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 8.57.15

एष तिष्ठति कौन्तेयः संस्पृशन्गाण्डिवं धनुः ।
तं हनिष्यसि चेदद्य तन्नः श्रेयो भविष्यति ॥ १५ ॥

eṣa tiṣṭhati kaunteyaḥ saṃspṛśangāṇḍivaṃ dhanuḥ |
taṃ haniṣyasi cedadya tannaḥ śreyo bhaviṣyati || 15 ||

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

...formidable shafts. Piercing Krishna next with nine arrows, he struck Partha again with ten shafts. The white-steeded Arjuna, having before been pierced by Vrishasena with those formidable arrows, became slightly...

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

Esha, Tishthat, Kaunteya, Sprishat, Gandiva, Dhanu, Dhanus, Tan, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Bhavishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.57.15). 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: “eṣa tiṣṭhati kaunteyaḥ saṃspṛśangāṇḍivaṃ dhanuḥ
  • 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]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kaunteyaḥ -
  • kaunteya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • spṛśan -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • gāṇḍivam -
  • gāṇḍiva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāṇḍiva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “taṃ haniṣyasi cedadya tannaḥ śreyo bhaviṣyati
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • haniṣyasi -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [future active second single]
  • ceda -
  • cad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dya -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śreyo* -
  • śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]
    śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]
    śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.57.15

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 8.57.15 in Kannada sript:
ಏಷ ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯಃ ಸಂಸ್ಪೃಶನ್ಗಾಣ್ಡಿವಂ ಧನುಃ ।
ತಂ ಹನಿಷ್ಯಸಿ ಚೇದದ್ಯ ತನ್ನಃ ಶ್ರೇಯೋ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 8.57.15 in Bengali sript:
এষ তিষ্ঠতি কৌন্তেযঃ সংস্পৃশন্গাণ্ডিবং ধনুঃ ।
তং হনিষ্যসি চেদদ্য তন্নঃ শ্রেযো ভবিষ্যতি ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 8.57.15 in Gujarati sript:
એષ તિષ્ઠતિ કૌન્તેયઃ સંસ્પૃશન્ગાણ્ડિવં ધનુઃ ।
તં હનિષ્યસિ ચેદદ્ય તન્નઃ શ્રેયો ભવિષ્યતિ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 8.57.15 in Malayalam sript:
ഏഷ തിഷ്ഠതി കൌന്തേയഃ സംസ്പൃശന്ഗാണ്ഡിവം ധനുഃ ।
തം ഹനിഷ്യസി ചേദദ്യ തന്നഃ ശ്രേയോ ഭവിഷ്യതി ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.57.15 in Telugu sript:
ఏష తిష్ఠతి కౌన్తేయః సంస్పృశన్గాణ్డివం ధనుః ।
తం హనిష్యసి చేదద్య తన్నః శ్రేయో భవిష్యతి ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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