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 8.55.2

अर्जुनस्य वचः श्रुत्वा गोविन्दोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत् ।
एष गच्छामि सुक्षिप्रं यत्र भीमो व्यवस्थितः ॥ २ ॥

arjunasya vacaḥ śrutvā govindo'rjunamabravīt |
eṣa gacchāmi sukṣipraṃ yatra bhīmo vyavasthitaḥ || 2 ||

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

...prince, the commander of the Kaikaya division, Ugrakarman, rushed with speed and striking Prasena, the son of Karna, with many shafts of fierce impetuosity caused him to tremble. Then Karna, with three crescent...

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

Arjuna, Vaca, Vacas, Govinda, Govindu, Esha, Kshipram, Kshipra, Yatra, Bhima, Vyavasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.55.2). 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: “arjunasya vacaḥ śrutvā govindo'rjunamabravīt
  • arjunasya -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • govindo' -
  • govinda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    govindu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    govindu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “eṣa gacchāmi sukṣipraṃ yatra bhīmo vyavasthitaḥ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gacchāmi -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhīmo* -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyavasthitaḥ -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.55.2

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 8.55.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಜುನಸ್ಯ ವಚಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಗೋವಿನ್ದೋಽರ್ಜುನಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ಏಷ ಗಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಸುಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಂ ಯತ್ರ ಭೀಮೋ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 8.55.2 in Bengali sript:
অর্জুনস্য বচঃ শ্রুত্বা গোবিন্দোঽর্জুনমব্রবীত্ ।
এষ গচ্ছামি সুক্ষিপ্রং যত্র ভীমো ব্যবস্থিতঃ ॥ ২ ॥

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 8.55.2 in Gujarati sript:
અર્જુનસ્ય વચઃ શ્રુત્વા ગોવિન્દોઽર્જુનમબ્રવીત્ ।
એષ ગચ્છામિ સુક્ષિપ્રં યત્ર ભીમો વ્યવસ્થિતઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 8.55.2 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ജുനസ്യ വചഃ ശ്രുത്വാ ഗോവിന്ദോഽര്ജുനമബ്രവീത് ।
ഏഷ ഗച്ഛാമി സുക്ഷിപ്രം യത്ര ഭീമോ വ്യവസ്ഥിതഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.55.2 in Telugu sript:
అర్జునస్య వచః శ్రుత్వా గోవిన్దోఽర్జునమబ్రవీత్ ।
ఏష గచ్ఛామి సుక్షిప్రం యత్ర భీమో వ్యవస్థితః ॥ ౨ ॥

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