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 8.45.9

ततोऽर्जुनो हयान्हत्वा सर्वांस्तस्य महात्मनः ।
चकार समरे भूमिं शोणितौघतरङ्गिणीम् ॥ ९ ॥

tato'rjuno hayānhatvā sarvāṃstasya mahātmanaḥ |
cakāra samare bhūmiṃ śoṇitaughataraṅgiṇīm || 9 ||

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

...especially by those that are ignorant. Listen to me as I preach to you. By destroying your own self, you wouldst sink into a more terrible hell than if you had slain your brother. Declare now, in words, your own...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Arjuna, Haya, Sarva, Mahatman, Cakara, Samara, Bhumi, Shonitaugha, Tarangini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.45.9). 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'rjuno hayānhatvā sarvāṃstasya mahātmanaḥ
  • 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]
  • arjuno* -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hayān -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hatvā -
  • han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
    han -> hatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √han]
  • sarvāṃs -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “cakāra samare bhūmiṃ śoṇitaughataraṅgiṇīm
  • cakāra -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhūmim -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śoṇitaugha -
  • śoṇitaugha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taraṅgiṇīm -
  • taraṅgiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.45.9

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 8.45.9 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽರ್ಜುನೋ ಹಯಾನ್ಹತ್ವಾ ಸರ್ವಾಂಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಚಕಾರ ಸಮರೇ ಭೂಮಿಂ ಶೋಣಿತೌಘತರಙ್ಗಿಣೀಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 8.45.9 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽর্জুনো হযান্হত্বা সর্বাংস্তস্য মহাত্মনঃ ।
চকার সমরে ভূমিং শোণিতৌঘতরঙ্গিণীম্ ॥ ৯ ॥

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 8.45.9 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽર્જુનો હયાન્હત્વા સર્વાંસ્તસ્ય મહાત્મનઃ ।
ચકાર સમરે ભૂમિં શોણિતૌઘતરઙ્ગિણીમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 8.45.9 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽര്ജുനോ ഹയാന്ഹത്വാ സര്വാംസ്തസ്യ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
ചകാര സമരേ ഭൂമിം ശോണിതൌഘതരങ്ഗിണീമ് ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.45.9 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽర్జునో హయాన్హత్వా సర్వాంస్తస్య మహాత్మనః ।
చకార సమరే భూమిం శోణితౌఘతరఙ్గిణీమ్ ॥ ౯ ॥

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