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 8.63.36

वासुकिश्चित्रसेनश्च तक्षकश्चोपतक्षकः ।
पर्वताश्च तथा सर्वे काद्रवेयाश्च सान्वयाः ।
विषवन्तो महारोषा नागाश्चार्जुनतोऽभवन् ॥ ३६ ॥

vāsukiścitrasenaśca takṣakaścopatakṣakaḥ |
parvatāśca tathā sarve kādraveyāśca sānvayāḥ |
viṣavanto mahāroṣā nāgāścārjunato'bhavan || 36 ||

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

...fierce shaft, which had been polished according to rule, and which he had long kept for the sake of Partha’s destruction. Stretching his bow-string to his ear, Karna fixed that shaft of fierce energy and blazing...

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

Vasuki, Citrasena, Takshaka, Ksha, Kah, Parvata, Tatha, Sarva, Kadraveya, Sanvaya, Vishavat, Mah, Maha, Arosha, Naga, Arjunatah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.63.36). 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: “vāsukiścitrasenaśca takṣakaścopatakṣakaḥ
  • vāsukiś -
  • vāsuki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citrasenaś -
  • citrasena (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • takṣakaś -
  • takṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • copata -
  • cup (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • kṣa -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “parvatāśca tathā sarve kādraveyāśca sānvayāḥ
  • parvatāś -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parvatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kādraveyāś -
  • kādraveya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sānvayāḥ -
  • sānvaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sānvayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 3: “viṣavanto mahāroṣā nāgāścārjunato'bhavan
  • viṣavanto* -
  • viṣavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mahā -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aroṣā* -
  • aroṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāgāś -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjunato' -
  • arjunataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhavan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.63.36

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 8.63.36 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಸುಕಿಶ್ಚಿತ್ರಸೇನಶ್ಚ ತಕ್ಷಕಶ್ಚೋಪತಕ್ಷಕಃ ।
ಪರ್ವತಾಶ್ಚ ತಥಾ ಸರ್ವೇ ಕಾದ್ರವೇಯಾಶ್ಚ ಸಾನ್ವಯಾಃ ।
ವಿಷವನ್ತೋ ಮಹಾರೋಷಾ ನಾಗಾಶ್ಚಾರ್ಜುನತೋಽಭವನ್ ॥ 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 8.63.36 in Bengali sript:
বাসুকিশ্চিত্রসেনশ্চ তক্ষকশ্চোপতক্ষকঃ ।
পর্বতাশ্চ তথা সর্বে কাদ্রবেযাশ্চ সান্বযাঃ ।
বিষবন্তো মহারোষা নাগাশ্চার্জুনতোঽভবন্ ॥ 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 8.63.36 in Gujarati sript:
વાસુકિશ્ચિત્રસેનશ્ચ તક્ષકશ્ચોપતક્ષકઃ ।
પર્વતાશ્ચ તથા સર્વે કાદ્રવેયાશ્ચ સાન્વયાઃ ।
વિષવન્તો મહારોષા નાગાશ્ચાર્જુનતોઽભવન્ ॥ 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 8.63.36 in Malayalam sript:
വാസുകിശ്ചിത്രസേനശ്ച തക്ഷകശ്ചോപതക്ഷകഃ ।
പര്വതാശ്ച തഥാ സര്വേ കാദ്രവേയാശ്ച സാന്വയാഃ ।
വിഷവന്തോ മഹാരോഷാ നാഗാശ്ചാര്ജുനതോഽഭവന് ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.63.36 in Telugu sript:
వాసుకిశ్చిత్రసేనశ్చ తక్షకశ్చోపతక్షకః ।
పర్వతాశ్చ తథా సర్వే కాద్రవేయాశ్చ సాన్వయాః ।
విషవన్తో మహారోషా నాగాశ్చార్జునతోఽభవన్ ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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