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 8.18.1

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संजय उवाच ।
युयुत्सुं तव पुत्रं तु प्राद्रवन्तं महद्बलम् ।
उलूकोऽभ्यपतत्तूर्णं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥

saṃjaya uvāca |
yuyutsuṃ tava putraṃ tu prādravantaṃ mahadbalam |
ulūko'bhyapatattūrṇaṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt || 1 ||

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

...of theirs. Their foes (i.e., the Kurus) cast their eyes cheerlessly on that car whose rattle resembled the roar of the clouds and whose banners waved beautifully in the air and which had white steeds yoked unto...
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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 (8.18.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sanjaya, Yuyutsu, Yushmad, Putra, Pra, Prat, Ravat, Mahat, Bala, Uluka, Abhi, Turnam, Turna, Tishtha, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.18.1). 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: “yuyutsuṃ tava putraṃ tu prādravantaṃ mahadbalam ”
yuyutsum -
yuyutsu (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuyutsu (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
tava -
yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]
putram -
putra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

putra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

putrā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
prād -
pra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
ravantam -
√ru -> ravat (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ru class 1 verb]
mahad -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
balam -
bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

balā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “ulūko'bhyapatattūrṇaṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ”
ulūko' -
ulūka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
abhya -
abhi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

abhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

abhi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

abhi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

abhī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

abhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

abhi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
apatat -
√pat (verb class 1)

[imperfect active third single]
tūrṇam -
tūrṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tūrṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

tūrṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tūrṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]

√tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
tiṣṭha -
tiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tiṣṭhe -
tiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tiṣṭha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√sthā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abravīt -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.18.1

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;

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Preview of verse 8.18.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯುಯುತ್ಸುಂ ತವ ಪುತ್ರಂ ತು ಪ್ರಾದ್ರವನ್ತಂ ಮಹದ್ಬಲಮ್ ।
ಉಲೂಕೋಽಭ್ಯಪತತ್ತೂರ್ಣಂ ತಿಷ್ಠ ತಿಷ್ಠೇತಿ ಚಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 8.18.1 in Bengali sript:
সংজয উবাচ ।
যুযুত্সুং তব পুত্রং তু প্রাদ্রবন্তং মহদ্বলম্ ।
উলূকোঽভ্যপতত্তূর্ণং তিষ্ঠ তিষ্ঠেতি চাব্রবীত্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 8.18.1 in Gujarati sript:
સંજય ઉવાચ ।
યુયુત્સું તવ પુત્રં તુ પ્રાદ્રવન્તં મહદ્બલમ્ ।
ઉલૂકોઽભ્યપતત્તૂર્ણં તિષ્ઠ તિષ્ઠેતિ ચાબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૧ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.18.1 in Malayalam sript:
സംജയ ഉവാച ।
യുയുത്സും തവ പുത്രം തു പ്രാദ്രവന്തം മഹദ്ബലമ് ।
ഉലൂകോഽഭ്യപതത്തൂര്ണം തിഷ്ഠ തിഷ്ഠേതി ചാബ്രവീത് ॥ ൧ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.18.1 in Telugu sript:
సంజయ ఉవాచ ।
యుయుత్సుం తవ పుత్రం తు ప్రాద్రవన్తం మహద్బలమ్ ।
ఉలూకోఽభ్యపతత్తూర్ణం తిష్ఠ తిష్ఠేతి చాబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౧ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021