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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 8.20.2
तथा तु मे कथयसे यथा युद्धं तु वर्तते ।
न सन्ति सूत कौरव्या इति मे नैष्ठिकी मतिः ॥ २ ॥
tathā tu me kathayase yathā yuddhaṃ tu vartate |
na santi sūta kauravyā iti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ || 2 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...upon them from every side. When, however, Purandra failed to pierce those cities made impenetrable, O king, by the Creator with his boons, the chief of celestials, filled with fear, and leaving those cities, repaired...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.20.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatha, Asmad, Yatha, Yuddha, Vartat, Sat, Santi, Suta, Kauravi, Kauravya, Iti, Naishthiki, Mati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.20.2). 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: “tathā tu me kathayase yathā yuddhaṃ tu vartate ”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- 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]
- kathayase -
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√kath (verb class 10)[present middle second single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yuddham -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vartate -
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√vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt (verb class 1)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “na santi sūta kauravyā iti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- santi -
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santi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]santi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]santi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√as (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- 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]
- kauravyā* -
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kauravī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kauravya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kauravyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- 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]
- naiṣṭhikī -
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naiṣṭhikī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- matiḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.20.2
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 8.20.2 in Kannada sript:
ತಥಾ ತು ಮೇ ಕಥಯಸೇ ಯಥಾ ಯುದ್ಧಂ ತು ವರ್ತತೇ ।
ನ ಸನ್ತಿ ಸೂತ ಕೌರವ್ಯಾ ಇತಿ ಮೇ ನೈಷ್ಠಿಕೀ ಮತಿಃ ॥ ೨ ॥
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 8.20.2 in Bengali sript:
তথা তু মে কথযসে যথা যুদ্ধং তু বর্ততে ।
ন সন্তি সূত কৌরব্যা ইতি মে নৈষ্ঠিকী মতিঃ ॥ ২ ॥
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 8.20.2 in Gujarati sript:
તથા તુ મે કથયસે યથા યુદ્ધં તુ વર્તતે ।
ન સન્તિ સૂત કૌરવ્યા ઇતિ મે નૈષ્ઠિકી મતિઃ ॥ ૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.20.2 in Malayalam sript:
തഥാ തു മേ കഥയസേ യഥാ യുദ്ധം തു വര്തതേ ।
ന സന്തി സൂത കൌരവ്യാ ഇതി മേ നൈഷ്ഠികീ മതിഃ ॥ ൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.20.2 in Telugu sript:
తథా తు మే కథయసే యథా యుద్ధం తు వర్తతే ।
న సన్తి సూత కౌరవ్యా ఇతి మే నైష్ఠికీ మతిః ॥ ౨ ॥