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 8.22.19

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अहो बत महद्दुःखं यत्र पाण्डुसुतान्रणे ।
नातरद्रभसः कर्णो दैवं नूनं परायणम् ।
अहो द्यूतस्य निष्ठेयं घोरा संप्रति वर्तते ॥ १९ ॥

aho bata mahadduḥkhaṃ yatra pāṇḍusutānraṇe |
nātaradrabhasaḥ karṇo daivaṃ nūnaṃ parāyaṇam |
aho dyūtasya niṣṭheyaṃ ghorā saṃprati vartate || 19 ||

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

...millions upon millions of Gandharvas played upon diverse kinds of musical instruments at the hour of his setting out. When the boon-giving Brahman, having ascended the car, set out for the Asuras, the Lord of the...
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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 (8.22.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahan, Bata, Mahat, Duhkham, Duhkha, Yatra, Pandu, Suta, Rana, Ara, Dra, Bhasa, Karna, Daiva, Nunam, Parayana, Dyuta, Nishtha, Iyam, Idam, Ghora, Samprati, Vartat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.22.19). 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: “aho bata mahadduḥkhaṃ yatra pāṇḍusutānraṇe ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
bata -
bata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
mahad -
atimahat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
duḥkham -
duḥkham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

duḥkha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

duḥkha (noun, neuter)

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

duḥkhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yatra -
yatra (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

yatra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yatra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pāṇḍu -
pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

pāṇḍu (noun, neuter)

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

pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sutān -
suta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
raṇe -
raṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

raṇa (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Line 2: “nātaradrabhasaḥ karṇo daivaṃ nūnaṃ parāyaṇam ”
nāt -
na (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ara -
ara (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ara (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ṛ (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√ṛ (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]

√ṛ (verb class 5)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
dra -
dra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhasaḥ -
bhasa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
karṇo* -
karṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
daivam -
daiva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

daiva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nūnam -
nūnam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
parāyaṇam -
parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parāyaṇa (noun, neuter)

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

parāyaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “aho dyūtasya niṣṭheyaṃ ghorā saṃprati vartate ”
aho* -
ahan (noun, neuter)

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

ahar (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

√has (verb class 1)

[aorist active second single]
dyūtasya -
dyūta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
niṣṭhe -
niṣṭha (noun, masculine)

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

niṣṭha (noun, neuter)

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

niṣṭhā (noun, feminine)

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

niṣṭhā (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ghorā -
ghorā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
samprati -
samprati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

samprati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

samprati (noun, neuter)

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

sampratī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

sampratī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

sampratī (noun, neuter)

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

samprati (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vartate -
√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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.22.19

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 8.22.19 in Kannada sript:
ಅಹೋ ಬತ ಮಹದ್ದುಃಖಂ ಯತ್ರ ಪಾಣ್ಡುಸುತಾನ್ರಣೇ ।
ನಾತರದ್ರಭಸಃ ಕರ್ಣೋ ದೈವಂ ನೂನಂ ಪರಾಯಣಮ್ ।
ಅಹೋ ದ್ಯೂತಸ್ಯ ನಿಷ್ಠೇಯಂ ಘೋರಾ ಸಂಪ್ರತಿ ವರ್ತತೇ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 8.22.19 in Bengali sript:
অহো বত মহদ্দুঃখং যত্র পাণ্ডুসুতান্রণে ।
নাতরদ্রভসঃ কর্ণো দৈবং নূনং পরাযণম্ ।
অহো দ্যূতস্য নিষ্ঠেযং ঘোরা সংপ্রতি বর্ততে ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 8.22.19 in Gujarati sript:
અહો બત મહદ્દુઃખં યત્ર પાણ્ડુસુતાન્રણે ।
નાતરદ્રભસઃ કર્ણો દૈવં નૂનં પરાયણમ્ ।
અહો દ્યૂતસ્ય નિષ્ઠેયં ઘોરા સંપ્રતિ વર્તતે ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.22.19 in Malayalam sript:
അഹോ ബത മഹദ്ദുഃഖം യത്ര പാണ്ഡുസുതാന്രണേ ।
നാതരദ്രഭസഃ കര്ണോ ദൈവം നൂനം പരായണമ് ।
അഹോ ദ്യൂതസ്യ നിഷ്ഠേയം ഘോരാ സംപ്രതി വര്തതേ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.22.19 in Telugu sript:
అహో బత మహద్దుఃఖం యత్ర పాణ్డుసుతాన్రణే ।
నాతరద్రభసః కర్ణో దైవం నూనం పరాయణమ్ ।
అహో ద్యూతస్య నిష్ఠేయం ఘోరా సంప్రతి వర్తతే ॥ ౧౯ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021