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 10.8.60

स तु क्रोधसमाविष्टो द्रोणपुत्रो महाबलः ।
शिखण्डिनं समासाद्य द्विधा चिच्छेद सोऽसिना ॥ ६० ॥

sa tu krodhasamāviṣṭo droṇaputro mahābalaḥ |
śikhaṇḍinaṃ samāsādya dvidhā ciccheda so'sinā || 60 ||

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

...after another. Accomplished in the use of the sword, Ashvatthama then, rushing against other combatants, cut them down with his excellent sword. The warriors in...

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

Krodha, Krodhan, Samavishta, Drona, Putra, Mahabala, Shikhandin, Shikhandina, Samasadya, Dvidha, Sah, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.8.60). 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: “sa tu krodhasamāviṣṭo droṇaputro mahābalaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • krodha -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodhan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    krodhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samāviṣṭo* -
  • samāviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • droṇa -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    droṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putro* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śikhaṇḍinaṃ samāsādya dvidhā ciccheda so'sinā
  • śikhaṇḍinam -
  • śikhaṇḍina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śikhaṇḍina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śikhaṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samāsādya -
  • samāsādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samāsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvidhā -
  • dvidhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ciccheda -
  • chid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    chid (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asinā -
  • asi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.8.60

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 10.8.60 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ತು ಕ್ರೋಧಸಮಾವಿಷ್ಟೋ ದ್ರೋಣಪುತ್ರೋ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ।
ಶಿಖಣ್ಡಿನಂ ಸಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ದ್ವಿಧಾ ಚಿಚ್ಛೇದ ಸೋಽಸಿನಾ ॥ ೬೦ ॥

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 10.8.60 in Bengali sript:
স তু ক্রোধসমাবিষ্টো দ্রোণপুত্রো মহাবলঃ ।
শিখণ্ডিনং সমাসাদ্য দ্বিধা চিচ্ছেদ সোঽসিনা ॥ ৬০ ॥

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 10.8.60 in Gujarati sript:
સ તુ ક્રોધસમાવિષ્ટો દ્રોણપુત્રો મહાબલઃ ।
શિખણ્ડિનં સમાસાદ્ય દ્વિધા ચિચ્છેદ સોઽસિના ॥ ૬૦ ॥

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 10.8.60 in Malayalam sript:
സ തു ക്രോധസമാവിഷ്ടോ ദ്രോണപുത്രോ മഹാബലഃ ।
ശിഖണ്ഡിനം സമാസാദ്യ ദ്വിധാ ചിച്ഛേദ സോഽസിനാ ॥ ൬൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.8.60 in Telugu sript:
స తు క్రోధసమావిష్టో ద్రోణపుత్రో మహాబలః ।
శిఖణ్డినం సమాసాద్య ద్విధా చిచ్ఛేద సోఽసినా ॥ ౬౦ ॥

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