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 8.47.8

ततोऽभिभूतं युधि वीक्ष्य सैन्यं विध्वस्तयोधं द्रुतवाजिनागम् ।
पञ्चाशता रथमुख्यैः समेतः कर्णस्त्वरन्मामुपायात्प्रमाथी ॥ ८ ॥

tato'bhibhūtaṃ yudhi vīkṣya sainyaṃ vidhvastayodhaṃ drutavājināgam |
pañcāśatā rathamukhyaiḥ sametaḥ karṇastvaranmāmupāyātpramāthī || 8 ||

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

...All the kings regarded the slaughter of the ruler of the Sindhus to have been exceedingly wonderful. I, however, do not regard it so; you didst it and you are a great car-warrior. If this vast assemblage of Kshatriyas...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Abhibhuta, Yudh, Vikshya, Sainya, Vidhvasta, Druta, Vaji, Vajin, Vajina, Aga, Pancashat, Ratha, Ukhya, Sameta, Karna, Tva, Asmad, Upaya, Pramathin, Pramathi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.47.8). 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: “tato'bhibhūtaṃ yudhi vīkṣya sainyaṃ vidhvastayodhaṃ drutavājināgam
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • abhibhūtam -
  • abhibhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhibhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhibhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vīkṣya -
  • vīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sainyam -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidhvastayo -
  • vidhvastā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • udham -
  • udhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    udhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • druta -
  • druta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vājinā -
  • vājina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vājina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāji (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vājin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vājin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vājinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vājī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • agam -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pañcāśatā rathamukhyaiḥ sametaḥ karṇastvaranmāmupāyātpramāthī
  • pañcāśatā -
  • pañcāśat (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ukhyaiḥ -
  • ukhya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ukhya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sametaḥ -
  • sameta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karṇas -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • an -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • upāyāt -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pramāthī -
  • pramāthī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pramāthī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pramāthin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.47.8

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 8.47.8 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಭಿಭೂತಂ ಯುಧಿ ವೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಸೈನ್ಯಂ ವಿಧ್ವಸ್ತಯೋಧಂ ದ್ರುತವಾಜಿನಾಗಮ್ ।
ಪಞ್ಚಾಶತಾ ರಥಮುಖ್ಯೈಃ ಸಮೇತಃ ಕರ್ಣಸ್ತ್ವರನ್ಮಾಮುಪಾಯಾತ್ಪ್ರಮಾಥೀ ॥ 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 8.47.8 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽভিভূতং যুধি বীক্ষ্য সৈন্যং বিধ্বস্তযোধং দ্রুতবাজিনাগম্ ।
পঞ্চাশতা রথমুখ্যৈঃ সমেতঃ কর্ণস্ত্বরন্মামুপাযাত্প্রমাথী ॥ 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 8.47.8 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽભિભૂતં યુધિ વીક્ષ્ય સૈન્યં વિધ્વસ્તયોધં દ્રુતવાજિનાગમ્ ।
પઞ્ચાશતા રથમુખ્યૈઃ સમેતઃ કર્ણસ્ત્વરન્મામુપાયાત્પ્રમાથી ॥ 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 8.47.8 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽഭിഭൂതം യുധി വീക്ഷ്യ സൈന്യം വിധ്വസ്തയോധം ദ്രുതവാജിനാഗമ് ।
പഞ്ചാശതാ രഥമുഖ്യൈഃ സമേതഃ കര്ണസ്ത്വരന്മാമുപായാത്പ്രമാഥീ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.47.8 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽభిభూతం యుధి వీక్ష్య సైన్యం విధ్వస్తయోధం ద్రుతవాజినాగమ్ ।
పఞ్చాశతా రథముఖ్యైః సమేతః కర్ణస్త్వరన్మాముపాయాత్ప్రమాథీ ॥ ౮ ॥

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