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 8.5.89

पराङ्मुखांस्तथा राज्ञः पलायनपरायणान् ।
विद्रुतान्रथिनो दृष्ट्वा मन्ये शोचति पुत्रकः ॥ ८९ ॥

parāṅmukhāṃstathā rājñaḥ palāyanaparāyaṇān |
vidrutānrathino dṛṣṭvā manye śocati putrakaḥ || 89 ||

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

...Tranquilise thyself, O monarch I Consider the Pandavas to be already vanquished!'" "Sanjaya continued, 'Thus addressed, O monarch, king Duryodhana then stood up with all the monarchs, like He of a hundred sacrifices...

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

Paranmukha, Tatha, Rajan, Palayanaparayana, Vidruta, Rathi, Rathin, Rathina, Manya, Mani, Shocat, Putraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.5.89). 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: “parāṅmukhāṃstathā rājñaḥ palāyanaparāyaṇān
  • parāṅmukhāṃs -
  • parāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājñaḥ -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • palāyanaparāyaṇān -
  • palāyanaparāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vidrutānrathino dṛṣṭvā manye śocati putrakaḥ
  • vidrutān -
  • vidruta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rathino* -
  • rathī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rathina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • śocati -
  • śuc -> śocat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc -> śocat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śuc class 1 verb]
    śuc (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • putrakaḥ -
  • putraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.5.89

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 8.5.89 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಾಙ್ಮುಖಾಂಸ್ತಥಾ ರಾಜ್ಞಃ ಪಲಾಯನಪರಾಯಣಾನ್ ।
ವಿದ್ರುತಾನ್ರಥಿನೋ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಮನ್ಯೇ ಶೋಚತಿ ಪುತ್ರಕಃ ॥ ೮೯ ॥

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 8.5.89 in Bengali sript:
পরাঙ্মুখাংস্তথা রাজ্ঞঃ পলাযনপরাযণান্ ।
বিদ্রুতান্রথিনো দৃষ্ট্বা মন্যে শোচতি পুত্রকঃ ॥ ৮৯ ॥

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 8.5.89 in Gujarati sript:
પરાઙ્મુખાંસ્તથા રાજ્ઞઃ પલાયનપરાયણાન્ ।
વિદ્રુતાન્રથિનો દૃષ્ટ્વા મન્યે શોચતિ પુત્રકઃ ॥ ૮૯ ॥

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 8.5.89 in Malayalam sript:
പരാങ്മുഖാംസ്തഥാ രാജ്ഞഃ പലായനപരായണാന് ।
വിദ്രുതാന്രഥിനോ ദൃഷ്ട്വാ മന്യേ ശോചതി പുത്രകഃ ॥ ൮൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.5.89 in Telugu sript:
పరాఙ్ముఖాంస్తథా రాజ్ఞః పలాయనపరాయణాన్ ।
విద్రుతాన్రథినో దృష్ట్వా మన్యే శోచతి పుత్రకః ॥ ౮౯ ॥

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