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 8.6.8

ततो दुर्योधनो राजा साम्ना परमवल्गुना ।
तानाभाष्य महेष्वासान्प्राप्तकालमभाषत ॥ ८ ॥

tato duryodhano rājā sāmnā paramavalgunā |
tānābhāṣya maheṣvāsānprāptakālamabhāṣata || 8 ||

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

...Phalguna! The thorn also which for twelve years has been planted in my heart will then be plucked out! Knowing this, O you of mighty arms, form you the array that you wishest!" Hearing those words of his brother...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Duryodhana, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Saman, Parama, Valgu, Tana, Maheshvasa, Praptakala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.6.8). 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: “tato duryodhano rājā sāmnā paramavalgunā
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • duryodhano* -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sāmnā -
  • sāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • parama -
  • parama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • valgunā -
  • valgu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    valgu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tānābhāṣya maheṣvāsānprāptakālamabhāṣata
  • tānā -
  • tāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhāṣya -
  • maheṣvāsān -
  • maheṣvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prāptakālam -
  • prāptakāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāptakāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptakālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.6.8

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 8.6.8 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನೋ ರಾಜಾ ಸಾಮ್ನಾ ಪರಮವಲ್ಗುನಾ ।
ತಾನಾಭಾಷ್ಯ ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸಾನ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಕಾಲಮಭಾಷತ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 8.6.8 in Bengali sript:
ততো দুর্যোধনো রাজা সাম্না পরমবল্গুনা ।
তানাভাষ্য মহেষ্বাসান্প্রাপ্তকালমভাষত ॥ ৮ ॥

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 8.6.8 in Gujarati sript:
તતો દુર્યોધનો રાજા સામ્ના પરમવલ્ગુના ।
તાનાભાષ્ય મહેષ્વાસાન્પ્રાપ્તકાલમભાષત ॥ ૮ ॥

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 8.6.8 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ദുര്യോധനോ രാജാ സാമ്നാ പരമവല്ഗുനാ ।
താനാഭാഷ്യ മഹേഷ്വാസാന്പ്രാപ്തകാലമഭാഷത ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.6.8 in Telugu sript:
తతో దుర్యోధనో రాజా సామ్నా పరమవల్గునా ।
తానాభాష్య మహేష్వాసాన్ప్రాప్తకాలమభాషత ॥ ౮ ॥

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