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 8.51.83

गाण्डीवप्रहितान्घोरानद्य गात्रैः स्पृशञ्शरान् ।
कर्णः स्मरतु दुष्टात्मा वचनं द्रोणभीष्मयोः ॥ ८३ ॥

gāṇḍīvaprahitānghorānadya gātraiḥ spṛśañśarān |
karṇaḥ smaratu duṣṭātmā vacanaṃ droṇabhīṣmayoḥ || 83 ||

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

...of us, and snatched from us that wealth of kine, and took from all the foremost of car-warriors (portions of) their garments. Challenging that foremost of Kshatriyas, that hero having him of Vrishni’s race for...

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

Gandiva, Prahita, Ghora, Adya, Gatra, Sprishat, Shara, Karna, Dushtatman, Vacana, Drona, Bhishma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.51.83). 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: “gāṇḍīvaprahitānghorānadya gātraiḥ spṛśañśarān
  • gāṇḍīva -
  • gāṇḍīva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahitān -
  • prahita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ghorān -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gātraiḥ -
  • gātra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gātra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • spṛśañś -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • śarān -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “karṇaḥ smaratu duṣṭātmā vacanaṃ droṇabhīṣmayoḥ
  • karṇaḥ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smaratu -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • duṣṭātmā -
  • duṣṭātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīṣmayoḥ -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.51.83

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 8.51.83 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಪ್ರಹಿತಾನ್ಘೋರಾನದ್ಯ ಗಾತ್ರೈಃ ಸ್ಪೃಶಞ್ಶರಾನ್ ।
ಕರ್ಣಃ ಸ್ಮರತು ದುಷ್ಟಾತ್ಮಾ ವಚನಂ ದ್ರೋಣಭೀಷ್ಮಯೋಃ ॥ ೮೩ ॥

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 8.51.83 in Bengali sript:
গাণ্ডীবপ্রহিতান্ঘোরানদ্য গাত্রৈঃ স্পৃশঞ্শরান্ ।
কর্ণঃ স্মরতু দুষ্টাত্মা বচনং দ্রোণভীষ্মযোঃ ॥ ৮৩ ॥

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 8.51.83 in Gujarati sript:
ગાણ્ડીવપ્રહિતાન્ઘોરાનદ્ય ગાત્રૈઃ સ્પૃશઞ્શરાન્ ।
કર્ણઃ સ્મરતુ દુષ્ટાત્મા વચનં દ્રોણભીષ્મયોઃ ॥ ૮૩ ॥

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 8.51.83 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാണ്ഡീവപ്രഹിതാന്ഘോരാനദ്യ ഗാത്രൈഃ സ്പൃശഞ്ശരാന് ।
കര്ണഃ സ്മരതു ദുഷ്ടാത്മാ വചനം ദ്രോണഭീഷ്മയോഃ ॥ ൮൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.51.83 in Telugu sript:
గాణ్డీవప్రహితాన్ఘోరానద్య గాత్రైః స్పృశఞ్శరాన్ ।
కర్ణః స్మరతు దుష్టాత్మా వచనం ద్రోణభీష్మయోః ॥ ౮౩ ॥

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