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 8.51.109

त्वं हि शक्तो रणे जेतुं सकर्णानपि कौरवान् ।
नान्यो युधि युधां श्रेष्ठ सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ १०९ ॥

tvaṃ hi śakto raṇe jetuṃ sakarṇānapi kauravān |
nānyo yudhi yudhāṃ śreṣṭha satyametadbravīmi te || 109 ||

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

...your son, standing at the van of battle, fell upon and shrouded that bull among the Pandavas, shooting showers of shafts, like clouds shrouding the dispeller of darkness. Possessed of prowess equal to that of the...

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

Tva, Yushmad, Shakta, Rana, Sakarna, Api, Kaurava, Yudh, Shreshtha, Satyam, Satya, Etad, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.51.109). 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: “tvaṃ hi śakto raṇe jetuṃ sakarṇānapi kauravān
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śakto* -
  • śakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śac -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śakta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • raṇe -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jetum -
  • ji -> jetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ji]
    ji -> jetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ji]
  • sakarṇān -
  • sakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kauravān -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nānyo yudhi yudhāṃ śreṣṭha satyametadbravīmi te
  • nānyo -
  • yudhi -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yudhām -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.51.109

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 8.51.109 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವಂ ಹಿ ಶಕ್ತೋ ರಣೇ ಜೇತುಂ ಸಕರ್ಣಾನಪಿ ಕೌರವಾನ್ ।
ನಾನ್ಯೋ ಯುಧಿ ಯುಧಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಸತ್ಯಮೇತದ್ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ತೇ ॥ ೧೦೯ ॥

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 8.51.109 in Bengali sript:
ত্বং হি শক্তো রণে জেতুং সকর্ণানপি কৌরবান্ ।
নান্যো যুধি যুধাং শ্রেষ্ঠ সত্যমেতদ্ব্রবীমি তে ॥ ১০৯ ॥

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 8.51.109 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વં હિ શક્તો રણે જેતું સકર્ણાનપિ કૌરવાન્ ।
નાન્યો યુધિ યુધાં શ્રેષ્ઠ સત્યમેતદ્બ્રવીમિ તે ॥ ૧૦૯ ॥

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 8.51.109 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വം ഹി ശക്തോ രണേ ജേതും സകര്ണാനപി കൌരവാന് ।
നാന്യോ യുധി യുധാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠ സത്യമേതദ്ബ്രവീമി തേ ॥ ൧൦൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.51.109 in Telugu sript:
త్వం హి శక్తో రణే జేతుం సకర్ణానపి కౌరవాన్ ।
నాన్యో యుధి యుధాం శ్రేష్ఠ సత్యమేతద్బ్రవీమి తే ॥ ౧౦౯ ॥

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