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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 8.4.88
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
हतप्रवीरे सैन्येऽस्मिन्मामके वदतां वर ।
अहताञ्शंस मे सूत येऽत्र जीवन्ति केचन ॥ ८८ ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
hatapravīre sainye'sminmāmake vadatāṃ vara |
ahatāñśaṃsa me sūta ye'tra jīvanti kecana || 88 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...in battle, throw down from their foremost of cars, those two invincible warriors united together, the wielder of sarnga and the wielder of gandiva!" He had subjugated many invincible and mighty foes—the Gandharas...
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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 (8.4.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhritarashtra, Hatapravira, Sainya, Idam, Mamaka, Vadat, Vara, Ahata, Shamsa, Asmad, Suta, Yah, Yat, Atra, Jivanti, Jivat, Kah, Kim, Cana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.4.88). 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: “dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ”
- dhṛtarāṣṭra* -
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dhṛtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “hatapravīre sainye'sminmāmake vadatāṃ vara ”
- hatapravīre -
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hatapravīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]hatapravīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hatapravīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sainye' -
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sainya (noun, masculine)[locative single]sainya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sainyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- māmake -
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māmaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]māmaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]māmakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vadatām -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 3: “ahatāñśaṃsa me sūta ye'tra jīvanti kecana ”
- ahatāñś -
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ahata (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- śaṃsa -
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śaṃsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śaṃsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śaṃs (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sūta -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- ye' -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jīvanti -
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jīvanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jīvantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]jīvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.4.88
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.88 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಹತಪ್ರವೀರೇ ಸೈನ್ಯೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ಮಾಮಕೇ ವದತಾಂ ವರ ।
ಅಹತಾಞ್ಶಂಸ ಮೇ ಸೂತ ಯೇಽತ್ರ ಜೀವನ್ತಿ ಕೇಚನ ॥ ೮೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.88 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্র উবাচ ।
হতপ্রবীরে সৈন্যেঽস্মিন্মামকে বদতাং বর ।
অহতাঞ্শংস মে সূত যেঽত্র জীবন্তি কেচন ॥ ৮৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.88 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર ઉવાચ ।
હતપ્રવીરે સૈન્યેઽસ્મિન્મામકે વદતાં વર ।
અહતાઞ્શંસ મે સૂત યેઽત્ર જીવન્તિ કેચન ॥ ૮૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.88 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്ര ഉവാച ।
ഹതപ്രവീരേ സൈന്യേഽസ്മിന്മാമകേ വദതാം വര ।
അഹതാഞ്ശംസ മേ സൂത യേഽത്ര ജീവന്തി കേചന ॥ ൮൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.4.88 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్ర ఉవాచ ।
హతప్రవీరే సైన్యేఽస్మిన్మామకే వదతాం వర ।
అహతాఞ్శంస మే సూత యేఽత్ర జీవన్తి కేచన ॥ ౮౮ ॥