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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 8.26.44
समीक्ष्य संख्येऽतिबलान्नराधिपैर्नराश्वमातङ्गरथाञ्शरैर्हतान् ।
कथं न सर्वानहितान्रणेऽवधीन्महास्त्रविद्ब्राह्मणपुंगवो गुरुः ॥ ४४ ॥
samīkṣya saṃkhye'tibalānnarādhipairnarāśvamātaṅgarathāñśarairhatān |
kathaṃ na sarvānahitānraṇe'vadhīnmahāstravidbrāhmaṇapuṃgavo guruḥ || 44 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...words, the great ascetic, his heart filled with rage, cursed me, saying, 'In consequence of the deception, O Suta, by which you have obtained this weapon, it will never, at the time of need, when the hour of your...
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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 (8.26.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Samikshya, Sankhya, Atibala, Ara, Adhipa, Nara, Ashva, Anga, Ratha, Shara, Hata, Katham, Katha, Sarva, Ahita, Rana, Avadhi, Mahastra, Vid, Vidh, Brahmana, Pungava, Guru,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.26.44). 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: “samīkṣya saṃkhye'tibalānnarādhipairnarāśvamātaṅgarathāñśarairhatān ”
- samīkṣya -
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samīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkhye' -
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saṅkhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅkhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- atibalānn -
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atibala (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- arā -
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ara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]arā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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]
- adhipair -
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adhipa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- narā -
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nara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]narā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśvam -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śū (verb class 1)[aorist active first single]
- āt -
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āt (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- aṅga -
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aṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aṅg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- rathāñś -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- śarair -
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śara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śara (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- hatān -
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hata (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √han class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √han class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “kathaṃ na sarvānahitānraṇe'vadhīnmahāstravidbrāhmaṇapuṃgavo guruḥ ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvān -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ahitān -
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ahita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- raṇe' -
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raṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]raṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- avadhīn -
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avadhi (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- mahāstra -
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mahāstra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vid -
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vid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vidh (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vidh (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- brāhmaṇa -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- puṅgavo* -
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puṅgava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- guruḥ -
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guru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.26.44
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 8.26.44 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇಽತಿಬಲಾನ್ನರಾಧಿಪೈರ್ನರಾಶ್ವಮಾತಙ್ಗರಥಾಞ್ಶರೈರ್ಹತಾನ್ ।
ಕಥಂ ನ ಸರ್ವಾನಹಿತಾನ್ರಣೇಽವಧೀನ್ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರವಿದ್ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಪುಂಗವೋ ಗುರುಃ ॥ ೪೪ ॥
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 8.26.44 in Bengali sript:
সমীক্ষ্য সংখ্যেঽতিবলান্নরাধিপৈর্নরাশ্বমাতঙ্গরথাঞ্শরৈর্হতান্ ।
কথং ন সর্বানহিতান্রণেঽবধীন্মহাস্ত্রবিদ্ব্রাহ্মণপুংগবো গুরুঃ ॥ ৪৪ ॥
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 8.26.44 in Gujarati sript:
સમીક્ષ્ય સંખ્યેઽતિબલાન્નરાધિપૈર્નરાશ્વમાતઙ્ગરથાઞ્શરૈર્હતાન્ ।
કથં ન સર્વાનહિતાન્રણેઽવધીન્મહાસ્ત્રવિદ્બ્રાહ્મણપુંગવો ગુરુઃ ॥ ૪૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.26.44 in Malayalam sript:
സമീക്ഷ്യ സംഖ്യേഽതിബലാന്നരാധിപൈര്നരാശ്വമാതങ്ഗരഥാഞ്ശരൈര്ഹതാന് ।
കഥം ന സര്വാനഹിതാന്രണേഽവധീന്മഹാസ്ത്രവിദ്ബ്രാഹ്മണപുംഗവോ ഗുരുഃ ॥ ൪൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.26.44 in Telugu sript:
సమీక్ష్య సంఖ్యేఽతిబలాన్నరాధిపైర్నరాశ్వమాతఙ్గరథాఞ్శరైర్హతాన్ ।
కథం న సర్వానహితాన్రణేఽవధీన్మహాస్త్రవిద్బ్రాహ్మణపుంగవో గురుః ॥ ౪౪ ॥