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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 8.26.71
भवतु भवतु किं विकत्थसे ननु मम तस्य च युद्धमुद्यतम् ।
यदि स जयति मां महाहवे तत इदमस्तु सुकत्थितं तव ॥ ७१ ॥
bhavatu bhavatu kiṃ vikatthase nanu mama tasya ca yuddhamudyatam |
yadi sa jayati māṃ mahāhave tata idamastu sukatthitaṃ tava || 71 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...in diverse ways, is a foe. All these attributes are to be found in you and you discoverest all of them in me. For the sake of Duryodhana, for the sake of doing what is agreeable to you, for the sake of victory...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.26.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kim, Vij, Nanu, Asmad, Tad, Yuddha, Udyata, Yadi, Yad, Jayat, Mahahava, Tatah, Tata, Idam, Astu, Katthita, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.26.71). 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: “bhavatu bhavatu kiṃ vikatthase nanu mama tasya ca yuddhamudyatam ”
- bhavatu -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- bhavatu -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active third single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- vik -
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vij (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- attha -
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√ad (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- nanu -
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nanu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuddham -
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yuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]√yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- udyatam -
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udyat (noun, neuter)[adverb]udyatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]udyata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udyata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yadi sa jayati māṃ mahāhave tata idamastu sukatthitaṃ tava ”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jayati -
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jayati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jayat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jayat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji -> jayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √ji class 1 verb]√ji (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- mahāhave -
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mahāhava (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tata* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- astu -
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astu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- su -
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sū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]so (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- katthitam -
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katthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√katth -> katthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √katth class 1 verb]√katth -> katthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √katth class 1 verb], [accusative single from √katth class 1 verb]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.26.71
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 8.26.71 in Kannada sript:
ಭವತು ಭವತು ಕಿಂ ವಿಕತ್ಥಸೇ ನನು ಮಮ ತಸ್ಯ ಚ ಯುದ್ಧಮುದ್ಯತಮ್ ।
ಯದಿ ಸ ಜಯತಿ ಮಾಂ ಮಹಾಹವೇ ತತ ಇದಮಸ್ತು ಸುಕತ್ಥಿತಂ ತವ ॥ ೭೧ ॥
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 8.26.71 in Bengali sript:
ভবতু ভবতু কিং বিকত্থসে ননু মম তস্য চ যুদ্ধমুদ্যতম্ ।
যদি স জযতি মাং মহাহবে তত ইদমস্তু সুকত্থিতং তব ॥ ৭১ ॥
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 8.26.71 in Gujarati sript:
ભવતુ ભવતુ કિં વિકત્થસે નનુ મમ તસ્ય ચ યુદ્ધમુદ્યતમ્ ।
યદિ સ જયતિ માં મહાહવે તત ઇદમસ્તુ સુકત્થિતં તવ ॥ ૭૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.26.71 in Malayalam sript:
ഭവതു ഭവതു കിം വികത്ഥസേ നനു മമ തസ്യ ച യുദ്ധമുദ്യതമ് ।
യദി സ ജയതി മാം മഹാഹവേ തത ഇദമസ്തു സുകത്ഥിതം തവ ॥ ൭൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.26.71 in Telugu sript:
భవతు భవతు కిం వికత్థసే నను మమ తస్య చ యుద్ధముద్యతమ్ ।
యది స జయతి మాం మహాహవే తత ఇదమస్తు సుకత్థితం తవ ॥ ౭౧ ॥