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 8.50.37

उपावृत्ताश्च तुरगाः शिक्षिताश्चाश्वसादिनः ।
रथोपकरणैः सर्वैरुपायान्तु त्वरान्विताः ॥ ३७ ॥

upāvṛttāśca turagāḥ śikṣitāścāśvasādinaḥ |
rathopakaraṇaiḥ sarvairupāyāntu tvarānvitāḥ || 37 ||

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

...unretreating elephants, 200,200 men, O Bharata, and 5,000 horses, and a hundred car-warriors. Having slaughtered these, Bhima caused a river of blood to flow there. Blood constituted its water, and cars its eddies...

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

Upavritta, Turaga, Shikshita, Ashvasadin, Ashvasadi, Ratha, Upakarana, Sarva, Upaya, Tvaranvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.50.37). 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: “upāvṛttāśca turagāḥ śikṣitāścāśvasādinaḥ
  • upāvṛttāś -
  • upāvṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upāvṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • turagāḥ -
  • turaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śikṣitāś -
  • śikṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śikṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śikṣ -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śikṣ], [vocative plural from √śikṣ]
    śikṣ -> śikṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śikṣ], [vocative plural from √śikṣ], [accusative plural from √śikṣ]
    śak -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak], [vocative plural from √śak]
    śak -> śikṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak], [vocative plural from √śak], [accusative plural from √śak]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvasādinaḥ -
  • aśvasādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    aśvasādī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “rathopakaraṇaiḥ sarvairupāyāntu tvarānvitāḥ
  • ratho -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upakaraṇaiḥ -
  • upakaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sarvair -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upāyān -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    upāyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tvarānvitāḥ -
  • tvarānvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.50.37

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 8.50.37 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪಾವೃತ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ತುರಗಾಃ ಶಿಕ್ಷಿತಾಶ್ಚಾಶ್ವಸಾದಿನಃ ।
ರಥೋಪಕರಣೈಃ ಸರ್ವೈರುಪಾಯಾನ್ತು ತ್ವರಾನ್ವಿತಾಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 8.50.37 in Bengali sript:
উপাবৃত্তাশ্চ তুরগাঃ শিক্ষিতাশ্চাশ্বসাদিনঃ ।
রথোপকরণৈঃ সর্বৈরুপাযান্তু ত্বরান্বিতাঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 8.50.37 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપાવૃત્તાશ્ચ તુરગાઃ શિક્ષિતાશ્ચાશ્વસાદિનઃ ।
રથોપકરણૈઃ સર્વૈરુપાયાન્તુ ત્વરાન્વિતાઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 8.50.37 in Malayalam sript:
ഉപാവൃത്താശ്ച തുരഗാഃ ശിക്ഷിതാശ്ചാശ്വസാദിനഃ ।
രഥോപകരണൈഃ സര്വൈരുപായാന്തു ത്വരാന്വിതാഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.50.37 in Telugu sript:
ఉపావృత్తాశ్చ తురగాః శిక్షితాశ్చాశ్వసాదినః ।
రథోపకరణైః సర్వైరుపాయాన్తు త్వరాన్వితాః ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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