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 8.51.81

तस्य पापस्य तद्वाक्यं सुवर्णविकृताः शराः ।
शमयन्तु शिलाधौतास्त्वयास्ता जीवितच्छिदः ॥ ८१ ॥

tasya pāpasya tadvākyaṃ suvarṇavikṛtāḥ śarāḥ |
śamayantu śilādhautāstvayāstā jīvitacchidaḥ || 81 ||

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

...soul, he gratified Mahadeva himself in fair fight, and obtained from him the terrible and mighty weapon Pasupata that is capable of destroying the three worlds. The several Regents of the world, united together...

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

Tad, Papa, Tadva, Tadvan, Kya, Suvarna, Vikrita, Shara, Shila, Dhauta, Tva, Yushmad, Asta, Jivi, Jivin, Tat, Shi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.51.81). 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: “tasya pāpasya tadvākyaṃ suvarṇavikṛtāḥ śarāḥ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāpasya -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tadvā -
  • tadvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kyam -
  • kya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • suvarṇa -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikṛtāḥ -
  • vikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śarāḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “śamayantu śilādhautāstvayāstā jīvitacchidaḥ
  • śamayantu -
  • śam (verb class 0)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • śilā -
  • śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhautās -
  • dhauta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhautā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • astā* -
  • asta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    astā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jīvi -
  • jīvī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jīvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jīvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tacch -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śi -
  • śi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    śī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daḥ -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.51.81

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 8.51.81 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯ ಪಾಪಸ್ಯ ತದ್ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಸುವರ್ಣವಿಕೃತಾಃ ಶರಾಃ ।
ಶಮಯನ್ತು ಶಿಲಾಧೌತಾಸ್ತ್ವಯಾಸ್ತಾ ಜೀವಿತಚ್ಛಿದಃ ॥ ೮೧ ॥

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 8.51.81 in Bengali sript:
তস্য পাপস্য তদ্বাক্যং সুবর্ণবিকৃতাঃ শরাঃ ।
শমযন্তু শিলাধৌতাস্ত্বযাস্তা জীবিতচ্ছিদঃ ॥ ৮১ ॥

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 8.51.81 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્ય પાપસ્ય તદ્વાક્યં સુવર્ણવિકૃતાઃ શરાઃ ।
શમયન્તુ શિલાધૌતાસ્ત્વયાસ્તા જીવિતચ્છિદઃ ॥ ૮૧ ॥

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 8.51.81 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യ പാപസ്യ തദ്വാക്യം സുവര്ണവികൃതാഃ ശരാഃ ।
ശമയന്തു ശിലാധൌതാസ്ത്വയാസ്താ ജീവിതച്ഛിദഃ ॥ ൮൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.51.81 in Telugu sript:
తస్య పాపస్య తద్వాక్యం సువర్ణవికృతాః శరాః ।
శమయన్తు శిలాధౌతాస్త్వయాస్తా జీవితచ్ఛిదః ॥ ౮౧ ॥

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