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 9.26.8

प्रतिव्यूह्य बलं सर्वं रणमध्ये व्यवस्थितः ।
एनं हत्वा शितैर्बाणैः कृतकृत्यो भविष्यसि ॥ ८ ॥

prativyūhya balaṃ sarvaṃ raṇamadhye vyavasthitaḥ |
enaṃ hatvā śitairbāṇaiḥ kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi || 8 ||

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

...fatal rods of Yama, sped by those two warriors, the Earth, the sky, and all the points of the compass, became shrouded. Then Srutarvan, filled with rage, took up his...

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

Bala, Sarvam, Sarva, Rana, Adhi, Vyavasthita, Shita, Bana, Kritakritya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.26.8). 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: “prativyūhya balaṃ sarvaṃ raṇamadhye vyavasthitaḥ
  • Cannot analyse prativyūhya*ba
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • raṇam -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • vyavasthitaḥ -
  • vyavasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “enaṃ hatvā śitairbāṇaiḥ kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi
  • Cannot analyse enam*ha
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • śitair -
  • śita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śā -> śita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √śā class 4 verb]
  • bāṇaiḥ -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṛtakṛtyo* -
  • kṛtakṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyasi -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.26.8

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 9.26.8 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತಿವ್ಯೂಹ್ಯ ಬಲಂ ಸರ್ವಂ ರಣಮಧ್ಯೇ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಃ ।
ಏನಂ ಹತ್ವಾ ಶಿತೈರ್ಬಾಣೈಃ ಕೃತಕೃತ್ಯೋ ಭವಿಷ್ಯಸಿ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 9.26.8 in Bengali sript:
প্রতিব্যূহ্য বলং সর্বং রণমধ্যে ব্যবস্থিতঃ ।
এনং হত্বা শিতৈর্বাণৈঃ কৃতকৃত্যো ভবিষ্যসি ॥ ৮ ॥

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 9.26.8 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતિવ્યૂહ્ય બલં સર્વં રણમધ્યે વ્યવસ્થિતઃ ।
એનં હત્વા શિતૈર્બાણૈઃ કૃતકૃત્યો ભવિષ્યસિ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 9.26.8 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതിവ്യൂഹ്യ ബലം സര്വം രണമധ്യേ വ്യവസ്ഥിതഃ ।
ഏനം ഹത്വാ ശിതൈര്ബാണൈഃ കൃതകൃത്യോ ഭവിഷ്യസി ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.26.8 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతివ్యూహ్య బలం సర్వం రణమధ్యే వ్యవస్థితః ।
ఏనం హత్వా శితైర్బాణైః కృతకృత్యో భవిష్యసి ॥ ౮ ॥

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