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 8.2.5

तानि बद्धान्यनिष्टानि लम्बमानानि भारत ।
अदृश्यन्त महाराज नक्षत्राणि यथा दिवि ॥ ५ ॥

tāni baddhānyaniṣṭāni lambamānāni bhārata |
adṛśyanta mahārāja nakṣatrāṇi yathā divi || 5 ||

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

...Bharata ladies, with hearts exceedingly agitated and scorched by grief, wept aloud. Approaching the king, Gandhari, O bull of Bharata’s race, and the other ladies of the household, all fell down on the earth, deprived...

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

Tad, Tani, Baddha, Anishta, Lambamana, Bharata, Maharaja, Maharajan, Nakshatra, Nakshatrani, Yatha, Div, Divi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.2.5). 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: “tāni baddhānyaniṣṭāni lambamānāni bhārata
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • baddhānya -
  • baddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aniṣṭāni -
  • aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lambamānāni -
  • lamb -> lambamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √lamb class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lamb class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √lamb class 1 verb]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “adṛśyanta mahārāja nakṣatrāṇi yathā divi
  • adṛśyanta -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive third plural]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nakṣatrāṇi -
  • nakṣatrāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nakṣatrāṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nakṣatrāṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • divi -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.2.5

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 8.2.5 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನಿ ಬದ್ಧಾನ್ಯನಿಷ್ಟಾನಿ ಲಮ್ಬಮಾನಾನಿ ಭಾರತ ।
ಅದೃಶ್ಯನ್ತ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಾಣಿ ಯಥಾ ದಿವಿ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 8.2.5 in Bengali sript:
তানি বদ্ধান্যনিষ্টানি লম্বমানানি ভারত ।
অদৃশ্যন্ত মহারাজ নক্ষত্রাণি যথা দিবি ॥ ৫ ॥

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 8.2.5 in Gujarati sript:
તાનિ બદ્ધાન્યનિષ્ટાનિ લમ્બમાનાનિ ભારત ।
અદૃશ્યન્ત મહારાજ નક્ષત્રાણિ યથા દિવિ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 8.2.5 in Malayalam sript:
താനി ബദ്ധാന്യനിഷ്ടാനി ലമ്ബമാനാനി ഭാരത ।
അദൃശ്യന്ത മഹാരാജ നക്ഷത്രാണി യഥാ ദിവി ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.2.5 in Telugu sript:
తాని బద్ధాన్యనిష్టాని లమ్బమానాని భారత ।
అదృశ్యన్త మహారాజ నక్షత్రాణి యథా దివి ॥ ౫ ॥

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