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 3.120.8

तस्यास्त्रवर्षाण्यहमुत्तमास्त्रैर्विहत्य सर्वाणि रणेऽभिभूय ।
कायाच्छिरः सर्पविषाग्निकल्पैः शरोत्तमैरुन्मथितास्मि राम ॥ ८ ॥

tasyāstravarṣāṇyahamuttamāstrairvihatya sarvāṇi raṇe'bhibhūya |
kāyācchiraḥ sarpaviṣāgnikalpaiḥ śarottamairunmathitāsmi rāma || 8 ||

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

...offering he had intended to make. And as he was about to take up an excellent portion of the Soma juice with the object of offering it to the two Asvins, the destroyer of the demon...

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

Tri, Tra, Avarsha, Aha, Asmad, Uttama, Sarva, Sarvani, Rana, Abhibhuya, Kaya, Shira, Shiras, Sarpavisha, Agnikalpa, Sharottama, Unmathita, Rama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.120.8). 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: “tasyāstravarṣāṇyahamuttamāstrairvihatya sarvāṇi raṇe'bhibhūya
  • tasyās -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tra -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avarṣāṇya -
  • avarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamās -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • trair -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vihatya -
  • sarvāṇi -
  • sarvāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • raṇe' -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • abhibhūya -
  • abhibhūya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kāyācchiraḥ sarpaviṣāgnikalpaiḥ śarottamairunmathitāsmi rāma
  • kāyācch -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śiraḥ -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarpaviṣā -
  • sarpaviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarpaviṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agnikalpaiḥ -
  • agnikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    agnikalpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śarottamair -
  • śarottama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • unmathitā -
  • unmathita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unmathita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unmathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • rāma -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.120.8

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 3.120.8 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾಸ್ತ್ರವರ್ಷಾಣ್ಯಹಮುತ್ತಮಾಸ್ತ್ರೈರ್ವಿಹತ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ರಣೇಽಭಿಭೂಯ ।
ಕಾಯಾಚ್ಛಿರಃ ಸರ್ಪವಿಷಾಗ್ನಿಕಲ್ಪೈಃ ಶರೋತ್ತಮೈರುನ್ಮಥಿತಾಸ್ಮಿ ರಾಮ ॥ 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 3.120.8 in Bengali sript:
তস্যাস্ত্রবর্ষাণ্যহমুত্তমাস্ত্রৈর্বিহত্য সর্বাণি রণেঽভিভূয ।
কাযাচ্ছিরঃ সর্পবিষাগ্নিকল্পৈঃ শরোত্তমৈরুন্মথিতাস্মি রাম ॥ 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 3.120.8 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાસ્ત્રવર્ષાણ્યહમુત્તમાસ્ત્રૈર્વિહત્ય સર્વાણિ રણેઽભિભૂય ।
કાયાચ્છિરઃ સર્પવિષાગ્નિકલ્પૈઃ શરોત્તમૈરુન્મથિતાસ્મિ રામ ॥ 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 3.120.8 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാസ്ത്രവര്ഷാണ്യഹമുത്തമാസ്ത്രൈര്വിഹത്യ സര്വാണി രണേഽഭിഭൂയ ।
കായാച്ഛിരഃ സര്പവിഷാഗ്നികല്പൈഃ ശരോത്തമൈരുന്മഥിതാസ്മി രാമ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.120.8 in Telugu sript:
తస్యాస్త్రవర్షాణ్యహముత్తమాస్త్రైర్విహత్య సర్వాణి రణేఽభిభూయ ।
కాయాచ్ఛిరః సర్పవిషాగ్నికల్పైః శరోత్తమైరున్మథితాస్మి రామ ॥ ౮ ॥

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