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 8.50.15

कर्णेन मे महाबाहो सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः ।
कवचं च ध्वजश्चैव धनुः शक्तिर्हया गदा ।
शरैः कृत्ता महेष्वास यतमानस्य संयुगे ॥ १५ ॥

karṇena me mahābāho sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ |
kavacaṃ ca dhvajaścaiva dhanuḥ śaktirhayā gadā |
śaraiḥ kṛttā maheṣvāsa yatamānasya saṃyuge || 15 ||

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

...worlds. Alone, Partha, decked with diadem and garlands, cut off the mighty weapons sped by them, as also their heads and arms in diverse ways, with his razor-faced and crescent-shaped and broad-headed arrows of...

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

Karna, Asmad, Mahabahu, Sarvasainya, Pashyat, Pashyata, Kavaca, Dhvaja, Dhanu, Dhanus, Shakti, Haya, Gada, Shara, Kritta, Maheshvasa, Yatamana, Samyuga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.50.15). 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: “karṇena me mahābāho sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ
  • karṇena -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mahābāho -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sarvasainyasya -
  • sarvasainya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarvasainya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • paśyataḥ -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    paśyata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kavacaṃ ca dhvajaścaiva dhanuḥ śaktirhayā gadā
  • kavacam -
  • kavaca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kavaca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvajaś -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaktir -
  • śakti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śakti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hayā* -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gadā -
  • gadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śaraiḥ kṛttā maheṣvāsa yatamānasya saṃyuge
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṛttā* -
  • kṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛt -> kṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 6 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb]
    kṛt -> kṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛt class 7 verb]
  • maheṣvāsa -
  • maheṣvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yatamānasya -
  • yat -> yatamāna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatamāna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • saṃyuge -
  • saṃyuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.50.15

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 8.50.15 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣೇನ ಮೇ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಸರ್ವಸೈನ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪಶ್ಯತಃ ।
ಕವಚಂ ಚ ಧ್ವಜಶ್ಚೈವ ಧನುಃ ಶಕ್ತಿರ್ಹಯಾ ಗದಾ ।
ಶರೈಃ ಕೃತ್ತಾ ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸ ಯತಮಾನಸ್ಯ ಸಂಯುಗೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 8.50.15 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণেন মে মহাবাহো সর্বসৈন্যস্য পশ্যতঃ ।
কবচং চ ধ্বজশ্চৈব ধনুঃ শক্তির্হযা গদা ।
শরৈঃ কৃত্তা মহেষ্বাস যতমানস্য সংযুগে ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 8.50.15 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણેન મે મહાબાહો સર્વસૈન્યસ્ય પશ્યતઃ ।
કવચં ચ ધ્વજશ્ચૈવ ધનુઃ શક્તિર્હયા ગદા ।
શરૈઃ કૃત્તા મહેષ્વાસ યતમાનસ્ય સંયુગે ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 8.50.15 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണേന മേ മഹാബാഹോ സര്വസൈന്യസ്യ പശ്യതഃ ।
കവചം ച ധ്വജശ്ചൈവ ധനുഃ ശക്തിര്ഹയാ ഗദാ ।
ശരൈഃ കൃത്താ മഹേഷ്വാസ യതമാനസ്യ സംയുഗേ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.50.15 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణేన మే మహాబాహో సర్వసైన్యస్య పశ్యతః ।
కవచం చ ధ్వజశ్చైవ ధనుః శక్తిర్హయా గదా ।
శరైః కృత్తా మహేష్వాస యతమానస్య సంయుగే ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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