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 8.24.17

गुणप्रसवसंबाधमसंबाधमनामयम् ।
प्रासादैर्विविधैश्चैव द्वारैश्चाप्युपशोभितम् ॥ १७ ॥

guṇaprasavasaṃbādhamasaṃbādhamanāmayam |
prāsādairvividhaiścaiva dvāraiścāpyupaśobhitam || 17 ||

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

...seemed to be ablaze; their standards trembled; and their animals, O monarch, shed copious tears. These and many other terrible and awful portents appeared for the destruction of the Kurus. Stupefied by destiny...

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

Guna, Prasava, Sambadha, Asambadha, Anamaya, Prasada, Vividha, Dvara, Capin, Capi, Upashobhita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.24.17). 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: “guṇaprasavasaṃbādhamasaṃbādhamanāmayam
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prasava -
  • prasava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambādham -
  • sambādha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambādha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambādhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asambādham -
  • asambādha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asambādha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asambādhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anāmayam -
  • anāmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anāmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anāmayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    nam (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “prāsādairvividhaiścaiva dvāraiścāpyupaśobhitam
  • prāsādair -
  • prāsāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vividhaiś -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dvāraiś -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cāpyu -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • upaśobhitam -
  • upaśobhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upaśobhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upaśobhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.24.17

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 8.24.17 in Kannada sript:
ಗುಣಪ್ರಸವಸಂಬಾಧಮಸಂಬಾಧಮನಾಮಯಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾಸಾದೈರ್ವಿವಿಧೈಶ್ಚೈವ ದ್ವಾರೈಶ್ಚಾಪ್ಯುಪಶೋಭಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 8.24.17 in Bengali sript:
গুণপ্রসবসংবাধমসংবাধমনামযম্ ।
প্রাসাদৈর্বিবিধৈশ্চৈব দ্বারৈশ্চাপ্যুপশোভিতম্ ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 8.24.17 in Gujarati sript:
ગુણપ્રસવસંબાધમસંબાધમનામયમ્ ।
પ્રાસાદૈર્વિવિધૈશ્ચૈવ દ્વારૈશ્ચાપ્યુપશોભિતમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 8.24.17 in Malayalam sript:
ഗുണപ്രസവസംബാധമസംബാധമനാമയമ് ।
പ്രാസാദൈര്വിവിധൈശ്ചൈവ ദ്വാരൈശ്ചാപ്യുപശോഭിതമ് ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.24.17 in Telugu sript:
గుణప్రసవసంబాధమసంబాధమనామయమ్ ।
ప్రాసాదైర్వివిధైశ్చైవ ద్వారైశ్చాప్యుపశోభితమ్ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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