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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 8.27.51
यथाखुः स्याद्बिडालश्च श्वा व्याघ्रश्च बलाबले ।
यथा सृगालः सिंहश्च यथा च शशकुञ्जरौ ॥ ५१ ॥
yathākhuḥ syādbiḍālaśca śvā vyāghraśca balābale |
yathā sṛgālaḥ siṃhaśca yathā ca śaśakuñjarau || 51 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...river Vipasa. The Vahikas are the offspring of those two Pishacas. They are not creatures created by the Creator. Being of such low origin, how can they be conversant with the duties ordained in the scriptures...
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 (8.27.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Akhu, Syat, Sya, Bidala, Shvan, Vyaghra, Balabala, Srigala, Simha, Shasha, Kunjara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.27.51). 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: “yathākhuḥ syādbiḍālaśca śvā vyāghraśca balābale ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ākhuḥ -
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ākhu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ākhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- biḍālaś -
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biḍāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śvā -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyāghraś -
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vyāghra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balābale -
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balābala (noun, masculine)[locative single]balābala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]balābalā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “yathā sṛgālaḥ siṃhaśca yathā ca śaśakuñjarau ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sṛgālaḥ -
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sṛgāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- siṃhaś -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaśa -
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śaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√śā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√śā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√śaś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kuñjarau -
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kuñjara (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 8.27.51
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 8.27.51 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾಖುಃ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಬಿಡಾಲಶ್ಚ ಶ್ವಾ ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಶ್ಚ ಬಲಾಬಲೇ ।
ಯಥಾ ಸೃಗಾಲಃ ಸಿಂಹಶ್ಚ ಯಥಾ ಚ ಶಶಕುಞ್ಜರೌ ॥ ೫೧ ॥
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 8.27.51 in Bengali sript:
যথাখুঃ স্যাদ্বিডালশ্চ শ্বা ব্যাঘ্রশ্চ বলাবলে ।
যথা সৃগালঃ সিংহশ্চ যথা চ শশকুঞ্জরৌ ॥ ৫১ ॥
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 8.27.51 in Gujarati sript:
યથાખુઃ સ્યાદ્બિડાલશ્ચ શ્વા વ્યાઘ્રશ્ચ બલાબલે ।
યથા સૃગાલઃ સિંહશ્ચ યથા ચ શશકુઞ્જરૌ ॥ ૫૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.27.51 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാഖുഃ സ്യാദ്ബിഡാലശ്ച ശ്വാ വ്യാഘ്രശ്ച ബലാബലേ ।
യഥാ സൃഗാലഃ സിംഹശ്ച യഥാ ച ശശകുഞ്ജരൌ ॥ ൫൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.27.51 in Telugu sript:
యథాఖుః స్యాద్బిడాలశ్చ శ్వా వ్యాఘ్రశ్చ బలాబలే ।
యథా సృగాలః సింహశ్చ యథా చ శశకుఞ్జరౌ ॥ ౫౧ ॥