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 8.36.4

संपातं चान्वपश्याम संग्रामे भृशदारुणे ।
शलभा इव संपेतुः समन्ताच्छरवृष्टयः ॥ ४ ॥

saṃpātaṃ cānvapaśyāma saṃgrāme bhṛśadāruṇe |
śalabhā iva saṃpetuḥ samantāccharavṛṣṭayaḥ || 4 ||

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

...wind, the warriors once more engaged in battle, and striking one another began to fall down on the Earth. Strewn with celestial flowers, with beautiful shafts equipped with wings of gold, and with many foremost...

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

Sampatam, Sampata, Vapa, Shyama, Sangrama, Bhrishadaruna, Shalabha, Iva, Sampa, Samantat, Samanta, Sharavrishti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.36.4). 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: “saṃpātaṃ cānvapaśyāma saṃgrāme bhṛśadāruṇe
  • sampātam -
  • sampātam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sampāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sampāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vapa -
  • vapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śyāma -
  • śyāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • saṅgrāme -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhṛśadāruṇe -
  • bhṛśadāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhṛśadāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhṛśadāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “śalabhā iva saṃpetuḥ samantāccharavṛṣṭayaḥ
  • śalabhā* -
  • śalabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śalabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sampe -
  • sampa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sampā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tuḥ -
  • tur (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tur (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • samantācch -
  • samantāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    samanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śaravṛṣṭayaḥ -
  • śaravṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaravṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.36.4

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 8.36.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಪಾತಂ ಚಾನ್ವಪಶ್ಯಾಮ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ಭೃಶದಾರುಣೇ ।
ಶಲಭಾ ಇವ ಸಂಪೇತುಃ ಸಮನ್ತಾಚ್ಛರವೃಷ್ಟಯಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 8.36.4 in Bengali sript:
সংপাতং চান্বপশ্যাম সংগ্রামে ভৃশদারুণে ।
শলভা ইব সংপেতুঃ সমন্তাচ্ছরবৃষ্টযঃ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 8.36.4 in Gujarati sript:
સંપાતં ચાન્વપશ્યામ સંગ્રામે ભૃશદારુણે ।
શલભા ઇવ સંપેતુઃ સમન્તાચ્છરવૃષ્ટયઃ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 8.36.4 in Malayalam sript:
സംപാതം ചാന്വപശ്യാമ സംഗ്രാമേ ഭൃശദാരുണേ ।
ശലഭാ ഇവ സംപേതുഃ സമന്താച്ഛരവൃഷ്ടയഃ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.36.4 in Telugu sript:
సంపాతం చాన్వపశ్యామ సంగ్రామే భృశదారుణే ।
శలభా ఇవ సంపేతుః సమన్తాచ్ఛరవృష్టయః ॥ ౪ ॥

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