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 5.62.8

तौ विहायसमाक्रान्तौ दृष्ट्वा शाकुनिकस्तदा ।
अन्वधावदनिर्विण्णो येन येन स्म गच्छतः ॥ ८ ॥

tau vihāyasamākrāntau dṛṣṭvā śākunikastadā |
anvadhāvadanirviṇṇo yena yena sma gacchataḥ || 8 ||

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

...Dhrishtadyumna of Pritha’s race and numerous other kings in their train; and all those great car-warriors were assembled in a place not far from Indraprastha; and having assembled together...

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

Vihayasa, Akranta, Akranti, Shakunika, Tada, Anu, Anirvinna, Yena, Yah, Yat, Sma, Gacchat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.62.8). 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: “tau vihāyasamākrāntau dṛṣṭvā śākunikastadā
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vihāyasam -
  • vihāyasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vihāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihāyasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ākrāntau -
  • ākrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ākrānti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • śākunikas -
  • śākunika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “anvadhāvadanirviṇṇo yena yena sma gacchataḥ
  • anva -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adhāvad -
  • dhāv (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    dhāv (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • anirviṇṇo* -
  • anirviṇṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • gacchataḥ -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.62.8

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 5.62.8 in Kannada sript:
ತೌ ವಿಹಾಯಸಮಾಕ್ರಾನ್ತೌ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಶಾಕುನಿಕಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಅನ್ವಧಾವದನಿರ್ವಿಣ್ಣೋ ಯೇನ ಯೇನ ಸ್ಮ ಗಚ್ಛತಃ ॥ 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 5.62.8 in Bengali sript:
তৌ বিহাযসমাক্রান্তৌ দৃষ্ট্বা শাকুনিকস্তদা ।
অন্বধাবদনির্বিণ্ণো যেন যেন স্ম গচ্ছতঃ ॥ 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 5.62.8 in Gujarati sript:
તૌ વિહાયસમાક્રાન્તૌ દૃષ્ટ્વા શાકુનિકસ્તદા ।
અન્વધાવદનિર્વિણ્ણો યેન યેન સ્મ ગચ્છતઃ ॥ 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 5.62.8 in Malayalam sript:
തൌ വിഹായസമാക്രാന്തൌ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ ശാകുനികസ്തദാ ।
അന്വധാവദനിര്വിണ്ണോ യേന യേന സ്മ ഗച്ഛതഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.62.8 in Telugu sript:
తౌ విహాయసమాక్రాన్తౌ దృష్ట్వా శాకునికస్తదా ।
అన్వధావదనిర్విణ్ణో యేన యేన స్మ గచ్ఛతః ॥ ౮ ॥

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