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 8.24.70

अनुकर्षान्ग्रहान्दीप्तान्वरूथं चापि तारकाः ।
धर्मार्थकामसंयुक्तं त्रिवेणुं चापि बन्धुरम् ।
ओषधीर्विविधास्तत्र नानापुष्पफलोद्गमाः ॥ ७० ॥

anukarṣāngrahāndīptānvarūthaṃ cāpi tārakāḥ |
dharmārthakāmasaṃyuktaṃ triveṇuṃ cāpi bandhuram |
oṣadhīrvividhāstatra nānāpuṣpaphalodgamāḥ || 70 ||

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

...solicit. Sons, wives and articles of pleasure and enjoyment that I have, these all I shall give him if he desires them. Indeed, unto him who discovers Keshava and Arjuna to me, I shall, after slaying those two...

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

Anukarsha, Graha, Dipta, Varutha, Capin, Capi, Taraka, Dharmarthakama, Samyuktam, Samyukta, Trivenu, Bandhura, Oshadhi, Vividha, Tatra, Nanapushpa, Phalodgama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.24.70). 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: “anukarṣāngrahāndīptānvarūthaṃ cāpi tārakāḥ
  • anukarṣān -
  • anukarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • grahān -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dīptān -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • varūtham -
  • varūtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varūtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varūthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tārakāḥ -
  • tāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tārakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dharmārthakāmasaṃyuktaṃ triveṇuṃ cāpi bandhuram
  • dharmārthakāma -
  • dharmārthakāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharmārthakāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyuktam -
  • saṃyuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃyukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃyukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • triveṇum -
  • triveṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    triveṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bandhuram -
  • bandhura (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bandhura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bandhurā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “oṣadhīrvividhāstatra nānāpuṣpaphalodgamāḥ
  • oṣadhīr -
  • oṣadhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    oṣadhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vividhās -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nānāpuṣpa -
  • nānāpuṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānāpuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalodgamāḥ -
  • phalodgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.24.70

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 8.24.70 in Kannada sript:
ಅನುಕರ್ಷಾನ್ಗ್ರಹಾನ್ದೀಪ್ತಾನ್ವರೂಥಂ ಚಾಪಿ ತಾರಕಾಃ ।
ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥಕಾಮಸಂಯುಕ್ತಂ ತ್ರಿವೇಣುಂ ಚಾಪಿ ಬನ್ಧುರಮ್ ।
ಓಷಧೀರ್ವಿವಿಧಾಸ್ತತ್ರ ನಾನಾಪುಷ್ಪಫಲೋದ್ಗಮಾಃ ॥ ೭೦ ॥

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 8.24.70 in Bengali sript:
অনুকর্ষান্গ্রহান্দীপ্তান্বরূথং চাপি তারকাঃ ।
ধর্মার্থকামসংযুক্তং ত্রিবেণুং চাপি বন্ধুরম্ ।
ওষধীর্বিবিধাস্তত্র নানাপুষ্পফলোদ্গমাঃ ॥ ৭০ ॥

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 8.24.70 in Gujarati sript:
અનુકર્ષાન્ગ્રહાન્દીપ્તાન્વરૂથં ચાપિ તારકાઃ ।
ધર્માર્થકામસંયુક્તં ત્રિવેણું ચાપિ બન્ધુરમ્ ।
ઓષધીર્વિવિધાસ્તત્ર નાનાપુષ્પફલોદ્ગમાઃ ॥ ૭૦ ॥

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 8.24.70 in Malayalam sript:
അനുകര്ഷാന്ഗ്രഹാന്ദീപ്താന്വരൂഥം ചാപി താരകാഃ ।
ധര്മാര്ഥകാമസംയുക്തം ത്രിവേണും ചാപി ബന്ധുരമ് ।
ഓഷധീര്വിവിധാസ്തത്ര നാനാപുഷ്പഫലോദ്ഗമാഃ ॥ ൭൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.24.70 in Telugu sript:
అనుకర్షాన్గ్రహాన్దీప్తాన్వరూథం చాపి తారకాః ।
ధర్మార్థకామసంయుక్తం త్రివేణుం చాపి బన్ధురమ్ ।
ఓషధీర్వివిధాస్తత్ర నానాపుష్పఫలోద్గమాః ॥ ౭౦ ॥

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