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 12.27.8

यः स बाणधनुष्पाणिर्योधयामास भार्गवम् ।
बहून्यहानि कौरव्यः कुरुक्षेत्रे महामृधे ॥ ८ ॥

yaḥ sa bāṇadhanuṣpāṇiryodhayāmāsa bhārgavam |
bahūnyahāni kauravyaḥ kurukṣetre mahāmṛdhe || 8 ||

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

...Srinjaya, that even he fell a prey to death. During his rule, Maghavat showered gold for one whole year upon his kingdom. Obtaining that king for her lord, the earth became in reality (and not in name only as...

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

Yah, Bana, Dhanushpani, Yodha, Amasa, Bhargava, Bahu, Aha, Ahan, Kauravi, Kauravya, Kurukshetra, Mahamridha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.27.8). 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: “yaḥ sa bāṇadhanuṣpāṇiryodhayāmāsa bhārgavam
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bāṇa -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanuṣpāṇir -
  • dhanuṣpāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanuṣpāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yodhayā -
  • yodhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amāsa -
  • amāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārgavam -
  • bhārgava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhārgava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bahūnyahāni kauravyaḥ kurukṣetre mahāmṛdhe
  • bahūnya -
  • bahu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ahāni -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ahan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kauravyaḥ -
  • kauravī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kauravya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurukṣetre -
  • kurukṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kurukṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mahāmṛdhe -
  • mahāmṛdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.27.8

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 12.27.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯಃ ಸ ಬಾಣಧನುಷ್ಪಾಣಿರ್ಯೋಧಯಾಮಾಸ ಭಾರ್ಗವಮ್ ।
ಬಹೂನ್ಯಹಾನಿ ಕೌರವ್ಯಃ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ ಮಹಾಮೃಧೇ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 12.27.8 in Bengali sript:
যঃ স বাণধনুষ্পাণির্যোধযামাস ভার্গবম্ ।
বহূন্যহানি কৌরব্যঃ কুরুক্ষেত্রে মহামৃধে ॥ ৮ ॥

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 12.27.8 in Gujarati sript:
યઃ સ બાણધનુષ્પાણિર્યોધયામાસ ભાર્ગવમ્ ।
બહૂન્યહાનિ કૌરવ્યઃ કુરુક્ષેત્રે મહામૃધે ॥ ૮ ॥

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 12.27.8 in Malayalam sript:
യഃ സ ബാണധനുഷ്പാണിര്യോധയാമാസ ഭാര്ഗവമ് ।
ബഹൂന്യഹാനി കൌരവ്യഃ കുരുക്ഷേത്രേ മഹാമൃധേ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.27.8 in Telugu sript:
యః స బాణధనుష్పాణిర్యోధయామాస భార్గవమ్ ।
బహూన్యహాని కౌరవ్యః కురుక్షేత్రే మహామృధే ॥ ౮ ॥

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