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 8.57.42

श्वेताश्वयुक्तं च सुघोषमग्र्यं रथं महाबाहुरदीनसत्त्वः ।
महेषुधी चाक्षयौ दिव्यरूपौ शस्त्राणि दिव्यानि च हव्यवाहात् ॥ ४२ ॥

śvetāśvayuktaṃ ca sughoṣamagryaṃ rathaṃ mahābāhuradīnasattvaḥ |
maheṣudhī cākṣayau divyarūpau śastrāṇi divyāni ca havyavāhāt || 42 ||

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

...tired with exertion, Partha quickly proceeded on his car against Karna like an elephant against a rival elephant. Once more Partha of great energy said unto Krishna, that chastiser of foes, these words, "Urge 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 (8.57.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shvetashva, Yuktam, Yukta, Sughosha, Agrya, Ratha, Mahabahu, Adinasattva, Maheshudhi, Akshaya, Divyarupa, Shastra, Divya, Havyavaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.57.42). 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: “śvetāśvayuktaṃ ca sughoṣamagryaṃ rathaṃ mahābāhuradīnasattvaḥ
  • śvetāśva -
  • śvetāśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śvetāśva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sughoṣam -
  • sughoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sughoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sughoṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agryam -
  • agrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ratham -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • mahābāhur -
  • mahābāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahābāhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adīnasattvaḥ -
  • adīnasattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “maheṣudhī cākṣayau divyarūpau śastrāṇi divyāni ca havyavāhāt
  • maheṣudhī -
  • maheṣudhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣayau -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • divyarūpau -
  • divyarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śastrāṇi -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • divyāni -
  • divya (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]
  • havyavāhāt -
  • havyavāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    havyavāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.57.42

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 8.57.42 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವೇತಾಶ್ವಯುಕ್ತಂ ಚ ಸುಘೋಷಮಗ್ರ್ಯಂ ರಥಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುರದೀನಸತ್ತ್ವಃ ।
ಮಹೇಷುಧೀ ಚಾಕ್ಷಯೌ ದಿವ್ಯರೂಪೌ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ದಿವ್ಯಾನಿ ಚ ಹವ್ಯವಾಹಾತ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 8.57.42 in Bengali sript:
শ্বেতাশ্বযুক্তং চ সুঘোষমগ্র্যং রথং মহাবাহুরদীনসত্ত্বঃ ।
মহেষুধী চাক্ষযৌ দিব্যরূপৌ শস্ত্রাণি দিব্যানি চ হব্যবাহাত্ ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 8.57.42 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વેતાશ્વયુક્તં ચ સુઘોષમગ્ર્યં રથં મહાબાહુરદીનસત્ત્વઃ ।
મહેષુધી ચાક્ષયૌ દિવ્યરૂપૌ શસ્ત્રાણિ દિવ્યાનિ ચ હવ્યવાહાત્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 8.57.42 in Malayalam sript:
ശ്വേതാശ്വയുക്തം ച സുഘോഷമഗ്ര്യം രഥം മഹാബാഹുരദീനസത്ത്വഃ ।
മഹേഷുധീ ചാക്ഷയൌ ദിവ്യരൂപൌ ശസ്ത്രാണി ദിവ്യാനി ച ഹവ്യവാഹാത് ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.57.42 in Telugu sript:
శ్వేతాశ్వయుక్తం చ సుఘోషమగ్ర్యం రథం మహాబాహురదీనసత్త్వః ।
మహేషుధీ చాక్షయౌ దివ్యరూపౌ శస్త్రాణి దివ్యాని చ హవ్యవాహాత్ ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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