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 8.52.31

अहं धनुष्मानसुरान्सुरांश्च सर्वाणि भूतानि च संगतानि ।
स्वबाहुवीर्याद्गमये पराभवं मत्पौरुषं विद्धि परः परेभ्यः ॥ ३१ ॥

ahaṃ dhanuṣmānasurānsurāṃśca sarvāṇi bhūtāni ca saṃgatāni |
svabāhuvīryādgamaye parābhavaṃ matpauruṣaṃ viddhi paraḥ parebhyaḥ || 31 ||

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

...however, Partha, with a number of cloth-yard shafts and crescent-shaped arrows, cut off their standards and steeds and bows and arrows, causing them to fall down on the earth. Then with some broad-headed arrows...

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

Aha, Asmad, Dhanushmat, Asura, Sura, Sarva, Sarvani, Bhuta, Bhutani, Sangata, Virya, Gami, Parabhava, Paurusha, Parah, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.52.31). 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: “ahaṃ dhanuṣmānasurānsurāṃśca sarvāṇi bhūtāni ca saṃgatāni
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanuṣmān -
  • dhanuṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asurān -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • surāṃś -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgatāni -
  • saṅgata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “svabāhuvīryādgamaye parābhavaṃ matpauruṣaṃ viddhi paraḥ parebhyaḥ
  • svabāhu -
  • svabāhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vīryād -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • gamaye -
  • gami (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gam (verb class 0)
    [present middle first single]
  • parābhavam -
  • parābhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mat -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • pauruṣam -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pauruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • paraḥ -
  • paraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parebhyaḥ -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.52.31

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 8.52.31 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹಂ ಧನುಷ್ಮಾನಸುರಾನ್ಸುರಾಂಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ಭೂತಾನಿ ಚ ಸಂಗತಾನಿ ।
ಸ್ವಬಾಹುವೀರ್ಯಾದ್ಗಮಯೇ ಪರಾಭವಂ ಮತ್ಪೌರುಷಂ ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಪರಃ ಪರೇಭ್ಯಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 8.52.31 in Bengali sript:
অহং ধনুষ্মানসুরান্সুরাংশ্চ সর্বাণি ভূতানি চ সংগতানি ।
স্ববাহুবীর্যাদ্গমযে পরাভবং মত্পৌরুষং বিদ্ধি পরঃ পরেভ্যঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 8.52.31 in Gujarati sript:
અહં ધનુષ્માનસુરાન્સુરાંશ્ચ સર્વાણિ ભૂતાનિ ચ સંગતાનિ ।
સ્વબાહુવીર્યાદ્ગમયે પરાભવં મત્પૌરુષં વિદ્ધિ પરઃ પરેભ્યઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 8.52.31 in Malayalam sript:
അഹം ധനുഷ്മാനസുരാന്സുരാംശ്ച സര്വാണി ഭൂതാനി ച സംഗതാനി ।
സ്വബാഹുവീര്യാദ്ഗമയേ പരാഭവം മത്പൌരുഷം വിദ്ധി പരഃ പരേഭ്യഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.52.31 in Telugu sript:
అహం ధనుష్మానసురాన్సురాంశ్చ సర్వాణి భూతాని చ సంగతాని ।
స్వబాహువీర్యాద్గమయే పరాభవం మత్పౌరుషం విద్ధి పరః పరేభ్యః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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