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 8.66.2

तदर्जुनास्त्रं ग्रसते स्म वीरान्वियत्तथाकाशमनन्तघोषम् ।
क्रुद्धेन पार्थेन तदाशु सृष्टं वधाय कर्णस्य महाविमर्दे ॥ २ ॥

tadarjunāstraṃ grasate sma vīrānviyattathākāśamanantaghoṣam |
kruddhena pārthena tadāśu sṛṣṭaṃ vadhāya karṇasya mahāvimarde || 2 ||

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

...the mighty car-warrior Arjuna took up a razor-headed arrow of blazing effulgence and struck the standard (of Karna) bearing the elephant’s rope and bright as the spotless sun. That standard bearing the device of...

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

Tada, Riju, Astra, Grasat, Sma, Vira, Viyat, Tatha, Akasha, Ananta, Ghosha, Kruddha, Partha, Ashu, Srishta, Vadha, Karna, Mah, Maha, Vimarda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.66.2). 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: “tadarjunāstraṃ grasate sma vīrānviyattathākāśamanantaghoṣam
  • tadar -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛjunā -
  • ṛju (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ṛju (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • grasate -
  • gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    gras -> grasat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √gras class 1 verb]
    grasat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    grasat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    grasat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gras (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vīrān -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • viyat -
  • 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]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākāśam -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ananta -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ghoṣam -
  • ghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghoṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kruddhena pārthena tadāśu sṛṣṭaṃ vadhāya karṇasya mahāvimarde
  • kruddhena -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kruddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √krudh class 4 verb]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • pārthena -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sṛṣṭam -
  • sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • vadhāya -
  • vadha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • karṇasya -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mahā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vimarde -
  • vimarda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.66.2

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 8.66.2 in Kannada sript:
ತದರ್ಜುನಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಗ್ರಸತೇ ಸ್ಮ ವೀರಾನ್ವಿಯತ್ತಥಾಕಾಶಮನನ್ತಘೋಷಮ್ ।
ಕ್ರುದ್ಧೇನ ಪಾರ್ಥೇನ ತದಾಶು ಸೃಷ್ಟಂ ವಧಾಯ ಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾವಿಮರ್ದೇ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 8.66.2 in Bengali sript:
তদর্জুনাস্ত্রং গ্রসতে স্ম বীরান্বিযত্তথাকাশমনন্তঘোষম্ ।
ক্রুদ্ধেন পার্থেন তদাশু সৃষ্টং বধায কর্ণস্য মহাবিমর্দে ॥ ২ ॥

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 8.66.2 in Gujarati sript:
તદર્જુનાસ્ત્રં ગ્રસતે સ્મ વીરાન્વિયત્તથાકાશમનન્તઘોષમ્ ।
ક્રુદ્ધેન પાર્થેન તદાશુ સૃષ્ટં વધાય કર્ણસ્ય મહાવિમર્દે ॥ ૨ ॥

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 8.66.2 in Malayalam sript:
തദര്ജുനാസ്ത്രം ഗ്രസതേ സ്മ വീരാന്വിയത്തഥാകാശമനന്തഘോഷമ് ।
ക്രുദ്ധേന പാര്ഥേന തദാശു സൃഷ്ടം വധായ കര്ണസ്യ മഹാവിമര്ദേ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.66.2 in Telugu sript:
తదర్జునాస్త్రం గ్రసతే స్మ వీరాన్వియత్తథాకాశమనన్తఘోషమ్ ।
క్రుద్ధేన పార్థేన తదాశు సృష్టం వధాయ కర్ణస్య మహావిమర్దే ॥ ౨ ॥

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