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 10.8.40

विस्फुरद्भिश्च तैर्द्रौणिर्निस्त्रिंशस्योद्यमेन च ।
आक्षेपेण तथैवासेस्त्रिधा रक्तोक्षितोऽभवत् ॥ ४० ॥

visphuradbhiśca tairdrauṇirnistriṃśasyodyamena ca |
ākṣepeṇa tathaivāsestridhā raktokṣito'bhavat || 40 ||

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

...superhuman. Those who awaked from sleep, O Kaurava, became stupefied with the loud noise (they heard around). Beholding Drona’s son, they looked at each other’s...

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

Visphurat, Tad, Drauni, Nistrimsha, Udyama, Akshepa, Tatha, Asi, Tridha, Raktri, Rakta, Ukshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.8.40). 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: “visphuradbhiśca tairdrauṇirnistriṃśasyodyamena ca
  • visphuradbhiś -
  • visphurat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    visphurat (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    visphurat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • drauṇir -
  • drauṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nistriṃśasyo -
  • nistriṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nistriṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • udyamena -
  • udyama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ākṣepeṇa tathaivāsestridhā raktokṣito'bhavat
  • ākṣepeṇa -
  • ākṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • 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]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ases -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tridhā* -
  • tridhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rakto -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    raktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • ukṣito' -
  • ukṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ukṣ -> ukṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.8.40

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 10.8.40 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಸ್ಫುರದ್ಭಿಶ್ಚ ತೈರ್ದ್ರೌಣಿರ್ನಿಸ್ತ್ರಿಂಶಸ್ಯೋದ್ಯಮೇನ ಚ ।
ಆಕ್ಷೇಪೇಣ ತಥೈವಾಸೇಸ್ತ್ರಿಧಾ ರಕ್ತೋಕ್ಷಿತೋಽಭವತ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 10.8.40 in Bengali sript:
বিস্ফুরদ্ভিশ্চ তৈর্দ্রৌণির্নিস্ত্রিংশস্যোদ্যমেন চ ।
আক্ষেপেণ তথৈবাসেস্ত্রিধা রক্তোক্ষিতোঽভবত্ ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 10.8.40 in Gujarati sript:
વિસ્ફુરદ્ભિશ્ચ તૈર્દ્રૌણિર્નિસ્ત્રિંશસ્યોદ્યમેન ચ ।
આક્ષેપેણ તથૈવાસેસ્ત્રિધા રક્તોક્ષિતોઽભવત્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 10.8.40 in Malayalam sript:
വിസ്ഫുരദ്ഭിശ്ച തൈര്ദ്രൌണിര്നിസ്ത്രിംശസ്യോദ്യമേന ച ।
ആക്ഷേപേണ തഥൈവാസേസ്ത്രിധാ രക്തോക്ഷിതോഽഭവത് ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.8.40 in Telugu sript:
విస్ఫురద్భిశ్చ తైర్ద్రౌణిర్నిస్త్రింశస్యోద్యమేన చ ।
ఆక్షేపేణ తథైవాసేస్త్రిధా రక్తోక్షితోఽభవత్ ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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