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 8.59.41

ताञ्शोणितपरिक्लिन्नान्विषमस्थाञ्शरातुरान् ।
मा भैष्टेत्यब्रवीत्कर्णो ह्यभितो मामितेति च ॥ ४१ ॥

tāñśoṇitapariklinnānviṣamasthāñśarāturān |
mā bhaiṣṭetyabravītkarṇo hyabhito māmiteti ca || 41 ||

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

...each baffling the other’s weapons with his own, like the east and the west winds encountering each other, looked exceedingly resplendent like the sun and the moon risen after dispelling the darkness caused by 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 (8.59.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shonitapa, Klinna, Vishamastha, Shara, Ura, Mas, Iti, Itya, Karna, Abhitah, Tad, Tan, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.59.41). 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: “tāñśoṇitapariklinnānviṣamasthāñśarāturān
  • tāñś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śoṇitapa -
  • śoṇitapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṇitapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • klinnān -
  • klinna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    klid -> klinna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √klid class 4 verb]
  • viṣamasthāñś -
  • viṣamastha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śarāt -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • urā -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    urā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ bhaiṣṭetyabravītkarṇo hyabhito māmiteti ca
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaiṣṭe -
  • bhī (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
    bhī (verb class 10)
    [injunctive active second plural]
    bhī (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • karṇo* -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • abhito* -
  • abhitaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • māmi -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.59.41

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 8.59.41 in Kannada sript:
ತಾಞ್ಶೋಣಿತಪರಿಕ್ಲಿನ್ನಾನ್ವಿಷಮಸ್ಥಾಞ್ಶರಾತುರಾನ್ ।
ಮಾ ಭೈಷ್ಟೇತ್ಯಬ್ರವೀತ್ಕರ್ಣೋ ಹ್ಯಭಿತೋ ಮಾಮಿತೇತಿ ಚ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 8.59.41 in Bengali sript:
তাঞ্শোণিতপরিক্লিন্নান্বিষমস্থাঞ্শরাতুরান্ ।
মা ভৈষ্টেত্যব্রবীত্কর্ণো হ্যভিতো মামিতেতি চ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 8.59.41 in Gujarati sript:
તાઞ્શોણિતપરિક્લિન્નાન્વિષમસ્થાઞ્શરાતુરાન્ ।
મા ભૈષ્ટેત્યબ્રવીત્કર્ણો હ્યભિતો મામિતેતિ ચ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 8.59.41 in Malayalam sript:
താഞ്ശോണിതപരിക്ലിന്നാന്വിഷമസ്ഥാഞ്ശരാതുരാന് ।
മാ ഭൈഷ്ടേത്യബ്രവീത്കര്ണോ ഹ്യഭിതോ മാമിതേതി ച ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.59.41 in Telugu sript:
తాఞ్శోణితపరిక్లిన్నాన్విషమస్థాఞ్శరాతురాన్ ।
మా భైష్టేత్యబ్రవీత్కర్ణో హ్యభితో మామితేతి చ ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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