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 8.66.29

जनार्दनं द्वादशभिः पराभिनन्नवैर्नवत्या च शरैस्तथार्जुनम् ।
शरेण घोरेण पुनश्च पाण्डवं विभिद्य कर्णोऽभ्यनदज्जहास च ॥ २९ ॥

janārdanaṃ dvādaśabhiḥ parābhinannavairnavatyā ca śaraistathārjunam |
śareṇa ghoreṇa punaśca pāṇḍavaṃ vibhidya karṇo'bhyanadajjahāsa ca || 29 ||

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

...joyfully. Others, possessed of might, danced, embracing each other, and uttering loud shouts, said, "By good luck, Karna has been stretched on the earth and mangled with arrows." Indeed, the severed head of Karna...

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

Janardana, Dvadashan, Para, Nava, Navati, Shara, Tatha, Arjuna, Ghora, Puna, Pandava, Vibhi, Vibha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.66.29). 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: “janārdanaṃ dvādaśabhiḥ parābhinannavairnavatyā ca śaraistathārjunam
  • janārdanam -
  • janārdana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dvādaśabhiḥ -
  • dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parā -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    parā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    parā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhinan -
  • bhid (verb class 7)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • navair -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • navatyā -
  • navati (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    navatī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarais -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • 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]
  • arjunam -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śareṇa ghoreṇa punaśca pāṇḍavaṃ vibhidya karṇo'bhyanadajjahāsa ca
  • śareṇa -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ghoreṇa -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • punaś -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍavam -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vibhi -
  • vibhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vibhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vibhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vibhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dya -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse karṇo'bhyanadajjahāsa*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.66.29

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 8.66.29 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಾರ್ದನಂ ದ್ವಾದಶಭಿಃ ಪರಾಭಿನನ್ನವೈರ್ನವತ್ಯಾ ಚ ಶರೈಸ್ತಥಾರ್ಜುನಮ್ ।
ಶರೇಣ ಘೋರೇಣ ಪುನಶ್ಚ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಂ ವಿಭಿದ್ಯ ಕರ್ಣೋಽಭ್ಯನದಜ್ಜಹಾಸ ಚ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 8.66.29 in Bengali sript:
জনার্দনং দ্বাদশভিঃ পরাভিনন্নবৈর্নবত্যা চ শরৈস্তথার্জুনম্ ।
শরেণ ঘোরেণ পুনশ্চ পাণ্ডবং বিভিদ্য কর্ণোঽভ্যনদজ্জহাস চ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 8.66.29 in Gujarati sript:
જનાર્દનં દ્વાદશભિઃ પરાભિનન્નવૈર્નવત્યા ચ શરૈસ્તથાર્જુનમ્ ।
શરેણ ઘોરેણ પુનશ્ચ પાણ્ડવં વિભિદ્ય કર્ણોઽભ્યનદજ્જહાસ ચ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 8.66.29 in Malayalam sript:
ജനാര്ദനം ദ്വാദശഭിഃ പരാഭിനന്നവൈര്നവത്യാ ച ശരൈസ്തഥാര്ജുനമ് ।
ശരേണ ഘോരേണ പുനശ്ച പാണ്ഡവം വിഭിദ്യ കര്ണോഽഭ്യനദജ്ജഹാസ ച ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.66.29 in Telugu sript:
జనార్దనం ద్వాదశభిః పరాభినన్నవైర్నవత్యా చ శరైస్తథార్జునమ్ ।
శరేణ ఘోరేణ పునశ్చ పాణ్డవం విభిద్య కర్ణోఽభ్యనదజ్జహాస చ ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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