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 8.63.63

तद्भीरुसंत्रासकरं युद्धं समभवत्तदा ।
अन्योन्यस्पर्धिनोर्वीर्ये शक्रशम्बरयोरिव ॥ ६३ ॥

tadbhīrusaṃtrāsakaraṃ yuddhaṃ samabhavattadā |
anyonyaspardhinorvīrye śakraśambarayoriva || 63 ||

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

...also (as will appear in the sequel) did not return from that battle without causing the snake to succumb to the power of Yama. Sped from Karna’s arms, that costly shaft resembling fire or the sun in effulgence...

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

Tad, Tat, Bhiru, Santrasa, Kara, Yuddha, Sama, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tada, Anyonyaspardhin, Virya, Shakra, Shambara, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.63.63). 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: “tadbhīrusaṃtrāsakaraṃ yuddhaṃ samabhavattadā
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhīru -
  • bhīru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhīru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhīrū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhīrū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhīrū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • santrāsa -
  • santrāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santrāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karam -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhavat -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “anyonyaspardhinorvīrye śakraśambarayoriva
  • anyonyaspardhinor -
  • anyonyaspardhin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    anyonyaspardhin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • vīrye -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [locative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • śakra -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śambarayor -
  • śambara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.63.63

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 8.63.63 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ಭೀರುಸಂತ್ರಾಸಕರಂ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಸಮಭವತ್ತದಾ ।
ಅನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿನೋರ್ವೀರ್ಯೇ ಶಕ್ರಶಮ್ಬರಯೋರಿವ ॥ ೬೩ ॥

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 8.63.63 in Bengali sript:
তদ্ভীরুসংত্রাসকরং যুদ্ধং সমভবত্তদা ।
অন্যোন্যস্পর্ধিনোর্বীর্যে শক্রশম্বরযোরিব ॥ ৬৩ ॥

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 8.63.63 in Gujarati sript:
તદ્ભીરુસંત્રાસકરં યુદ્ધં સમભવત્તદા ।
અન્યોન્યસ્પર્ધિનોર્વીર્યે શક્રશમ્બરયોરિવ ॥ ૬૩ ॥

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 8.63.63 in Malayalam sript:
തദ്ഭീരുസംത്രാസകരം യുദ്ധം സമഭവത്തദാ ।
അന്യോന്യസ്പര്ധിനോര്വീര്യേ ശക്രശമ്ബരയോരിവ ॥ ൬൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.63.63 in Telugu sript:
తద్భీరుసంత్రాసకరం యుద్ధం సమభవత్తదా ।
అన్యోన్యస్పర్ధినోర్వీర్యే శక్రశమ్బరయోరివ ॥ ౬౩ ॥

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