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 8.51.100

तांस्तथाभिमुखान्वीरान्मित्रार्थे त्यक्तजीवितान् ।
क्षयं नयति राधेयः पाञ्चालाञ्शतशो रणे ॥ १०० ॥

tāṃstathābhimukhānvīrānmitrārthe tyaktajīvitān |
kṣayaṃ nayati rādheyaḥ pāñcālāñśataśo raṇe || 100 ||

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

...arrows of his foes, consumed your troops, O king of kings! Then Kripa, and the chief of the Bhojas, and your son himself shooting showers of shafts, rushed towards him. Drona’s son also, that mighty car-warrior...

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

Tatha, Abhimukha, Vira, Mitra, Artha, Tyaktajivita, Kshaya, Nayat, Radheya, Pancala, Shatashah, Rana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.51.100). 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: “tāṃstathābhimukhānvīrānmitrārthe tyaktajīvitān
  • tāṃs -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhimukhān -
  • abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vīrān -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mitrā -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • tyaktajīvitān -
  • tyaktajīvita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kṣayaṃ nayati rādheyaḥ pāñcālāñśataśo raṇe
  • kṣayam -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nayati -
  • nayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • rādheyaḥ -
  • rādheya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāñcālāñś -
  • pāñcāla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śataśo* -
  • śataśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (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 8.51.100

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 8.51.100 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಂಸ್ತಥಾಭಿಮುಖಾನ್ವೀರಾನ್ಮಿತ್ರಾರ್ಥೇ ತ್ಯಕ್ತಜೀವಿತಾನ್ ।
ಕ್ಷಯಂ ನಯತಿ ರಾಧೇಯಃ ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲಾಞ್ಶತಶೋ ರಣೇ ॥ ೧೦೦ ॥

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 8.51.100 in Bengali sript:
তাংস্তথাভিমুখান্বীরান্মিত্রার্থে ত্যক্তজীবিতান্ ।
ক্ষযং নযতি রাধেযঃ পাঞ্চালাঞ্শতশো রণে ॥ ১০০ ॥

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 8.51.100 in Gujarati sript:
તાંસ્તથાભિમુખાન્વીરાન્મિત્રાર્થે ત્યક્તજીવિતાન્ ।
ક્ષયં નયતિ રાધેયઃ પાઞ્ચાલાઞ્શતશો રણે ॥ ૧૦૦ ॥

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 8.51.100 in Malayalam sript:
താംസ്തഥാഭിമുഖാന്വീരാന്മിത്രാര്ഥേ ത്യക്തജീവിതാന് ।
ക്ഷയം നയതി രാധേയഃ പാഞ്ചാലാഞ്ശതശോ രണേ ॥ ൧൦൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.51.100 in Telugu sript:
తాంస్తథాభిముఖాన్వీరాన్మిత్రార్థే త్యక్తజీవితాన్ ।
క్షయం నయతి రాధేయః పాఞ్చాలాఞ్శతశో రణే ॥ ౧౦౦ ॥

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