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 10.8.101

विशस्त्रयन्त्रकवचान्मुक्तकेशान्कृताञ्जलीन् ।
वेपमानान्क्षितौ भीतान्नैव कांश्चिदमुञ्चताम् ॥ १०१ ॥

viśastrayantrakavacānmuktakeśānkṛtāñjalīn |
vepamānānkṣitau bhītānnaiva kāṃścidamuñcatām || 101 ||

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

...cutting them in twain with his sword as if they were sesame stalks. The Earth, O bull of Bharata’s race, became strewn with the fallen bodies of the foremost of...

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

Vishastra, Yantraka, Vaca, Muktakesha, Kritanjali, Vepamana, Kshit, Kshita, Kshiti, Bhita, Kah, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.8.101). 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: “viśastrayantrakavacānmuktakeśānkṛtāñjalīn
  • viśastra -
  • viśastra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yantraka -
  • yantraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yantraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vacān -
  • vaca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    vaca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • muktakeśān -
  • muktakeśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kṛtāñjalīn -
  • kṛtāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vepamānānkṣitau bhītānnaiva kāṃścidamuñcatām
  • vepamānān -
  • vip -> vepamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √vip class 1 verb]
  • kṣitau -
  • kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kṣiti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • bhītānn -
  • bhīta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • kāṃś -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amuñcatām -
  • muc (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third dual]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.8.101

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 10.8.101 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಶಸ್ತ್ರಯನ್ತ್ರಕವಚಾನ್ಮುಕ್ತಕೇಶಾನ್ಕೃತಾಞ್ಜಲೀನ್ ।
ವೇಪಮಾನಾನ್ಕ್ಷಿತೌ ಭೀತಾನ್ನೈವ ಕಾಂಶ್ಚಿದಮುಞ್ಚತಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೦೧ ॥

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 10.8.101 in Bengali sript:
বিশস্ত্রযন্ত্রকবচান্মুক্তকেশান্কৃতাঞ্জলীন্ ।
বেপমানান্ক্ষিতৌ ভীতান্নৈব কাংশ্চিদমুঞ্চতাম্ ॥ ১০১ ॥

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 10.8.101 in Gujarati sript:
વિશસ્ત્રયન્ત્રકવચાન્મુક્તકેશાન્કૃતાઞ્જલીન્ ।
વેપમાનાન્ક્ષિતૌ ભીતાન્નૈવ કાંશ્ચિદમુઞ્ચતામ્ ॥ ૧૦૧ ॥

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 10.8.101 in Malayalam sript:
വിശസ്ത്രയന്ത്രകവചാന്മുക്തകേശാന്കൃതാഞ്ജലീന് ।
വേപമാനാന്ക്ഷിതൌ ഭീതാന്നൈവ കാംശ്ചിദമുഞ്ചതാമ് ॥ ൧൦൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.8.101 in Telugu sript:
విశస్త్రయన్త్రకవచాన్ముక్తకేశాన్కృతాఞ్జలీన్ ।
వేపమానాన్క్షితౌ భీతాన్నైవ కాంశ్చిదముఞ్చతామ్ ॥ ౧౦౧ ॥

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