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 10.8.105

कांश्चिदापततो वीरानपरांश्च प्रधावतः ।
व्ययोजयत खड्गेन प्राणैर्द्विजवरो नरान् ॥ १०५ ॥

kāṃścidāpatato vīrānaparāṃśca pradhāvataḥ |
vyayojayata khaḍgena prāṇairdvijavaro narān || 105 ||

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

...fight. And he cut off some at the middle, and lopped off the ears of others, and struck others on the shoulders, and pressed down the heads of some into their trunks...

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

Kah, Cit, Tas, Vira, Apara, Pradhavat, Vyaya, Khadga, Prana, Dvijavara, Nara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.8.105). 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: “kāṃścidāpatato vīrānaparāṃśca pradhāvataḥ
  • 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]
  • āpata -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
  • to* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīrān -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aparāṃś -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradhāvataḥ -
  • pradhāvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pradhāvat (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pradhāvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vyayojayata khaḍgena prāṇairdvijavaro narān
  • vyayo -
  • vyaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jayata -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • khaḍgena -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    khaḍga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prāṇair -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dvijavaro* -
  • dvijavara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narān -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.8.105

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 10.8.105 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಂಶ್ಚಿದಾಪತತೋ ವೀರಾನಪರಾಂಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಧಾವತಃ ।
ವ್ಯಯೋಜಯತ ಖಡ್ಗೇನ ಪ್ರಾಣೈರ್ದ್ವಿಜವರೋ ನರಾನ್ ॥ ೧೦೫ ॥

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 10.8.105 in Bengali sript:
কাংশ্চিদাপততো বীরানপরাংশ্চ প্রধাবতঃ ।
ব্যযোজযত খড্গেন প্রাণৈর্দ্বিজবরো নরান্ ॥ ১০৫ ॥

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 10.8.105 in Gujarati sript:
કાંશ્ચિદાપતતો વીરાનપરાંશ્ચ પ્રધાવતઃ ।
વ્યયોજયત ખડ્ગેન પ્રાણૈર્દ્વિજવરો નરાન્ ॥ ૧૦૫ ॥

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 10.8.105 in Malayalam sript:
കാംശ്ചിദാപതതോ വീരാനപരാംശ്ച പ്രധാവതഃ ।
വ്യയോജയത ഖഡ്ഗേന പ്രാണൈര്ദ്വിജവരോ നരാന് ॥ ൧൦൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.8.105 in Telugu sript:
కాంశ్చిదాపతతో వీరానపరాంశ్చ ప్రధావతః ।
వ్యయోజయత ఖడ్గేన ప్రాణైర్ద్విజవరో నరాన్ ॥ ౧౦౫ ॥

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