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 8.27.102

मित्रप्रतीक्षया शल्य धार्तराष्ट्रस्य चोभयोः ।
अपवादतितिक्षाभिस्त्रिभिरेतैर्हि जीवसि ॥ १०२ ॥

mitrapratīkṣayā śalya dhārtarāṣṭrasya cobhayoḥ |
apavādatitikṣābhistribhiretairhi jīvasi || 102 ||

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

...stood in the wings and the further wings of our army? Dividing themselves properly, how were the warriors stationed? How also did the sons of Pandu dispose their army in counter-array to mine? How also did that...

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

Mitrapratiksha, Shalya, Dhartarashtra, Ubha, Apavada, Titiksha, Tri, Eta, Etad, Esha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.27.102). 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: “mitrapratīkṣayā śalya dhārtarāṣṭrasya cobhayoḥ
  • mitrapratīkṣayā -
  • mitrapratīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śalya -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śal -> śalya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śal]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • dhārtarāṣṭrasya -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ubhayoḥ -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • Line 2: “apavādatitikṣābhistribhiretairhi jīvasi
  • apavāda -
  • apavāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • titikṣābhis -
  • titikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tribhir -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • etair -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jīvasi -
  • jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.27.102

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 8.27.102 in Kannada sript:
ಮಿತ್ರಪ್ರತೀಕ್ಷಯಾ ಶಲ್ಯ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ಚೋಭಯೋಃ ।
ಅಪವಾದತಿತಿಕ್ಷಾಭಿಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಿರೇತೈರ್ಹಿ ಜೀವಸಿ ॥ ೧೦೨ ॥

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 8.27.102 in Bengali sript:
মিত্রপ্রতীক্ষযা শল্য ধার্তরাষ্ট্রস্য চোভযোঃ ।
অপবাদতিতিক্ষাভিস্ত্রিভিরেতৈর্হি জীবসি ॥ ১০২ ॥

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 8.27.102 in Gujarati sript:
મિત્રપ્રતીક્ષયા શલ્ય ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રસ્ય ચોભયોઃ ।
અપવાદતિતિક્ષાભિસ્ત્રિભિરેતૈર્હિ જીવસિ ॥ ૧૦૨ ॥

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 8.27.102 in Malayalam sript:
മിത്രപ്രതീക്ഷയാ ശല്യ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രസ്യ ചോഭയോഃ ।
അപവാദതിതിക്ഷാഭിസ്ത്രിഭിരേതൈര്ഹി ജീവസി ॥ ൧൦൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.27.102 in Telugu sript:
మిత్రప్రతీక్షయా శల్య ధార్తరాష్ట్రస్య చోభయోః ।
అపవాదతితిక్షాభిస్త్రిభిరేతైర్హి జీవసి ॥ ౧౦౨ ॥

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