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 8.64.1

संजय उवाच ।
तद्देवनागासुरसिद्धसंघैर्गन्धर्वयक्षाप्सरसां च संघैः ।
ब्रह्मर्षिराजर्षिसुपर्णजुष्टं बभौ वियद्विस्मयनीयरूपम् ॥ १ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
taddevanāgāsurasiddhasaṃghairgandharvayakṣāpsarasāṃ ca saṃghaiḥ |
brahmarṣirājarṣisuparṇajuṣṭaṃ babhau viyadvismayanīyarūpam || 1 ||

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

...sped ninety arrows, each resembling the rod of Death at Karna. Deeply pierced with those shafts, Karna trembled like a mountain riven with thunder. The head-gear of Karna, adorned with costly gems and precious...

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

Sanjaya, Tad, Tat, Devana, Aga, Siddhasangha, Gandharva, Yaksha, Apsaras, Apsarasa, Sangha, Brahmarshi, Aja, Suparna, Jushta, Viyat, Vismayaniya, Rupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.64.1). 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: “saṃjaya uvāca
  • sañjaya* -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “taddevanāgāsurasiddhasaṃghairgandharvayakṣāpsarasāṃ ca saṃghaiḥ
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • devanā -
  • devana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agāsu -
  • agā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siddhasaṅghair -
  • siddhasaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • gandharva -
  • gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yakṣā -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apsarasām -
  • apsaras (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    apsarasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghaiḥ -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “brahmarṣirājarṣisuparṇajuṣṭaṃ babhau viyadvismayanīyarūpam
  • brahmarṣir -
  • brahmarṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ājar -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ṛṣi -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • suparṇa -
  • suparṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suparṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • juṣṭam -
  • juṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    juṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    juṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]
    juṣ -> juṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √juṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √juṣ class 6 verb]
  • babhau -
  • bhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • viyad -
  • viyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    viyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    -> viyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • vismayanīya -
  • vismayanīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vismayanīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.64.1

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 8.64.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತದ್ದೇವನಾಗಾಸುರಸಿದ್ಧಸಂಘೈರ್ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಯಕ್ಷಾಪ್ಸರಸಾಂ ಚ ಸಂಘೈಃ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರ್ಷಿರಾಜರ್ಷಿಸುಪರ್ಣಜುಷ್ಟಂ ಬಭೌ ವಿಯದ್ವಿಸ್ಮಯನೀಯರೂಪಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 8.64.1 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
তদ্দেবনাগাসুরসিদ্ধসংঘৈর্গন্ধর্বযক্ষাপ্সরসাং চ সংঘৈঃ ।
ব্রহ্মর্ষিরাজর্ষিসুপর্ণজুষ্টং বভৌ বিযদ্বিস্মযনীযরূপম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 8.64.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
તદ્દેવનાગાસુરસિદ્ધસંઘૈર્ગન્ધર્વયક્ષાપ્સરસાં ચ સંઘૈઃ ।
બ્રહ્મર્ષિરાજર્ષિસુપર્ણજુષ્ટં બભૌ વિયદ્વિસ્મયનીયરૂપમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 8.64.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
തദ്ദേവനാഗാസുരസിദ്ധസംഘൈര്ഗന്ധര്വയക്ഷാപ്സരസാം ച സംഘൈഃ ।
ബ്രഹ്മര്ഷിരാജര്ഷിസുപര്ണജുഷ്ടം ബഭൌ വിയദ്വിസ്മയനീയരൂപമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.64.1 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
తద్దేవనాగాసురసిద్ధసంఘైర్గన్ధర్వయక్షాప్సరసాం చ సంఘైః ।
బ్రహ్మర్షిరాజర్షిసుపర్ణజుష్టం బభౌ వియద్విస్మయనీయరూపమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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