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 8.49.97

शेते मया निहता भारती च चमू राजन्देवचमूप्रकाशा ।
ये नास्त्रज्ञास्तानहं हन्मि शस्त्रैस्तस्माल्लोकं नेह करोमि भस्मसात् ॥ ९७ ॥

śete mayā nihatā bhāratī ca camū rājandevacamūprakāśā |
ye nāstrajñāstānahaṃ hanmi śastraistasmāllokaṃ neha karomi bhasmasāt || 97 ||

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

...standards that are advancing towards me, are ours or the enemy’s. Absorbed in battle, I am unable to distinguish them. Let me not shroud our own troops with my shafts. O Visoka, beholding hostile warriors and cars...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.49.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Nihata, Bharati, Rajan, Rajat, Deva, Prakasha, Yah, Yat, Tri, Tra, Ajna, Tana, Ham, Shastra, Tasmat, Tad, Loka, Bhasmasat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.49.97). 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: “śete mayā nihatā bhāratī ca camū rājandevacamūprakāśā
  • śete -
  • śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nihatā* -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nihatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāratī -
  • bhāratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • camū -
  • camū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • camū -
  • camū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • prakāśā -
  • prakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ye nāstrajñāstānahaṃ hanmi śastraistasmāllokaṃ neha karomi bhasmasāt
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nās -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tra -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajñās -
  • ajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [aorist active second single]
  • tāna -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • hanmi -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • śastrais -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tasmāl -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • lokam -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • neha -
  • nah (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • karomi -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active first single]
  • bhasmasāt -
  • bhasmasāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.49.97

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 8.49.97 in Kannada sript:
ಶೇತೇ ಮಯಾ ನಿಹತಾ ಭಾರತೀ ಚ ಚಮೂ ರಾಜನ್ದೇವಚಮೂಪ್ರಕಾಶಾ ।
ಯೇ ನಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞಾಸ್ತಾನಹಂ ಹನ್ಮಿ ಶಸ್ತ್ರೈಸ್ತಸ್ಮಾಲ್ಲೋಕಂ ನೇಹ ಕರೋಮಿ ಭಸ್ಮಸಾತ್ ॥ ೯೭ ॥

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 8.49.97 in Bengali sript:
শেতে মযা নিহতা ভারতী চ চমূ রাজন্দেবচমূপ্রকাশা ।
যে নাস্ত্রজ্ঞাস্তানহং হন্মি শস্ত্রৈস্তস্মাল্লোকং নেহ করোমি ভস্মসাত্ ॥ ৯৭ ॥

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 8.49.97 in Gujarati sript:
શેતે મયા નિહતા ભારતી ચ ચમૂ રાજન્દેવચમૂપ્રકાશા ।
યે નાસ્ત્રજ્ઞાસ્તાનહં હન્મિ શસ્ત્રૈસ્તસ્માલ્લોકં નેહ કરોમિ ભસ્મસાત્ ॥ ૯૭ ॥

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 8.49.97 in Malayalam sript:
ശേതേ മയാ നിഹതാ ഭാരതീ ച ചമൂ രാജന്ദേവചമൂപ്രകാശാ ।
യേ നാസ്ത്രജ്ഞാസ്താനഹം ഹന്മി ശസ്ത്രൈസ്തസ്മാല്ലോകം നേഹ കരോമി ഭസ്മസാത് ॥ ൯൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.49.97 in Telugu sript:
శేతే మయా నిహతా భారతీ చ చమూ రాజన్దేవచమూప్రకాశా ।
యే నాస్త్రజ్ఞాస్తానహం హన్మి శస్త్రైస్తస్మాల్లోకం నేహ కరోమి భస్మసాత్ ॥ ౯౭ ॥

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