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 8.66.37

साश्वं तु कर्णं सरथं किरीटी समाचिनोद्भारत वत्सदन्तैः ।
प्रच्छादयामास दिशश्च बाणैः सर्वप्रयत्नात्तपनीयपुङ्खैः ॥ ३७ ॥

sāśvaṃ tu karṇaṃ sarathaṃ kirīṭī samācinodbhārata vatsadantaiḥ |
pracchādayāmāsa diśaśca bāṇaiḥ sarvaprayatnāttapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ || 37 ||

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

...that encounter between Karna and Arjuna, Shalya proceeded, filled with wrath, on that car divested of equipment. Beholding his army deprived of the Suta’s son and its cars and steeds and elephants destroyed, Duryodhana...

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

Sashva, Karna, Saratha, Kiriti, Kiritin, Sama, Bharata, Vatsadanta, Pracchada, Yama, Yaman, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Bana, Sarvaprayatna, Tapaniya, Punkha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.66.37). 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: “sāśvaṃ tu karṇaṃ sarathaṃ kirīṭī samācinodbhārata vatsadantaiḥ
  • sāśvam -
  • sāśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāśva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāśvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • karṇam -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saratham -
  • saratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kirīṭī -
  • kirīṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kirīṭin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • acinod -
  • ci (verb class 5)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vatsadantaiḥ -
  • vatsadanta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vatsadanta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “pracchādayāmāsa diśaśca bāṇaiḥ sarvaprayatnāttapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ
  • pracchāda -
  • pracchāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pracchāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāmā -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • diśaś -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāṇaiḥ -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sarvaprayatnāt -
  • sarvaprayatna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tapanīya -
  • tapanīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tapanīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tap -> tapanīya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
    tap -> tapanīya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tap class 4 verb]
  • puṅkhaiḥ -
  • puṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.66.37

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 8.66.37 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಶ್ವಂ ತು ಕರ್ಣಂ ಸರಥಂ ಕಿರೀಟೀ ಸಮಾಚಿನೋದ್ಭಾರತ ವತ್ಸದನ್ತೈಃ ।
ಪ್ರಚ್ಛಾದಯಾಮಾಸ ದಿಶಶ್ಚ ಬಾಣೈಃ ಸರ್ವಪ್ರಯತ್ನಾತ್ತಪನೀಯಪುಙ್ಖೈಃ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 8.66.37 in Bengali sript:
সাশ্বং তু কর্ণং সরথং কিরীটী সমাচিনোদ্ভারত বত্সদন্তৈঃ ।
প্রচ্ছাদযামাস দিশশ্চ বাণৈঃ সর্বপ্রযত্নাত্তপনীযপুঙ্খৈঃ ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 8.66.37 in Gujarati sript:
સાશ્વં તુ કર્ણં સરથં કિરીટી સમાચિનોદ્ભારત વત્સદન્તૈઃ ।
પ્રચ્છાદયામાસ દિશશ્ચ બાણૈઃ સર્વપ્રયત્નાત્તપનીયપુઙ્ખૈઃ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 8.66.37 in Malayalam sript:
സാശ്വം തു കര്ണം സരഥം കിരീടീ സമാചിനോദ്ഭാരത വത്സദന്തൈഃ ।
പ്രച്ഛാദയാമാസ ദിശശ്ച ബാണൈഃ സര്വപ്രയത്നാത്തപനീയപുങ്ഖൈഃ ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.66.37 in Telugu sript:
సాశ్వం తు కర్ణం సరథం కిరీటీ సమాచినోద్భారత వత్సదన్తైః ।
ప్రచ్ఛాదయామాస దిశశ్చ బాణైః సర్వప్రయత్నాత్తపనీయపుఙ్ఖైః ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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