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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 8.27.78
यानि चैवाप्यबद्धानि प्रवर्तन्ते च कामतः ।
कामप्रलापिनोऽन्योन्यं तेषु धर्मः कथं भवेत् ॥ ७८ ॥
yāni caivāpyabaddhāni pravartante ca kāmataḥ |
kāmapralāpino'nyonyaṃ teṣu dharmaḥ kathaṃ bhavet || 78 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the Rakshasa to be the formula that should be used for curing a person possessed by a Rakshasa or one killed by the energy of a poison. The words that follow are all very true. The Pancalas observe the duties enjoined...
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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 (8.27.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yani, Yat, Api, Apya, Abaddha, Prava, Ritam, Tad, Yushmad, Kamatah, Kamapra, Lapin, Anyonyam, Anyonya, Dharma, Katham, Katha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.27.78). 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: “yāni caivāpyabaddhāni pravartante ca kāmataḥ ”
- yāni -
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yānī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aivā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- apya -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- abaddhāni -
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abaddha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pravar -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pravā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ṛtan -
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ṛtam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāmataḥ -
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kāmataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “kāmapralāpino'nyonyaṃ teṣu dharmaḥ kathaṃ bhavet ”
- kāmapra -
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kāmapra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāmapra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lāpino' -
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lāpin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]lāpin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- anyonyam -
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anyonyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anyonya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anyonya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anyonyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- teṣu -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ta (noun, neuter)[locative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.27.78
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 8.27.78 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾನಿ ಚೈವಾಪ್ಯಬದ್ಧಾನಿ ಪ್ರವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ಚ ಕಾಮತಃ ।
ಕಾಮಪ್ರಲಾಪಿನೋಽನ್ಯೋನ್ಯಂ ತೇಷು ಧರ್ಮಃ ಕಥಂ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೭೮ ॥
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 8.27.78 in Bengali sript:
যানি চৈবাপ্যবদ্ধানি প্রবর্তন্তে চ কামতঃ ।
কামপ্রলাপিনোঽন্যোন্যং তেষু ধর্মঃ কথং ভবেত্ ॥ ৭৮ ॥
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 8.27.78 in Gujarati sript:
યાનિ ચૈવાપ્યબદ્ધાનિ પ્રવર્તન્તે ચ કામતઃ ।
કામપ્રલાપિનોઽન્યોન્યં તેષુ ધર્મઃ કથં ભવેત્ ॥ ૭૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.27.78 in Malayalam sript:
യാനി ചൈവാപ്യബദ്ധാനി പ്രവര്തന്തേ ച കാമതഃ ।
കാമപ്രലാപിനോഽന്യോന്യം തേഷു ധര്മഃ കഥം ഭവേത് ॥ ൭൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.27.78 in Telugu sript:
యాని చైవాప్యబద్ధాని ప్రవర్తన్తే చ కామతః ।
కామప్రలాపినోఽన్యోన్యం తేషు ధర్మః కథం భవేత్ ॥ ౭౮ ॥