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 8.62.1

संजय उवाच ।
दुःशासने तु निहते पुत्रास्तव महारथाः ।
महाक्रोधविषा वीराः समरेष्वपलायिनः ।
दश राजन्महावीर्यो भीमं प्राच्छादयञ्शरैः ॥ १ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
duḥśāsane tu nihate putrāstava mahārathāḥ |
mahākrodhaviṣā vīrāḥ samareṣvapalāyinaḥ |
daśa rājanmahāvīryo bhīmaṃ prācchādayañśaraiḥ || 1 ||

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

...Then Arjuna dispelled those clouds caused by Karna, by means of the vayavyastra. After this, Dhananjaya, incapable of being over-mastered by foes inspired gandiva, its string, and his shafts, with mantras, and...

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

Sanjaya, Duhshasana, Nihata, Putra, Yushmad, Maharatha, Mahakrodha, Visha, Vira, Samara, Apala, Ayin, Dasha, Dashan, Rajan, Rajat, Mahavirya, Bhima, Pra, Prat, Shadayat, Shara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.62.1). 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: “duḥśāsane tu nihate putrāstava mahārathāḥ
  • duḥśāsane -
  • duḥśāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    duḥśāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    duḥśāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nihate -
  • nihata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nihata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nihatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • putrās -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • mahārathāḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “mahākrodhaviṣā vīrāḥ samareṣvapalāyinaḥ
  • mahākrodha -
  • mahākrodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahākrodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣā* -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vīrāḥ -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samareṣva -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • apalā -
  • apala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayinaḥ -
  • ayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 4: “daśa rājanmahāvīryo bhīmaṃ prācchādayañśaraiḥ
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • mahāvīryo* -
  • mahāvīrya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhīmam -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prācch -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
  • śādayañś -
  • śad -> śādayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śad], [vocative single from √śad]
  • śaraiḥ -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.62.1

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 8.62.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದುಃಶಾಸನೇ ತು ನಿಹತೇ ಪುತ್ರಾಸ್ತವ ಮಹಾರಥಾಃ ।
ಮಹಾಕ್ರೋಧವಿಷಾ ವೀರಾಃ ಸಮರೇಷ್ವಪಲಾಯಿನಃ ।
ದಶ ರಾಜನ್ಮಹಾವೀರ್ಯೋ ಭೀಮಂ ಪ್ರಾಚ್ಛಾದಯಞ್ಶರೈಃ ॥ 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 8.62.1 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
দুঃশাসনে তু নিহতে পুত্রাস্তব মহারথাঃ ।
মহাক্রোধবিষা বীরাঃ সমরেষ্বপলাযিনঃ ।
দশ রাজন্মহাবীর্যো ভীমং প্রাচ্ছাদযঞ্শরৈঃ ॥ 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 8.62.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
દુઃશાસને તુ નિહતે પુત્રાસ્તવ મહારથાઃ ।
મહાક્રોધવિષા વીરાઃ સમરેષ્વપલાયિનઃ ।
દશ રાજન્મહાવીર્યો ભીમં પ્રાચ્છાદયઞ્શરૈઃ ॥ 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 8.62.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
ദുഃശാസനേ തു നിഹതേ പുത്രാസ്തവ മഹാരഥാഃ ।
മഹാക്രോധവിഷാ വീരാഃ സമരേഷ്വപലായിനഃ ।
ദശ രാജന്മഹാവീര്യോ ഭീമം പ്രാച്ഛാദയഞ്ശരൈഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.62.1 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
దుఃశాసనే తు నిహతే పుత్రాస్తవ మహారథాః ।
మహాక్రోధవిషా వీరాః సమరేష్వపలాయినః ।
దశ రాజన్మహావీర్యో భీమం ప్రాచ్ఛాదయఞ్శరైః ॥ ౧ ॥

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