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 8.62.28

ततोऽभ्यधावत्समरे जिघांसुः कर्णात्मजं पाण्डुसुतो नृवीरः ।
तस्येषुभिर्व्यधमत्कर्णपुत्रो महारणे चर्म सहस्रतारम् ॥ २८ ॥

tato'bhyadhāvatsamare jighāṃsuḥ karṇātmajaṃ pāṇḍusuto nṛvīraḥ |
tasyeṣubhirvyadhamatkarṇaputro mahāraṇe carma sahasratāram || 28 ||

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

...s son. Indeed, urged by Bhima and Janardana, and recollecting (his woes), and taking an internal survey of himself, and calling to mind the object for which he had come to this world, he addressed Keshava, saying...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Abhi, Samara, Jighamsu, Karna, Pandu, Sut, Suta, Vira, Ishu, Vyadha, Atka, Rina, Putra, Maharana, Carma, Carman, Sahasra, Tara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.62.28). 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: “tato'bhyadhāvatsamare jighāṃsuḥ karṇātmajaṃ pāṇḍusuto nṛvīraḥ
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adhāvat -
  • dhāv (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    dhāv (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jighāṃsuḥ -
  • jighāṃsu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jighāṃsu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • karṇāt -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jam -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāṇḍu -
  • pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • suto* -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    suta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • nṛ -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vīraḥ -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasyeṣubhirvyadhamatkarṇaputro mahāraṇe carma sahasratāram
  • tasye -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iṣubhir -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vyadham -
  • vyadha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyadhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atkar -
  • atka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṇa -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāraṇe -
  • mahāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • carma -
  • carma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sahasra -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāram -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.62.28

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 8.62.28 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಭ್ಯಧಾವತ್ಸಮರೇ ಜಿಘಾಂಸುಃ ಕರ್ಣಾತ್ಮಜಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡುಸುತೋ ನೃವೀರಃ ।
ತಸ್ಯೇಷುಭಿರ್ವ್ಯಧಮತ್ಕರ್ಣಪುತ್ರೋ ಮಹಾರಣೇ ಚರ್ಮ ಸಹಸ್ರತಾರಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 8.62.28 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽভ্যধাবত্সমরে জিঘাংসুঃ কর্ণাত্মজং পাণ্ডুসুতো নৃবীরঃ ।
তস্যেষুভির্ব্যধমত্কর্ণপুত্রো মহারণে চর্ম সহস্রতারম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 8.62.28 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽભ્યધાવત્સમરે જિઘાંસુઃ કર્ણાત્મજં પાણ્ડુસુતો નૃવીરઃ ।
તસ્યેષુભિર્વ્યધમત્કર્ણપુત્રો મહારણે ચર્મ સહસ્રતારમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 8.62.28 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽഭ്യധാവത്സമരേ ജിഘാംസുഃ കര്ണാത്മജം പാണ്ഡുസുതോ നൃവീരഃ ।
തസ്യേഷുഭിര്വ്യധമത്കര്ണപുത്രോ മഹാരണേ ചര്മ സഹസ്രതാരമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.62.28 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽభ్యధావత్సమరే జిఘాంసుః కర్ణాత్మజం పాణ్డుసుతో నృవీరః ।
తస్యేషుభిర్వ్యధమత్కర్ణపుత్రో మహారణే చర్మ సహస్రతారమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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