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 8.46.36

कच्चित्समागम्य धनुःप्रमुक्तैस्त्वत्प्रेषितैर्लोहितार्थैर्विहंगैः ।
शेतेऽद्य पापः स विभिन्नगात्रः कच्चिद्भग्नो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य बाहुः ॥ ३६ ॥

kaccitsamāgamya dhanuḥpramuktaistvatpreṣitairlohitārthairvihaṃgaiḥ |
śete'dya pāpaḥ sa vibhinnagātraḥ kaccidbhagno dhārtarāṣṭrasya bāhuḥ || 36 ||

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

...Kurus and fighting wrathfully for Duryodhana’s sake were incapable of being vanquished in battle by anybody else save you, O scorcher of foes! What man, unprotected by you, could advance, beholding the mighty and...

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

Dhanu, Dhanus, Pramukta, Yushmad, Preshita, Lohita, Artha, Vihanga, Adya, Papa, Vibhinna, Gatra, Dhartarashtra, Bahu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.46.36). 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: “kaccitsamāgamya dhanuḥpramuktaistvatpreṣitairlohitārthairvihaṃgaiḥ
  • Cannot analyse kaccitsamāgamya*dh
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramuktais -
  • pramukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pramukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • preṣitair -
  • preṣita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    preṣita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • lohitā -
  • lohita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lohita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lohitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    luh (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • arthair -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vihaṅgaiḥ -
  • vihaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vihaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “śete'dya pāpaḥ sa vibhinnagātraḥ kaccidbhagno dhārtarāṣṭrasya bāhuḥ
  • śete' -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāpaḥ -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vibhinna -
  • vibhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gātraḥ -
  • gātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kaccidbhagno*dh
  • dhārtarāṣṭrasya -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bāhuḥ -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.46.36

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 8.46.36 in Kannada sript:
ಕಚ್ಚಿತ್ಸಮಾಗಮ್ಯ ಧನುಃಪ್ರಮುಕ್ತೈಸ್ತ್ವತ್ಪ್ರೇಷಿತೈರ್ಲೋಹಿತಾರ್ಥೈರ್ವಿಹಂಗೈಃ ।
ಶೇತೇಽದ್ಯ ಪಾಪಃ ಸ ವಿಭಿನ್ನಗಾತ್ರಃ ಕಚ್ಚಿದ್ಭಗ್ನೋ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಬಾಹುಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 8.46.36 in Bengali sript:
কচ্চিত্সমাগম্য ধনুঃপ্রমুক্তৈস্ত্বত্প্রেষিতৈর্লোহিতার্থৈর্বিহংগৈঃ ।
শেতেঽদ্য পাপঃ স বিভিন্নগাত্রঃ কচ্চিদ্ভগ্নো ধার্তরাষ্ট্রস্য বাহুঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 8.46.36 in Gujarati sript:
કચ્ચિત્સમાગમ્ય ધનુઃપ્રમુક્તૈસ્ત્વત્પ્રેષિતૈર્લોહિતાર્થૈર્વિહંગૈઃ ।
શેતેઽદ્ય પાપઃ સ વિભિન્નગાત્રઃ કચ્ચિદ્ભગ્નો ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય બાહુઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 8.46.36 in Malayalam sript:
കച്ചിത്സമാഗമ്യ ധനുഃപ്രമുക്തൈസ്ത്വത്പ്രേഷിതൈര്ലോഹിതാര്ഥൈര്വിഹംഗൈഃ ।
ശേതേഽദ്യ പാപഃ സ വിഭിന്നഗാത്രഃ കച്ചിദ്ഭഗ്നോ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ ബാഹുഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.46.36 in Telugu sript:
కచ్చిత్సమాగమ్య ధనుఃప్రముక్తైస్త్వత్ప్రేషితైర్లోహితార్థైర్విహంగైః ।
శేతేఽద్య పాపః స విభిన్నగాత్రః కచ్చిద్భగ్నో ధార్తరాష్ట్రస్య బాహుః ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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