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 8.46.39

योऽसौ कृष्णामब्रवीद्दुष्टबुद्धिः कर्णः सभायां कुरुवीरमध्ये ।
किं पाण्डवांस्त्वं न जहासि कृष्णे सुदुर्बलान्पतितान्हीनसत्त्वान् ॥ ३९ ॥

yo'sau kṛṣṇāmabravīdduṣṭabuddhiḥ karṇaḥ sabhāyāṃ kuruvīramadhye |
kiṃ pāṇḍavāṃstvaṃ na jahāsi kṛṣṇe sudurbalānpatitānhīnasattvān || 39 ||

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

...king, were slain by Bhimasena with his mace. After that, other elephants, and car-warriors, by hundreds, have been destroyed by Bhima in that exercise of his might. Even thus, O Partha, during the progress of this...

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

Yah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Krishna, Dushtabuddhi, Karna, Sabha, Kuruvira, Adhi, Kim, Pandava, Tva, Yushmad, Sudurbala, Patita, Hinasattva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.46.39). 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: “yo'sau kṛṣṇāmabravīdduṣṭabuddhiḥ karṇaḥ sabhāyāṃ kuruvīramadhye
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇām -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • abravīd -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • duṣṭabuddhiḥ -
  • duṣṭabuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    duṣṭabuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • karṇaḥ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabhāyām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • kuruvīram -
  • kuruvīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuruvīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃ pāṇḍavāṃstvaṃ na jahāsi kṛṣṇe sudurbalānpatitānhīnasattvān
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pāṇḍavāṃs -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jahāsi -
  • (verb class 3)
    [present active second single]
  • kṛṣṇe -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sudurbalān -
  • sudurbala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • patitān -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
  • hīnasattvān -
  • hīnasattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.46.39

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 8.46.39 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋಽಸೌ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಮಬ್ರವೀದ್ದುಷ್ಟಬುದ್ಧಿಃ ಕರ್ಣಃ ಸಭಾಯಾಂ ಕುರುವೀರಮಧ್ಯೇ ।
ಕಿಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಂಸ್ತ್ವಂ ನ ಜಹಾಸಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣೇ ಸುದುರ್ಬಲಾನ್ಪತಿತಾನ್ಹೀನಸತ್ತ್ವಾನ್ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 8.46.39 in Bengali sript:
যোঽসৌ কৃষ্ণামব্রবীদ্দুষ্টবুদ্ধিঃ কর্ণঃ সভাযাং কুরুবীরমধ্যে ।
কিং পাণ্ডবাংস্ত্বং ন জহাসি কৃষ্ণে সুদুর্বলান্পতিতান্হীনসত্ত্বান্ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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 8.46.39 in Gujarati sript:
યોઽસૌ કૃષ્ણામબ્રવીદ્દુષ્ટબુદ્ધિઃ કર્ણઃ સભાયાં કુરુવીરમધ્યે ।
કિં પાણ્ડવાંસ્ત્વં ન જહાસિ કૃષ્ણે સુદુર્બલાન્પતિતાન્હીનસત્ત્વાન્ ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 8.46.39 in Malayalam sript:
യോഽസൌ കൃഷ്ണാമബ്രവീദ്ദുഷ്ടബുദ്ധിഃ കര്ണഃ സഭായാം കുരുവീരമധ്യേ ।
കിം പാണ്ഡവാംസ്ത്വം ന ജഹാസി കൃഷ്ണേ സുദുര്ബലാന്പതിതാന്ഹീനസത്ത്വാന് ॥ ൩൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.46.39 in Telugu sript:
యోఽసౌ కృష్ణామబ్రవీద్దుష్టబుద్ధిః కర్ణః సభాయాం కురువీరమధ్యే ।
కిం పాణ్డవాంస్త్వం న జహాసి కృష్ణే సుదుర్బలాన్పతితాన్హీనసత్త్వాన్ ॥ ౩౯ ॥

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