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 8.63.64

तयोर्ध्वजौ वीतमालौ शुशुभाते रथस्थितौ ।
पृथग्रूपौ समार्छन्तौ क्रोधं युद्धे परस्परम् ॥ ६४ ॥

tayordhvajau vītamālau śuśubhāte rathasthitau |
pṛthagrūpau samārchantau krodhaṃ yuddhe parasparam || 64 ||

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

...viz., that mighty snake who from before had become the deadly foe of Arjuna, thus crushing the latter’s diadem, went away. Having burnt the gold-decked diadem of Arjuna displayed on his head, he desired to come...

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

Tad, Dhvaja, Vita, Ala, Ali, Alu, Ratha, Sthita, Sthiti, Prithagrupa, Sama, Krodha, Yuddha, Parasparam, Paraspara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.63.64). 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: “tayordhvajau vītamālau śuśubhāte rathasthitau
  • tayor -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • dhvajau -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vītam -
  • vīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vai -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    vai -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vai class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vai class 1 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    vyā -> vīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vyā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vyā class 1 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • ālau -
  • āla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āli (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    āli (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ālu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ālu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śuśubhāte -
  • śubh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle third dual]
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitau -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “pṛthagrūpau samārchantau krodhaṃ yuddhe parasparam
  • pṛthagrūpau -
  • pṛthagrūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ārchantau -
  • krodham -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krodhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    krodhan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    krodhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • yuddhe -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • parasparam -
  • parasparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paraspara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paraspara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parasparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.63.64

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 8.63.64 in Kannada sript:
ತಯೋರ್ಧ್ವಜೌ ವೀತಮಾಲೌ ಶುಶುಭಾತೇ ರಥಸ್ಥಿತೌ ।
ಪೃಥಗ್ರೂಪೌ ಸಮಾರ್ಛನ್ತೌ ಕ್ರೋಧಂ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಪರಸ್ಪರಮ್ ॥ ೬೪ ॥

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 8.63.64 in Bengali sript:
তযোর্ধ্বজৌ বীতমালৌ শুশুভাতে রথস্থিতৌ ।
পৃথগ্রূপৌ সমার্ছন্তৌ ক্রোধং যুদ্ধে পরস্পরম্ ॥ ৬৪ ॥

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 8.63.64 in Gujarati sript:
તયોર્ધ્વજૌ વીતમાલૌ શુશુભાતે રથસ્થિતૌ ।
પૃથગ્રૂપૌ સમાર્છન્તૌ ક્રોધં યુદ્ધે પરસ્પરમ્ ॥ ૬૪ ॥

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 8.63.64 in Malayalam sript:
തയോര്ധ്വജൌ വീതമാലൌ ശുശുഭാതേ രഥസ്ഥിതൌ ।
പൃഥഗ്രൂപൌ സമാര്ഛന്തൌ ക്രോധം യുദ്ധേ പരസ്പരമ് ॥ ൬൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.63.64 in Telugu sript:
తయోర్ధ్వజౌ వీతమాలౌ శుశుభాతే రథస్థితౌ ।
పృథగ్రూపౌ సమార్ఛన్తౌ క్రోధం యుద్ధే పరస్పరమ్ ॥ ౬౪ ॥

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