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 8.46.8

अप्रधृष्यं महायुद्धे देवैरपि सवासवैः ।
अनलानिलयोस्तुल्यं तेजसा च बलेन च ॥ ८ ॥

apradhṛṣyaṃ mahāyuddhe devairapi savāsavaiḥ |
analānilayostulyaṃ tejasā ca balena ca || 8 ||

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

...O son of Pandu, say that which is beneficial to you. Do not. O mighty-armed one, disregard Karna, that ornament of battle! Karna is possessed of might. He is proud and accomplished in weapons. He is a maharatha...

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

Apradhrishya, Mahayuddha, Deva, Api, Savasa, Anala, Ila, Tulyam, Tulya, Tejas, Bala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.46.8). 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: “apradhṛṣyaṃ mahāyuddhe devairapi savāsavaiḥ
  • apradhṛṣyam -
  • apradhṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apradhṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apradhṛṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahāyuddhe -
  • mahāyuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • devair -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • savāsa -
  • savāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    savāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • Line 2: “analānilayostulyaṃ tejasā ca balena ca
  • analān -
  • anala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ilayos -
  • ilā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • tulyam -
  • tulyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • tejasā -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balena -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.46.8

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 8.46.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪ್ರಧೃಷ್ಯಂ ಮಹಾಯುದ್ಧೇ ದೇವೈರಪಿ ಸವಾಸವೈಃ ।
ಅನಲಾನಿಲಯೋಸ್ತುಲ್ಯಂ ತೇಜಸಾ ಚ ಬಲೇನ ಚ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 8.46.8 in Bengali sript:
অপ্রধৃষ্যং মহাযুদ্ধে দেবৈরপি সবাসবৈঃ ।
অনলানিলযোস্তুল্যং তেজসা চ বলেন চ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 8.46.8 in Gujarati sript:
અપ્રધૃષ્યં મહાયુદ્ધે દેવૈરપિ સવાસવૈઃ ।
અનલાનિલયોસ્તુલ્યં તેજસા ચ બલેન ચ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 8.46.8 in Malayalam sript:
അപ്രധൃഷ്യം മഹായുദ്ധേ ദേവൈരപി സവാസവൈഃ ।
അനലാനിലയോസ്തുല്യം തേജസാ ച ബലേന ച ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.46.8 in Telugu sript:
అప్రధృష్యం మహాయుద్ధే దేవైరపి సవాసవైః ।
అనలానిలయోస్తుల్యం తేజసా చ బలేన చ ॥ ౮ ॥

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