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 8.24.78

स्वान्यायुधानि मुख्यानि न्यदधाच्छंकरो रथे ।
रथयष्टिं वियत्कृष्टां स्थापयामास गोवृषम् ॥ ७८ ॥

svānyāyudhāni mukhyāni nyadadhācchaṃkaro rathe |
rathayaṣṭiṃ viyatkṛṣṭāṃ sthāpayāmāsa govṛṣam || 78 ||

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

...son, do you perform those sacrifices. As regards your desire, entertained from folly, that is surely vain. We have never heard of a couple of lions having been overthrown by a fox. You seeks what should never be...

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

Sva, Svani, Svanin, Svanya, Svan, Ayudha, Mukhya, Shankara, Ratha, Yashti, Viyat, Krishta, Govrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.24.78). 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: “svānyāyudhāni mukhyāni nyadadhācchaṃkaro rathe
  • svānyā -
  • svāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    svāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    svānin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    svānin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    svan -> svānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √svan class 1 verb]
    svan -> svānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √svan class 1 verb]
    svan -> svānyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √svan class 1 verb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • āyudhāni -
  • āyudha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mukhyāni -
  • mukhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adadhācch -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śaṅkaro* -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rathe -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “rathayaṣṭiṃ viyatkṛṣṭāṃ sthāpayāmāsa govṛṣam
  • ratha -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yaṣṭim -
  • yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • viyat -
  • viyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    viyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    -> viyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • kṛṣṭām -
  • kṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛṣ -> kṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛṣ class 6 verb]
  • sthāpayāmā -
  • sthā (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • govṛṣam -
  • govṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.24.78

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 8.24.78 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ವಾನ್ಯಾಯುಧಾನಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಾನಿ ನ್ಯದಧಾಚ್ಛಂಕರೋ ರಥೇ ।
ರಥಯಷ್ಟಿಂ ವಿಯತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟಾಂ ಸ್ಥಾಪಯಾಮಾಸ ಗೋವೃಷಮ್ ॥ ೭೮ ॥

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 8.24.78 in Bengali sript:
স্বান্যাযুধানি মুখ্যানি ন্যদধাচ্ছংকরো রথে ।
রথযষ্টিং বিযত্কৃষ্টাং স্থাপযামাস গোবৃষম্ ॥ ৭৮ ॥

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 8.24.78 in Gujarati sript:
સ્વાન્યાયુધાનિ મુખ્યાનિ ન્યદધાચ્છંકરો રથે ।
રથયષ્ટિં વિયત્કૃષ્ટાં સ્થાપયામાસ ગોવૃષમ્ ॥ ૭૮ ॥

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 8.24.78 in Malayalam sript:
സ്വാന്യായുധാനി മുഖ്യാനി ന്യദധാച്ഛംകരോ രഥേ ।
രഥയഷ്ടിം വിയത്കൃഷ്ടാം സ്ഥാപയാമാസ ഗോവൃഷമ് ॥ ൭൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.24.78 in Telugu sript:
స్వాన్యాయుధాని ముఖ్యాని న్యదధాచ్ఛంకరో రథే ।
రథయష్టిం వియత్కృష్టాం స్థాపయామాస గోవృషమ్ ॥ ౭౮ ॥

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