रैर्हतद्विपैः ।
अन्योन्येन महाराज कृतो घोरो जनक्षयः ॥ १०९ ॥

rathai rathāśvasūtaiśca hatārohaiśca vājibhiḥ |
dviradaiśca hatārohairmahāmātrairhatadvipaiḥ |
anyonyena mahārāja kṛto ghoro janakṣayaḥ || 109 ||

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

...king, as if smiling the while, suddenly cut off that spiked mace decked with gold, as it advanced towards him. Thus cut off with Partha’s shafts, it fell down on the Earth, like a mountain, O king, broken into...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.40.109). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rathashva, Suta, Hataroha, Vaji, Vajin, Dvirada, Mahamatra, Hata, Dvipa, Anyonya, Maharaja, Maharajan, Krit, Krita, Ghora, Jana, Kshaya, Kshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.40.109). 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: “rathai rathāśvasūtaiśca hatārohaiśca vājibhiḥ ”
rathai -
rathāśva -
rathāśva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rathāśva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sūtaiś -
sūta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

sūta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √su class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √su class 2 verb]

√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √su class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √su class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental plural from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental plural from √sū class 2 verb]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hatārohaiś -
hatāroha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

hatāroha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vājibhiḥ -
vāji (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vājin (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

vājin (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]

vājī (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “dviradaiśca hatārohairmahāmātrairhatadvipaiḥ ”
dviradaiś -
dvirada (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

dvirada (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
hatārohair -
hatāroha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

hatāroha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
mahāmātrair -
mahāmātra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

mahāmātra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
hata -
hata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√han -> hata (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han -> hata (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb]

√han (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
dvipaiḥ -
dvipa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
Line 3: “anyonyena mahārāja kṛto ghoro janakṣayaḥ ”
anyonyena -
anyonya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

anyonya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
mahārāja -
mahārāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

mahārājan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahārājan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kṛto* -
kṛt (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛt (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

kṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[present active third dual]
ghoro* -
ghora (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jana -
jana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√jan (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kṣayaḥ -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kṣi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.40.109

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 8.40.109 in Kannada sript:
ರಥೈ ರಥಾಶ್ವಸೂತೈಶ್ಚ ಹತಾರೋಹೈಶ್ಚ ವಾಜಿಭಿಃ ।
ದ್ವಿರದೈಶ್ಚ ಹತಾರೋಹೈರ್ಮಹಾಮಾತ್ರೈರ್ಹತದ್ವಿಪೈಃ ।
ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯೇನ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಕೃತೋ ಘೋರೋ ಜನಕ್ಷಯಃ ॥ ೧೦೯ ॥

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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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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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 8.40.109 in Bengali sript:
রথৈ রথাশ্বসূতৈশ্চ হতারোহৈশ্চ বাজিভিঃ ।
দ্বিরদৈশ্চ হতারোহৈর্মহামাত্রৈর্হতদ্বিপৈঃ ।
অন্যোন্যেন মহারাজ কৃতো ঘোরো জনক্ষযঃ ॥ ১০৯ ॥

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 8.40.109 in Gujarati sript:
રથૈ રથાશ્વસૂતૈશ્ચ હતારોહૈશ્ચ વાજિભિઃ ।
દ્વિરદૈશ્ચ હતારોહૈર્મહામાત્રૈર્હતદ્વિપૈઃ ।
અન્યોન્યેન મહારાજ કૃતો ઘોરો જનક્ષયઃ ॥ ૧૦૯ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.40.109 in Malayalam sript:
രഥൈ രഥാശ്വസൂതൈശ്ച ഹതാരോഹൈശ്ച വാജിഭിഃ ।
ദ്വിരദൈശ്ച ഹതാരോഹൈര്മഹാമാത്രൈര്ഹതദ്വിപൈഃ ।
അന്യോന്യേന മഹാരാജ കൃതോ ഘോരോ ജനക്ഷയഃ ॥ ൧൦൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.40.109 in Telugu sript:
రథై రథాశ్వసూతైశ్చ హతారోహైశ్చ వాజిభిః ।
ద్విరదైశ్చ హతారోహైర్మహామాత్రైర్హతద్విపైః ।
అన్యోన్యేన మహారాజ కృతో ఘోరో జనక్షయః ॥ ౧౦౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021