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 8.8.2

ततो गजा रथाश्चाश्वाः पत्तयश्च महाहवे ।
संप्रहारं परं चक्रुर्देहपाप्मप्रणाशनम् ॥ २ ॥

tato gajā rathāścāśvāḥ pattayaśca mahāhave |
saṃprahāraṃ paraṃ cakrurdehapāpmapraṇāśanam || 2 ||

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

...with fury, against all creatures at the time of the universal dissolution. Slaughtered in that battle by your grandson armed with the bow, they quickly fled on all sides like elephants scorched by a forestconflagration...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Gaja, Ratha, Ashva, Patti, Mahahava, Samprahara, Param, Para, Cakru, Deha, Papman, Pranashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.8.2). 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: “tato gajā rathāścāśvāḥ pattayaśca mahāhave
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • gajā* -
  • gaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rathāś -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvāḥ -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pattayaś -
  • patti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    patti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāhave -
  • mahāhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃprahāraṃ paraṃ cakrurdehapāpmapraṇāśanam
  • samprahāram -
  • samprahāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • deha -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dah (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • pāpma -
  • pāpman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pāpman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • praṇāśanam -
  • praṇāśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇāśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.8.2

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 8.8.2 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ಗಜಾ ರಥಾಶ್ಚಾಶ್ವಾಃ ಪತ್ತಯಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾಹವೇ ।
ಸಂಪ್ರಹಾರಂ ಪರಂ ಚಕ್ರುರ್ದೇಹಪಾಪ್ಮಪ್ರಣಾಶನಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 8.8.2 in Bengali sript:
ততো গজা রথাশ্চাশ্বাঃ পত্তযশ্চ মহাহবে ।
সংপ্রহারং পরং চক্রুর্দেহপাপ্মপ্রণাশনম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 8.8.2 in Gujarati sript:
તતો ગજા રથાશ્ચાશ્વાઃ પત્તયશ્ચ મહાહવે ।
સંપ્રહારં પરં ચક્રુર્દેહપાપ્મપ્રણાશનમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 8.8.2 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ഗജാ രഥാശ്ചാശ്വാഃ പത്തയശ്ച മഹാഹവേ ।
സംപ്രഹാരം പരം ചക്രുര്ദേഹപാപ്മപ്രണാശനമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.8.2 in Telugu sript:
తతో గజా రథాశ్చాశ్వాః పత్తయశ్చ మహాహవే ।
సంప్రహారం పరం చక్రుర్దేహపాప్మప్రణాశనమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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