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 8.5.27

संजय उवाच ।
श्रिया कुलेन यशसा तपसा च श्रुतेन च ।
त्वामद्य सन्तो मन्यन्ते ययातिमिव नाहुषम् ॥ २७ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
śriyā kulena yaśasā tapasā ca śrutena ca |
tvāmadya santo manyante yayātimiva nāhuṣam || 27 ||

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

...tiger among men, like a real tiger, endued with great impetuosity, Karna, while shaking his formidable bow and shooting therefrom his terrible shafts and celestial weapons in battle? Surely, his bow broke, or his...

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

Sanjaya, Shri, Shriya, Kula, Yashas, Yashasa, Tapas, Shruta, Tva, Yushmad, Adya, Sat, Santa, Yayati, Iva, Nahusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.5.27). 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: “saṃjaya uvāca
  • sañjaya* -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “śriyā kulena yaśasā tapasā ca śrutena ca
  • śriyā -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kulena -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yaśasā -
  • yaśas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaśas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    yaśasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tapasā -
  • tapas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrutena -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “tvāmadya santo manyante yayātimiva nāhuṣam
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • santo* -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    santa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • manyante -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive third plural]
  • yayātim -
  • yayāti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nāhuṣam -
  • nāhuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāhuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.5.27

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 8.5.27 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶ್ರಿಯಾ ಕುಲೇನ ಯಶಸಾ ತಪಸಾ ಚ ಶ್ರುತೇನ ಚ ।
ತ್ವಾಮದ್ಯ ಸನ್ತೋ ಮನ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಯಯಾತಿಮಿವ ನಾಹುಷಮ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 8.5.27 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
শ্রিযা কুলেন যশসা তপসা চ শ্রুতেন চ ।
ত্বামদ্য সন্তো মন্যন্তে যযাতিমিব নাহুষম্ ॥ ২৭ ॥

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 8.5.27 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
શ્રિયા કુલેન યશસા તપસા ચ શ્રુતેન ચ ।
ત્વામદ્ય સન્તો મન્યન્તે યયાતિમિવ નાહુષમ્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 8.5.27 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
ശ്രിയാ കുലേന യശസാ തപസാ ച ശ്രുതേന ച ।
ത്വാമദ്യ സന്തോ മന്യന്തേ യയാതിമിവ നാഹുഷമ് ॥ ൨൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.5.27 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
శ్రియా కులేన యశసా తపసా చ శ్రుతేన చ ।
త్వామద్య సన్తో మన్యన్తే యయాతిమివ నాహుషమ్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥

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