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 8.31.41

पश्य कर्ण महाघोरं भयदं लोमहर्षणम् ।
कबन्धं मेघसंकाशं भानुमावृत्य संस्थितम् ॥ ४१ ॥

paśya karṇa mahāghoraṃ bhayadaṃ lomaharṣaṇam |
kabandhaṃ meghasaṃkāśaṃ bhānumāvṛtya saṃsthitam || 41 ||

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

...against him. Filled with rage, Bhimasena then, O king, with a broad-headed arrow, struck off the head of Vivitsu adorned with earrings and head-gear, and graced with a face resembling the full moon. Thus cut off...

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

Pashya, Karna, Mahaghora, Bhayada, Lomaharshana, Kabandha, Megha, Sankasha, Bhanuman, Samsthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.31.41). 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: “paśya karṇa mahāghoraṃ bhayadaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • karṇa -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāghoram -
  • mahāghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāghorā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhayadam -
  • bhayada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhayada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lomaharṣaṇam -
  • lomaharṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lomaharṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lomaharṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kabandhaṃ meghasaṃkāśaṃ bhānumāvṛtya saṃsthitam
  • kabandham -
  • kabandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kabandha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • megha -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkāśam -
  • saṅkāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhānumā -
  • bhānuman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhānuman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āvṛtya -
  • saṃsthitam -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃsthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.31.41

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 8.31.41 in Kannada sript:
ಪಶ್ಯ ಕರ್ಣ ಮಹಾಘೋರಂ ಭಯದಂ ಲೋಮಹರ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಕಬನ್ಧಂ ಮೇಘಸಂಕಾಶಂ ಭಾನುಮಾವೃತ್ಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 8.31.41 in Bengali sript:
পশ্য কর্ণ মহাঘোরং ভযদং লোমহর্ষণম্ ।
কবন্ধং মেঘসংকাশং ভানুমাবৃত্য সংস্থিতম্ ॥ ৪১ ॥

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 8.31.41 in Gujarati sript:
પશ્ય કર્ણ મહાઘોરં ભયદં લોમહર્ષણમ્ ।
કબન્ધં મેઘસંકાશં ભાનુમાવૃત્ય સંસ્થિતમ્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 8.31.41 in Malayalam sript:
പശ്യ കര്ണ മഹാഘോരം ഭയദം ലോമഹര്ഷണമ് ।
കബന്ധം മേഘസംകാശം ഭാനുമാവൃത്യ സംസ്ഥിതമ് ॥ ൪൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.31.41 in Telugu sript:
పశ్య కర్ణ మహాఘోరం భయదం లోమహర్షణమ్ ।
కబన్ధం మేఘసంకాశం భానుమావృత్య సంస్థితమ్ ॥ ౪౧ ॥

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