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 8.66.31

ततः शराणां नवतीर्नवार्जुनः ससर्ज कर्णेऽन्तकदण्डसंनिभाः ।
शरैर्भृशायस्ततनुः प्रविव्यथे तथा यथा वज्रविदारितोऽचलः ॥ ३१ ॥

tataḥ śarāṇāṃ navatīrnavārjunaḥ sasarja karṇe'ntakadaṇḍasaṃnibhāḥ |
śarairbhṛśāyastatanuḥ pravivyathe tathā yathā vajravidārito'calaḥ || 31 ||

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

...rays, after having scorched the hostile army, was at last caused to be set by the mighty Arjuna-time. As the Sun, while proceeding towards the Asta hills, retires taking away with him all his rays, even so that...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shara, Navati, Nava, Navan, Arjuna, Karna, Karni, Antaka, Danda, Samnibha, Bhrisha, Tanu, Tanus, Pra, Tatha, Yatha, Vajra, Vidarita, Acala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.66.31). 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: “tataḥ śarāṇāṃ navatīrnavārjunaḥ sasarja karṇe'ntakadaṇḍasaṃnibhāḥ
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • śarāṇām -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • navatīr -
  • navati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    navatī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • navā -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    navā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arjunaḥ -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sasarja -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    sarj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • karṇe' -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    karṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • antaka -
  • antaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍa -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃnibhāḥ -
  • saṃnibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃnibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śarairbhṛśāyastatanuḥ pravivyathe tathā yathā vajravidārito'calaḥ
  • śarair -
  • śara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhṛśāya -
  • bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tanuḥ -
  • tanus (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vivyathe -
  • vyath (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vajra -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidārito' -
  • vidārita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • acalaḥ -
  • acala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.66.31

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 8.66.31 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಶರಾಣಾಂ ನವತೀರ್ನವಾರ್ಜುನಃ ಸಸರ್ಜ ಕರ್ಣೇಽನ್ತಕದಣ್ಡಸಂನಿಭಾಃ ।
ಶರೈರ್ಭೃಶಾಯಸ್ತತನುಃ ಪ್ರವಿವ್ಯಥೇ ತಥಾ ಯಥಾ ವಜ್ರವಿದಾರಿತೋಽಚಲಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 8.66.31 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ শরাণাং নবতীর্নবার্জুনঃ সসর্জ কর্ণেঽন্তকদণ্ডসংনিভাঃ ।
শরৈর্ভৃশাযস্ততনুঃ প্রবিব্যথে তথা যথা বজ্রবিদারিতোঽচলঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 8.66.31 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ શરાણાં નવતીર્નવાર્જુનઃ સસર્જ કર્ણેઽન્તકદણ્ડસંનિભાઃ ।
શરૈર્ભૃશાયસ્તતનુઃ પ્રવિવ્યથે તથા યથા વજ્રવિદારિતોઽચલઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 8.66.31 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ ശരാണാം നവതീര്നവാര്ജുനഃ സസര്ജ കര്ണേഽന്തകദണ്ഡസംനിഭാഃ ।
ശരൈര്ഭൃശായസ്തതനുഃ പ്രവിവ്യഥേ തഥാ യഥാ വജ്രവിദാരിതോഽചലഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.66.31 in Telugu sript:
తతః శరాణాం నవతీర్నవార్జునః ససర్జ కర్ణేఽన్తకదణ్డసంనిభాః ।
శరైర్భృశాయస్తతనుః ప్రవివ్యథే తథా యథా వజ్రవిదారితోఽచలః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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