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 8.27.22

यच्च प्रार्थयसे हन्तुं कृष्णौ मोहान्मृषैव तत् ।
न हि शुश्रुम संमर्दे क्रोष्ट्रा सिंहौ निपातितौ ॥ २२ ॥

yacca prārthayase hantuṃ kṛṣṇau mohānmṛṣaiva tat |
na hi śuśruma saṃmarde kroṣṭrā siṃhau nipātitau || 22 ||

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

...by me while it was recited in the presence of Dhritarashtra. In Dhritarashtra’s abode the brahmanas used to narrate the accounts of diverse delightful regions and many kings of ancient times. A foremost one among...

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

Yat, Yad, Prartha, Asi, Hantu, Krishna, Mohat, Moha, Mrisha, Tat, Tad, Marda, Kroshtri, Kroshtu, Simha, Nipatita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.27.22). 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: “yacca prārthayase hantuṃ kṛṣṇau mohānmṛṣaiva tat
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prārtha -
  • prārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ase -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • hantum -
  • han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    hantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇau -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mohān -
  • mohāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    moha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
  • mṛṣai -
  • mṛṣā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “na hi śuśruma saṃmarde kroṣṭrā siṃhau nipātitau
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śuśruma -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • marde -
  • marda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    marda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mardā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mṛd (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kroṣṭrā -
  • kroṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kroṣṭu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • siṃhau -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nipātitau -
  • nipātita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.27.22

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 8.27.22 in Kannada sript:
ಯಚ್ಚ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯಸೇ ಹನ್ತುಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣೌ ಮೋಹಾನ್ಮೃಷೈವ ತತ್ ।
ನ ಹಿ ಶುಶ್ರುಮ ಸಂಮರ್ದೇ ಕ್ರೋಷ್ಟ್ರಾ ಸಿಂಹೌ ನಿಪಾತಿತೌ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 8.27.22 in Bengali sript:
যচ্চ প্রার্থযসে হন্তুং কৃষ্ণৌ মোহান্মৃষৈব তত্ ।
ন হি শুশ্রুম সংমর্দে ক্রোষ্ট্রা সিংহৌ নিপাতিতৌ ॥ ২২ ॥

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 8.27.22 in Gujarati sript:
યચ્ચ પ્રાર્થયસે હન્તું કૃષ્ણૌ મોહાન્મૃષૈવ તત્ ।
ન હિ શુશ્રુમ સંમર્દે ક્રોષ્ટ્રા સિંહૌ નિપાતિતૌ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 8.27.22 in Malayalam sript:
യച്ച പ്രാര്ഥയസേ ഹന്തും കൃഷ്ണൌ മോഹാന്മൃഷൈവ തത് ।
ന ഹി ശുശ്രുമ സംമര്ദേ ക്രോഷ്ട്രാ സിംഹൌ നിപാതിതൌ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.27.22 in Telugu sript:
యచ్చ ప్రార్థయసే హన్తుం కృష్ణౌ మోహాన్మృషైవ తత్ ।
న హి శుశ్రుమ సంమర్దే క్రోష్ట్రా సింహౌ నిపాతితౌ ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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