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 8.42.11

तथैव राजन्कर्णोऽपि पार्षतं शत्रुतापनम् ।
द्रोणशत्रुं महेष्वासो विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ॥ ११ ॥

tathaiva rājankarṇo'pi pārṣataṃ śatrutāpanam |
droṇaśatruṃ maheṣvāso vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ || 11 ||

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

...said, "King Yudhishthira the just, has gone away from this place, his limbs scorched with Karna’s shafts. It is doubtful whether he still lives!" Hearing those words, Arjuna said, "For this reason go you quickly...

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

Tatha, Rajan, Rajat, Karna, Api, Parshata, Shatrutapana, Drona, Shatru, Maheshvasa, Nishita, Shara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.42.11). 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: “tathaiva rājankarṇo'pi pārṣataṃ śatrutāpanam
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • karṇo' -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pārṣatam -
  • pārṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śatrutāpanam -
  • śatrutāpana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śatrutāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatrutāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “droṇaśatruṃ maheṣvāso vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatrum -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • maheṣvāso* -
  • maheṣvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vivyādha -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • niśitaiḥ -
  • niśita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    niśita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.42.11

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 8.42.11 in Kannada sript:
ತಥೈವ ರಾಜನ್ಕರ್ಣೋಽಪಿ ಪಾರ್ಷತಂ ಶತ್ರುತಾಪನಮ್ ।
ದ್ರೋಣಶತ್ರುಂ ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸೋ ವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ನಿಶಿತೈಃ ಶರೈಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 8.42.11 in Bengali sript:
তথৈব রাজন্কর্ণোঽপি পার্ষতং শত্রুতাপনম্ ।
দ্রোণশত্রুং মহেষ্বাসো বিব্যাধ নিশিতৈঃ শরৈঃ ॥ ১১ ॥

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 8.42.11 in Gujarati sript:
તથૈવ રાજન્કર્ણોઽપિ પાર્ષતં શત્રુતાપનમ્ ।
દ્રોણશત્રું મહેષ્વાસો વિવ્યાધ નિશિતૈઃ શરૈઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 8.42.11 in Malayalam sript:
തഥൈവ രാജന്കര്ണോഽപി പാര്ഷതം ശത്രുതാപനമ് ।
ദ്രോണശത്രും മഹേഷ്വാസോ വിവ്യാധ നിശിതൈഃ ശരൈഃ ॥ ൧൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.42.11 in Telugu sript:
తథైవ రాజన్కర్ణోఽపి పార్షతం శత్రుతాపనమ్ ।
ద్రోణశత్రుం మహేష్వాసో వివ్యాధ నిశితైః శరైః ॥ ౧౧ ॥

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