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 8.66.42

ततश्चक्रमपतत्तस्य भूमौ स विह्वलः समरे सूतपुत्रः ।
घूर्णे रथे ब्राह्मणस्याभिशापाद्रामादुपात्तेऽप्रतिभाति चास्त्रे ॥ ४२ ॥

tataścakramapatattasya bhūmau sa vihvalaḥ samare sūtaputraḥ |
ghūrṇe rathe brāhmaṇasyābhiśāpādrāmādupātte'pratibhāti cāstre || 42 ||

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

...with those awful and tremendous shouts, began to slap his armpits, jump, and dance, frightening the Dhartarashtras by those movements. The Somakas and the Srinjayas also loudly blew their conchs. All the Kshatriyas...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Patat, Bhuma, Bhumi, Vihvala, Samara, Sutaputra, Ghurna, Ghurni, Ratha, Brahmana, Abhishapa, Rama, Upatta, Apratibha, Ati, Tra, Tri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.66.42). 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: “tataścakramapatattasya bhūmau sa vihvalaḥ samare sūtaputraḥ
  • tataś -
  • 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]
  • cakrama -
  • kram (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
  • patat -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    patat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vihvalaḥ -
  • vihvala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sūtaputraḥ -
  • sūtaputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ghūrṇe rathe brāhmaṇasyābhiśāpādrāmādupātte'pratibhāti cāstre
  • ghūrṇe -
  • ghūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ghūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ghūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ghūrṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ghūrṇ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • rathe -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • brāhmaṇasyā -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • abhiśāpād -
  • abhiśāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rāmād -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • upātte' -
  • upātta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upātta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upāttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • apratibhā -
  • apratibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apratibha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apratibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cās -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tre -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    trā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.66.42

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 8.66.42 in Kannada sript:
ತತಶ್ಚಕ್ರಮಪತತ್ತಸ್ಯ ಭೂಮೌ ಸ ವಿಹ್ವಲಃ ಸಮರೇ ಸೂತಪುತ್ರಃ ।
ಘೂರ್ಣೇ ರಥೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯಾಭಿಶಾಪಾದ್ರಾಮಾದುಪಾತ್ತೇಽಪ್ರತಿಭಾತಿ ಚಾಸ್ತ್ರೇ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 8.66.42 in Bengali sript:
ততশ্চক্রমপতত্তস্য ভূমৌ স বিহ্বলঃ সমরে সূতপুত্রঃ ।
ঘূর্ণে রথে ব্রাহ্মণস্যাভিশাপাদ্রামাদুপাত্তেঽপ্রতিভাতি চাস্ত্রে ॥ ৪২ ॥

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 8.66.42 in Gujarati sript:
તતશ્ચક્રમપતત્તસ્ય ભૂમૌ સ વિહ્વલઃ સમરે સૂતપુત્રઃ ।
ઘૂર્ણે રથે બ્રાહ્મણસ્યાભિશાપાદ્રામાદુપાત્તેઽપ્રતિભાતિ ચાસ્ત્રે ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 8.66.42 in Malayalam sript:
തതശ്ചക്രമപതത്തസ്യ ഭൂമൌ സ വിഹ്വലഃ സമരേ സൂതപുത്രഃ ।
ഘൂര്ണേ രഥേ ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യാഭിശാപാദ്രാമാദുപാത്തേഽപ്രതിഭാതി ചാസ്ത്രേ ॥ ൪൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.66.42 in Telugu sript:
తతశ్చక్రమపతత్తస్య భూమౌ స విహ్వలః సమరే సూతపుత్రః ।
ఘూర్ణే రథే బ్రాహ్మణస్యాభిశాపాద్రామాదుపాత్తేఽప్రతిభాతి చాస్త్రే ॥ ౪౨ ॥

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