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 8.51.102

तापनं सर्वसैन्यानां घोररूपं सुदारुणम् ।
समावृत्य महासेनां ज्वलति स्वेन तेजसा ॥ १०२ ॥

tāpanaṃ sarvasainyānāṃ ghorarūpaṃ sudāruṇam |
samāvṛtya mahāsenāṃ jvalati svena tejasā || 102 ||

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

...off with his own shafts those excellent arrows sped at him with great care in that dreadful battle by those accomplished warriors desirous of slaying him, and pierced the chest of each of his adversaries with three...

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

Tapana, Sarvasainya, Ghorarupa, Sudaruna, Sama, Mahasena, Jvalat, Sva, Tejas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.51.102). 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: “tāpanaṃ sarvasainyānāṃ ghorarūpaṃ sudāruṇam
  • tāpanam -
  • tāpana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvasainyānām -
  • sarvasainya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvasainya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ghorarūpam -
  • ghorarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghorarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghorarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sudāruṇam -
  • sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “samāvṛtya mahāsenāṃ jvalati svena tejasā
  • samāvṛ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛtya -
  • -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • mahāsenām -
  • mahāsenā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • jvalati -
  • jvalat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jvalat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval -> jvalat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jval class 1 verb]
    jval (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • svena -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tejasā -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.51.102

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 8.51.102 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಪನಂ ಸರ್ವಸೈನ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಘೋರರೂಪಂ ಸುದಾರುಣಮ್ ।
ಸಮಾವೃತ್ಯ ಮಹಾಸೇನಾಂ ಜ್ವಲತಿ ಸ್ವೇನ ತೇಜಸಾ ॥ ೧೦೨ ॥

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 8.51.102 in Bengali sript:
তাপনং সর্বসৈন্যানাং ঘোররূপং সুদারুণম্ ।
সমাবৃত্য মহাসেনাং জ্বলতি স্বেন তেজসা ॥ ১০২ ॥

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 8.51.102 in Gujarati sript:
તાપનં સર્વસૈન્યાનાં ઘોરરૂપં સુદારુણમ્ ।
સમાવૃત્ય મહાસેનાં જ્વલતિ સ્વેન તેજસા ॥ ૧૦૨ ॥

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 8.51.102 in Malayalam sript:
താപനം സര്വസൈന്യാനാം ഘോരരൂപം സുദാരുണമ് ।
സമാവൃത്യ മഹാസേനാം ജ്വലതി സ്വേന തേജസാ ॥ ൧൦൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.51.102 in Telugu sript:
తాపనం సర్వసైన్యానాం ఘోరరూపం సుదారుణమ్ ।
సమావృత్య మహాసేనాం జ్వలతి స్వేన తేజసా ॥ ౧౦౨ ॥

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