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 8.52.19

यस्य वीर्ये समाश्वस्य धार्तराष्ट्रो बृहन्मनाः ।
अवामन्यत दुर्बुद्धिर्नित्यमस्मान्दुरात्मवान् ।
तमद्य कर्णं राधेयं हन्तास्मि मधुसूदन ॥ १९ ॥

yasya vīrye samāśvasya dhārtarāṣṭro bṛhanmanāḥ |
avāmanyata durbuddhirnityamasmāndurātmavān |
tamadya karṇaṃ rādheyaṃ hantāsmi madhusūdana || 19 ||

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

...gigantic mountains. Indeed, the earth became covered with (other) huge elephants struck down by Dhananjaya with his arrows. Like the sun piercing through masses of clouds, Arjuna’s car passed through dense bodies...

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

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Virya, Sama, Ashva, Ashvasya, Dhartarashtra, Brihanmanas, Brihanmana, Durbuddhi, Nityam, Nitya, Asmad, Asma, Duratmavat, Tama, Karna, Radheya, Madhusudana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.52.19). 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: “yasya vīrye samāśvasya dhārtarāṣṭro bṛhanmanāḥ
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vīrye -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [locative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśvasya -
  • aśvasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • dhārtarāṣṭro* -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bṛhanmanāḥ -
  • bṛhanmanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bṛhanmana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “avāmanyata durbuddhirnityamasmāndurātmavān
  • avāma -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first plural]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • durbuddhir -
  • durbuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    durbuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asmān -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural]
    asma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • durātmavān -
  • durātmavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “tamadya karṇaṃ rādheyaṃ hantāsmi madhusūdana
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dya -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • karṇam -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rādheyam -
  • rādheya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • hantāsmi -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active first single]
  • madhusūdana -
  • madhusūdana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.52.19

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 8.52.19 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಯ ವೀರ್ಯೇ ಸಮಾಶ್ವಸ್ಯ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೋ ಬೃಹನ್ಮನಾಃ ।
ಅವಾಮನ್ಯತ ದುರ್ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ನಿತ್ಯಮಸ್ಮಾನ್ದುರಾತ್ಮವಾನ್ ।
ತಮದ್ಯ ಕರ್ಣಂ ರಾಧೇಯಂ ಹನ್ತಾಸ್ಮಿ ಮಧುಸೂದನ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 8.52.19 in Bengali sript:
যস্য বীর্যে সমাশ্বস্য ধার্তরাষ্ট্রো বৃহন্মনাঃ ।
অবামন্যত দুর্বুদ্ধির্নিত্যমস্মান্দুরাত্মবান্ ।
তমদ্য কর্ণং রাধেযং হন্তাস্মি মধুসূদন ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 8.52.19 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્ય વીર્યે સમાશ્વસ્ય ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રો બૃહન્મનાઃ ।
અવામન્યત દુર્બુદ્ધિર્નિત્યમસ્માન્દુરાત્મવાન્ ।
તમદ્ય કર્ણં રાધેયં હન્તાસ્મિ મધુસૂદન ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 8.52.19 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്യ വീര്യേ സമാശ്വസ്യ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രോ ബൃഹന്മനാഃ ।
അവാമന്യത ദുര്ബുദ്ധിര്നിത്യമസ്മാന്ദുരാത്മവാന് ।
തമദ്യ കര്ണം രാധേയം ഹന്താസ്മി മധുസൂദന ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.52.19 in Telugu sript:
యస్య వీర్యే సమాశ్వస్య ధార్తరాష్ట్రో బృహన్మనాః ।
అవామన్యత దుర్బుద్ధిర్నిత్యమస్మాన్దురాత్మవాన్ ।
తమద్య కర్ణం రాధేయం హన్తాస్మి మధుసూదన ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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