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 8.40.124

कच्चित्ते गाण्डिवं हस्ते रथे तिष्ठसि चार्जुन ।
कच्चित्कुशलिनौ बाहू कच्चिद्वीर्यं तदेव ते ॥ १२४ ॥

kaccitte gāṇḍivaṃ haste rathe tiṣṭhasi cārjuna |
kaccitkuśalinau bāhū kaccidvīryaṃ tadeva te || 124 ||

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

...Knowing this, O you of mighty arms, do that which is suited to the hour, O chastiser of foes! Thousands of (our) warriors, routed by the Pandavas, are O hero, calling after you only, O best of men!" Hearing these...

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

Gandiva, Hasta, Ratha, Arjuna, Bahu, Tada, Iva, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.40.124). 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: “kaccitte gāṇḍivaṃ haste rathe tiṣṭhasi cārjuna
  • Cannot analyse kaccitte*gā
  • gāṇḍivam -
  • gāṇḍiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāṇḍiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • haste -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rathe -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tiṣṭhasi -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjuna -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kaccitkuśalinau bāhū kaccidvīryaṃ tadeva te
  • Cannot analyse kaccitkuśalinau*bā
  • bāhū -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse kaccidvīryam*ta
  • tade -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.40.124

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 8.40.124 in Kannada sript:
ಕಚ್ಚಿತ್ತೇ ಗಾಣ್ಡಿವಂ ಹಸ್ತೇ ರಥೇ ತಿಷ್ಠಸಿ ಚಾರ್ಜುನ ।
ಕಚ್ಚಿತ್ಕುಶಲಿನೌ ಬಾಹೂ ಕಚ್ಚಿದ್ವೀರ್ಯಂ ತದೇವ ತೇ ॥ ೧೨೪ ॥

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 8.40.124 in Bengali sript:
কচ্চিত্তে গাণ্ডিবং হস্তে রথে তিষ্ঠসি চার্জুন ।
কচ্চিত্কুশলিনৌ বাহূ কচ্চিদ্বীর্যং তদেব তে ॥ ১২৪ ॥

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 8.40.124 in Gujarati sript:
કચ્ચિત્તે ગાણ્ડિવં હસ્તે રથે તિષ્ઠસિ ચાર્જુન ।
કચ્ચિત્કુશલિનૌ બાહૂ કચ્ચિદ્વીર્યં તદેવ તે ॥ ૧૨૪ ॥

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 8.40.124 in Malayalam sript:
കച്ചിത്തേ ഗാണ്ഡിവം ഹസ്തേ രഥേ തിഷ്ഠസി ചാര്ജുന ।
കച്ചിത്കുശലിനൌ ബാഹൂ കച്ചിദ്വീര്യം തദേവ തേ ॥ ൧൨൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.40.124 in Telugu sript:
కచ్చిత్తే గాణ్డివం హస్తే రథే తిష్ఠసి చార్జున ।
కచ్చిత్కుశలినౌ బాహూ కచ్చిద్వీర్యం తదేవ తే ॥ ౧౨౪ ॥

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