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 8.61.1

संजय उवाच ।
तत्राकरोद्दुष्करं राजपुत्रो दुःशासनस्तुमुले युध्यमानः ।
चिच्छेद भीमस्य धनुः क्षुरेण षड्भिः शरैः सारथिमप्यविध्यत् ॥ १ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
tatrākarodduṣkaraṃ rājaputro duḥśāsanastumule yudhyamānaḥ |
ciccheda bhīmasya dhanuḥ kṣureṇa ṣaḍbhiḥ śaraiḥ sārathimapyavidhyat || 1 ||

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

...and softly stirred by the wind, approaching each other, those two cars graced with standards approached each other. Both endued with prowess equal to that of the great Indra, both resembling the great Indra himself...

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

Sanjaya, Tatra, Dushkara, Rajaputra, Duhshasana, Tumula, Yudhyamana, Bhima, Dhanu, Dhanus, Kshura, Shash, Shara, Sarathi, Api, Apya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.61.1). 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: “saṃjaya uvāca
  • sañjaya* -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tatrākarodduṣkaraṃ rājaputro duḥśāsanastumule yudhyamānaḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akarod -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • duṣkaram -
  • duṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājaputro* -
  • rājaputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • duḥśāsanas -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tumule -
  • tumula (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tumula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tumulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yudhyamānaḥ -
  • yudh -> yudhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • Line 3: “ciccheda bhīmasya dhanuḥ kṣureṇa ṣaḍbhiḥ śaraiḥ sārathimapyavidhyat
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • bhīmasya -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dhanuḥ -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣureṇa -
  • kṣura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṣaḍbhiḥ -
  • ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sārathim -
  • sārathi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avidhyat -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.61.1

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 8.61.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತ್ರಾಕರೋದ್ದುಷ್ಕರಂ ರಾಜಪುತ್ರೋ ದುಃಶಾಸನಸ್ತುಮುಲೇ ಯುಧ್ಯಮಾನಃ ।
ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಭೀಮಸ್ಯ ಧನುಃ ಕ್ಷುರೇಣ ಷಡ್ಭಿಃ ಶರೈಃ ಸಾರಥಿಮಪ್ಯವಿಧ್ಯತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 8.61.1 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
তত্রাকরোদ্দুষ্করং রাজপুত্রো দুঃশাসনস্তুমুলে যুধ্যমানঃ ।
চিচ্ছেদ ভীমস্য ধনুঃ ক্ষুরেণ ষড্ভিঃ শরৈঃ সারথিমপ্যবিধ্যত্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 8.61.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
તત્રાકરોદ્દુષ્કરં રાજપુત્રો દુઃશાસનસ્તુમુલે યુધ્યમાનઃ ।
ચિચ્છેદ ભીમસ્ય ધનુઃ ક્ષુરેણ ષડ્ભિઃ શરૈઃ સારથિમપ્યવિધ્યત્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 8.61.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
തത്രാകരോദ്ദുഷ്കരം രാജപുത്രോ ദുഃശാസനസ്തുമുലേ യുധ്യമാനഃ ।
ചിച്ഛേദ ഭീമസ്യ ധനുഃ ക്ഷുരേണ ഷഡ്ഭിഃ ശരൈഃ സാരഥിമപ്യവിധ്യത് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.61.1 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
తత్రాకరోద్దుష్కరం రాజపుత్రో దుఃశాసనస్తుములే యుధ్యమానః ।
చిచ్ఛేద భీమస్య ధనుః క్షురేణ షడ్భిః శరైః సారథిమప్యవిధ్యత్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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