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 8.45.60

यः संप्रहारे निशि संप्रवृत्ते द्रोणेन विद्धोऽतिभृशं तरस्वी ।
तस्थौ च तत्रापि जयप्रतीक्षो द्रोणेन यावन्न हतः किलासीत् ॥ ६० ॥

yaḥ saṃprahāre niśi saṃpravṛtte droṇena viddho'tibhṛśaṃ tarasvī |
tasthau ca tatrāpi jayapratīkṣo droṇena yāvanna hataḥ kilāsīt || 60 ||

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

...come back from the dreadful battle to pay you my respects by walking behind you. I tell you this truly. Without having slain Karna I shall not come back today from the great battle. Truly do I swear this by touching...

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

Yah, Samprahara, Nish, Nishi, Sampravritta, Sampravritti, Drona, Viddha, Ati, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Tarasvin, Tarasvi, Tastha, Tatra, Api, Jaya, Pratiksha, Yavan, Yavat, Hata, Kila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.45.60). 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: “yaḥ saṃprahāre niśi saṃpravṛtte droṇena viddho'tibhṛśaṃ tarasvī
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samprahāre -
  • samprahāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • niśi -
  • niśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    niśi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    niś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sampravṛtte -
  • sampravṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sampravṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sampravṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sampravṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • droṇena -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • viddho' -
  • viddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tarasvī -
  • tarasvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tarasvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    tarasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasthau ca tatrāpi jayapratīkṣo droṇena yāvanna hataḥ kilāsīt
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • jaya -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pratīkṣo* -
  • pratīkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • droṇena -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yāvann -
  • yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hataḥ -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative single from √han class 2 verb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • kilā -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.45.60

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 8.45.60 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಸಂಪ್ರಹಾರೇ ನಿಶಿ ಸಂಪ್ರವೃತ್ತೇ ದ್ರೋಣೇನ ವಿದ್ಧೋಽತಿಭೃಶಂ ತರಸ್ವೀ ।
ತಸ್ಥೌ ಚ ತತ್ರಾಪಿ ಜಯಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷೋ ದ್ರೋಣೇನ ಯಾವನ್ನ ಹತಃ ಕಿಲಾಸೀತ್ ॥ ೬೦ ॥

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 8.45.60 in Bengali sript:
যঃ সংপ্রহারে নিশি সংপ্রবৃত্তে দ্রোণেন বিদ্ধোঽতিভৃশং তরস্বী ।
তস্থৌ চ তত্রাপি জযপ্রতীক্ষো দ্রোণেন যাবন্ন হতঃ কিলাসীত্ ॥ ৬০ ॥

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 8.45.60 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ સંપ્રહારે નિશિ સંપ્રવૃત્તે દ્રોણેન વિદ્ધોઽતિભૃશં તરસ્વી ।
તસ્થૌ ચ તત્રાપિ જયપ્રતીક્ષો દ્રોણેન યાવન્ન હતઃ કિલાસીત્ ॥ ૬૦ ॥

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 8.45.60 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ സംപ്രഹാരേ നിശി സംപ്രവൃത്തേ ദ്രോണേന വിദ്ധോഽതിഭൃശം തരസ്വീ ।
തസ്ഥൌ ച തത്രാപി ജയപ്രതീക്ഷോ ദ്രോണേന യാവന്ന ഹതഃ കിലാസീത് ॥ ൬൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.45.60 in Telugu sript:
యః సంప్రహారే నిశి సంప్రవృత్తే ద్రోణేన విద్ధోఽతిభృశం తరస్వీ ।
తస్థౌ చ తత్రాపి జయప్రతీక్షో ద్రోణేన యావన్న హతః కిలాసీత్ ॥ ౬౦ ॥

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