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 8.66.1

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संजय उवाच ।
ततोऽपयाताः शरपातमात्रमवस्थिताः कुरवो भिन्नसेनाः ।
विद्युत्प्रकाशं ददृशुः समन्ताद्धनंजयास्त्रं समुदीर्यमाणम् ॥ १ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
tato'payātāḥ śarapātamātramavasthitāḥ kuravo bhinnasenāḥ |
vidyutprakāśaṃ dadṛśuḥ samantāddhanaṃjayāstraṃ samudīryamāṇam || 1 ||

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

...Cut off with your arrow the head of this enemy of thine, viz., Vrisha, before he succeeds in getting upon his car." Applauding those words of the lord Vasudeva, and while the wheel of his enemy was still sunk,...
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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 (8.66.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanjaya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Apayata, Sharapata, Atra, Avasthita, Kurava, Kuru, Bhinna, Sena, Vidyut, Prakasha, Samantat, Samanta, Hanat, Jaya, Tra, Samud, Iryamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.66.1). 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: “tato'payātāḥ śarapātamātramavasthitāḥ kuravo bhinnasenāḥ ”
tato' -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
apayātāḥ -
apayāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

apayātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
śarapātam -
śarapāta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ātram -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
avasthitāḥ -
avasthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

avasthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
kuravo* -
kurava (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kuru (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
bhinna -
bhinna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhinna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
senāḥ -
sena (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

senā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 3: “vidyutprakāśaṃ dadṛśuḥ samantāddhanaṃjayāstraṃ samudīryamāṇam ”
vidyut -
vidyut (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vidyut (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
prakāśam -
prakāśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prakāśa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prakāśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dadṛśuḥ -
√dṛś (verb class 1)

[perfect active third plural]
samantāddh -
samantāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

samanta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

samanta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
hanañ -
han (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

√han -> hanat (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb]
jayās -
jaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tram -
tra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

trā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
samudī -
samud (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

samud (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
iryamāṇam -
√ir -> iryamāṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ir class 6 verb]

√ir -> iryamāṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ir class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ir class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.66.1

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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 8.66.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತೋಽಪಯಾತಾಃ ಶರಪಾತಮಾತ್ರಮವಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ಕುರವೋ ಭಿನ್ನಸೇನಾಃ ।
ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಪ್ರಕಾಶಂ ದದೃಶುಃ ಸಮನ್ತಾದ್ಧನಂಜಯಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಸಮುದೀರ್ಯಮಾಣಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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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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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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 8.66.1 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
ততোঽপযাতাঃ শরপাতমাত্রমবস্থিতাঃ কুরবো ভিন্নসেনাঃ ।
বিদ্যুত্প্রকাশং দদৃশুঃ সমন্তাদ্ধনংজযাস্ত্রং সমুদীর্যমাণম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 8.66.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
તતોઽપયાતાઃ શરપાતમાત્રમવસ્થિતાઃ કુરવો ભિન્નસેનાઃ ।
વિદ્યુત્પ્રકાશં દદૃશુઃ સમન્તાદ્ધનંજયાસ્ત્રં સમુદીર્યમાણમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.66.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
തതോഽപയാതാഃ ശരപാതമാത്രമവസ്ഥിതാഃ കുരവോ ഭിന്നസേനാഃ ।
വിദ്യുത്പ്രകാശം ദദൃശുഃ സമന്താദ്ധനംജയാസ്ത്രം സമുദീര്യമാണമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.66.1 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
తతోఽపయాతాః శరపాతమాత్రమవస్థితాః కురవో భిన్నసేనాః ।
విద్యుత్ప్రకాశం దదృశుః సమన్తాద్ధనంజయాస్త్రం సముదీర్యమాణమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021