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 8.51.25

तदेवं समरे तात वर्तमाने महाभये ।
भीमसेनं समासाद्य त्वां च पाण्डव कौरवाः ।
सवाजिरथनागाश्च मृत्युलोकमितो गताः ॥ २५ ॥

tadevaṃ samare tāta vartamāne mahābhaye |
bhīmasenaṃ samāsādya tvāṃ ca pāṇḍava kauravāḥ |
savājirathanāgāśca mṛtyulokamito gatāḥ || 25 ||

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

...struck with fear, fled in all directions, at the very sight of Karna. Loud wails arose there among the Pancalas in that great battle, while they were thus struck with the keen shafts sped from Karna’s bow. Struck...

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

Tada, Samara, Tata, Vartamana, Mahabhaya, Bhimasena, Samasadya, Tva, Yushmad, Pandava, Kaurava, Sava, Savan, Ajira, Tha, Naga, Mrityuloka, Itah, Ita, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.51.25). 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: “tadevaṃ samare tāta vartamāne mahābhaye
  • tade -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vam -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samare -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vartamāne -
  • vartamāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vartamāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vartamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • mahābhaye -
  • mahābhaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahābhaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahābhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “bhīmasenaṃ samāsādya tvāṃ ca pāṇḍava kauravāḥ
  • bhīmasenam -
  • bhīmasena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • samāsādya -
  • samāsādya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samāsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṇḍava -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kauravāḥ -
  • kaurava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “savājirathanāgāśca mṛtyulokamito gatāḥ
  • savā -
  • sava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [instrumental single]
    savan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    savan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    savā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    su (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ajira -
  • ajira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāgāś -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛtyulokam -
  • mṛtyuloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ito* -
  • itaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • gatāḥ -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.51.25

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 8.51.25 in Kannada sript:
ತದೇವಂ ಸಮರೇ ತಾತ ವರ್ತಮಾನೇ ಮಹಾಭಯೇ ।
ಭೀಮಸೇನಂ ಸಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ತ್ವಾಂ ಚ ಪಾಣ್ಡವ ಕೌರವಾಃ ।
ಸವಾಜಿರಥನಾಗಾಶ್ಚ ಮೃತ್ಯುಲೋಕಮಿತೋ ಗತಾಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 8.51.25 in Bengali sript:
তদেবং সমরে তাত বর্তমানে মহাভযে ।
ভীমসেনং সমাসাদ্য ত্বাং চ পাণ্ডব কৌরবাঃ ।
সবাজিরথনাগাশ্চ মৃত্যুলোকমিতো গতাঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 8.51.25 in Gujarati sript:
તદેવં સમરે તાત વર્તમાને મહાભયે ।
ભીમસેનં સમાસાદ્ય ત્વાં ચ પાણ્ડવ કૌરવાઃ ।
સવાજિરથનાગાશ્ચ મૃત્યુલોકમિતો ગતાઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 8.51.25 in Malayalam sript:
തദേവം സമരേ താത വര്തമാനേ മഹാഭയേ ।
ഭീമസേനം സമാസാദ്യ ത്വാം ച പാണ്ഡവ കൌരവാഃ ।
സവാജിരഥനാഗാശ്ച മൃത്യുലോകമിതോ ഗതാഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.51.25 in Telugu sript:
తదేవం సమరే తాత వర్తమానే మహాభయే ।
భీమసేనం సమాసాద్య త్వాం చ పాణ్డవ కౌరవాః ।
సవాజిరథనాగాశ్చ మృత్యులోకమితో గతాః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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