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 8.62.36

सुकल्पिता हैमवता मदोत्कटा रणाभिकामैः कृतिभिः समास्थिताः ।
सुवर्णजालावतता बभुर्गजास्तथा यथा वै जलदाः सविद्युतः ॥ ३६ ॥

sukalpitā haimavatā madotkaṭā raṇābhikāmaiḥ kṛtibhiḥ samāsthitāḥ |
suvarṇajālāvatatā babhurgajāstathā yathā vai jaladāḥ savidyutaḥ || 36 ||

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

...axes and discs and cloth-yard shafts in hundreds, all of awful forms, at which hostile warriors all around began to be deprived of life. The head of some hostile warrior, severed from his trunk, fell down on 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 (8.62.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sukalpita, Haimavata, Madotkata, Rana, Abhikama, Kriti, Kritin, Samasthita, Suvarna, Jala, Jali, Atata, Gaja, Tatha, Yatha, Jalada, Savidyut,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.62.36). 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: “sukalpitā haimavatā madotkaṭā raṇābhikāmaiḥ kṛtibhiḥ samāsthitāḥ
  • sukalpitā* -
  • sukalpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sukalpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • haimavatā* -
  • haimavata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • madotkaṭā* -
  • madotkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    madotkaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raṇā -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhikāmaiḥ -
  • abhikāma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    abhikāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṛtibhiḥ -
  • kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛtin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛtin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛtī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samāsthitāḥ -
  • samāsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samāsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “suvarṇajālāvatatā babhurgajāstathā yathā vai jaladāḥ savidyutaḥ
  • suvarṇa -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jālāva -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāli (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • atatā* -
  • atata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • babhur -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • gajās -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • jaladāḥ -
  • jalada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • savidyutaḥ -
  • savidyut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    savidyut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.62.36

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 8.62.36 in Kannada sript:
ಸುಕಲ್ಪಿತಾ ಹೈಮವತಾ ಮದೋತ್ಕಟಾ ರಣಾಭಿಕಾಮೈಃ ಕೃತಿಭಿಃ ಸಮಾಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ।
ಸುವರ್ಣಜಾಲಾವತತಾ ಬಭುರ್ಗಜಾಸ್ತಥಾ ಯಥಾ ವೈ ಜಲದಾಃ ಸವಿದ್ಯುತಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 8.62.36 in Bengali sript:
সুকল্পিতা হৈমবতা মদোত্কটা রণাভিকামৈঃ কৃতিভিঃ সমাস্থিতাঃ ।
সুবর্ণজালাবততা বভুর্গজাস্তথা যথা বৈ জলদাঃ সবিদ্যুতঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 8.62.36 in Gujarati sript:
સુકલ્પિતા હૈમવતા મદોત્કટા રણાભિકામૈઃ કૃતિભિઃ સમાસ્થિતાઃ ।
સુવર્ણજાલાવતતા બભુર્ગજાસ્તથા યથા વૈ જલદાઃ સવિદ્યુતઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 8.62.36 in Malayalam sript:
സുകല്പിതാ ഹൈമവതാ മദോത്കടാ രണാഭികാമൈഃ കൃതിഭിഃ സമാസ്ഥിതാഃ ।
സുവര്ണജാലാവതതാ ബഭുര്ഗജാസ്തഥാ യഥാ വൈ ജലദാഃ സവിദ്യുതഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.62.36 in Telugu sript:
సుకల్పితా హైమవతా మదోత్కటా రణాభికామైః కృతిభిః సమాస్థితాః ।
సువర్ణజాలావతతా బభుర్గజాస్తథా యథా వై జలదాః సవిద్యుతః ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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