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 8.51.15

श्रेण्यश्च बहुलाः क्षीणाः प्रदीर्णाश्वरथद्विपाः ।
नानाजनपदाश्चोग्राः क्षत्रियाणाममर्षिणाम् ॥ १५ ॥

śreṇyaśca bahulāḥ kṣīṇāḥ pradīrṇāśvarathadvipāḥ |
nānājanapadāścogrāḥ kṣatriyāṇāmamarṣiṇām || 15 ||

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

...and Sahadeva with seven, and Nakula with a hundred, in that battle. The mighty Bhimasena, in that encounter, filled with rage, struck the son of Radha in the shoulder-joint with ninety straight shafts. The son...

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

Shreni, Shrenya, Bahula, Kshina, Pradi, Irna, Ashvaratha, Dvipa, Nanajana, Pada, Pad, Ugra, Kshatriya, Amarshin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.51.15). 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: “śreṇyaśca bahulāḥ kṣīṇāḥ pradīrṇāśvarathadvipāḥ
  • śreṇyaś -
  • śreṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahulāḥ -
  • bahula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣīṇāḥ -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣīṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • pradī -
  • pradi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īrṇā -
  • īrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    īr -> īrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īr class 2 verb]
    īr -> īrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īr class 2 verb]
    īr -> īrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √īr class 2 verb]
  • aśvaratha -
  • aśvaratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvaratha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvipāḥ -
  • dvipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “nānājanapadāścogrāḥ kṣatriyāṇāmamarṣiṇām
  • nānājana -
  • nānājana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • padā -
  • pada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ugrāḥ -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ugrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣatriyāṇām -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • amarṣiṇām -
  • amarṣin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    amarṣin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.51.15

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 8.51.15 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೇಣ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಬಹುಲಾಃ ಕ್ಷೀಣಾಃ ಪ್ರದೀರ್ಣಾಶ್ವರಥದ್ವಿಪಾಃ ।
ನಾನಾಜನಪದಾಶ್ಚೋಗ್ರಾಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಮಮರ್ಷಿಣಾಮ್ ॥ 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 8.51.15 in Bengali sript:
শ্রেণ্যশ্চ বহুলাঃ ক্ষীণাঃ প্রদীর্ণাশ্বরথদ্বিপাঃ ।
নানাজনপদাশ্চোগ্রাঃ ক্ষত্রিযাণামমর্ষিণাম্ ॥ 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 8.51.15 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રેણ્યશ્ચ બહુલાઃ ક્ષીણાઃ પ્રદીર્ણાશ્વરથદ્વિપાઃ ।
નાનાજનપદાશ્ચોગ્રાઃ ક્ષત્રિયાણામમર્ષિણામ્ ॥ 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 8.51.15 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്രേണ്യശ്ച ബഹുലാഃ ക്ഷീണാഃ പ്രദീര്ണാശ്വരഥദ്വിപാഃ ।
നാനാജനപദാശ്ചോഗ്രാഃ ക്ഷത്രിയാണാമമര്ഷിണാമ് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.51.15 in Telugu sript:
శ్రేణ్యశ్చ బహులాః క్షీణాః ప్రదీర్ణాశ్వరథద్విపాః ।
నానాజనపదాశ్చోగ్రాః క్షత్రియాణామమర్షిణామ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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