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 10.8.38

तथैव गुल्मे संप्रेक्ष्य शयानान्मध्यगौल्मिकान् ।
श्रान्तान्न्यस्तायुधान्सर्वान्क्षणेनैव व्यपोथयत् ॥ ३८ ॥

tathaiva gulme saṃprekṣya śayānānmadhyagaulmikān |
śrāntānnyastāyudhānsarvānkṣaṇenaiva vyapothayat || 38 ||

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

...he seemed then to be Death himself commissioned by time. Causing his foes to tremble by the repeated blows of his sword that were of three kinds, Ashvatthama became...

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

Tatha, Gulma, Prekshya, Shayana, Madhya, Gaulmika, Shranta, Nyasta, Ayudha, Sarva, Kshana, Yat, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.8.38). 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: “tathaiva gulme saṃprekṣya śayānānmadhyagaulmikān
  • tathai -
  • 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]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • gulme -
  • gulma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prekṣya -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śayānān -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    śayāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √śī class 2 verb], [ablative single from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • madhya -
  • madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaulmikān -
  • gaulmika (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śrāntānnyastāyudhānsarvānkṣaṇenaiva vyapothayat
  • śrāntān -
  • śrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    śrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √śram class 4 verb], [ablative single from √śram class 4 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √śram class 4 verb]
  • nyastā -
  • nyasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayudhān -
  • ayudha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kṣaṇenai -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vyapo -
  • vyapa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • utha -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.8.38

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 10.8.38 in Kannada sript:
ತಥೈವ ಗುಲ್ಮೇ ಸಂಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಶಯಾನಾನ್ಮಧ್ಯಗೌಲ್ಮಿಕಾನ್ ।
ಶ್ರಾನ್ತಾನ್ನ್ಯಸ್ತಾಯುಧಾನ್ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಕ್ಷಣೇನೈವ ವ್ಯಪೋಥಯತ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 10.8.38 in Bengali sript:
তথৈব গুল্মে সংপ্রেক্ষ্য শযানান্মধ্যগৌল্মিকান্ ।
শ্রান্তান্ন্যস্তাযুধান্সর্বান্ক্ষণেনৈব ব্যপোথযত্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

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 10.8.38 in Gujarati sript:
તથૈવ ગુલ્મે સંપ્રેક્ષ્ય શયાનાન્મધ્યગૌલ્મિકાન્ ।
શ્રાન્તાન્ન્યસ્તાયુધાન્સર્વાન્ક્ષણેનૈવ વ્યપોથયત્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 10.8.38 in Malayalam sript:
തഥൈവ ഗുല്മേ സംപ്രേക്ഷ്യ ശയാനാന്മധ്യഗൌല്മികാന് ।
ശ്രാന്താന്ന്യസ്തായുധാന്സര്വാന്ക്ഷണേനൈവ വ്യപോഥയത് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.8.38 in Telugu sript:
తథైవ గుల్మే సంప్రేక్ష్య శయానాన్మధ్యగౌల్మికాన్ ।
శ్రాన్తాన్న్యస్తాయుధాన్సర్వాన్క్షణేనైవ వ్యపోథయత్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

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