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 8.28.2

यथैव मत्तो मद्येन त्वं तथा न च वा तथा ।
तथाहं त्वां प्रमाद्यन्तं चिकित्सामि सुहृत्तया ॥ २ ॥

yathaiva matto madyena tvaṃ tathā na ca vā tathā |
tathāhaṃ tvāṃ pramādyantaṃ cikitsāmi suhṛttayā || 2 ||

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

...difficult to defeat, numerous as flights of locusts, and grimlooking as Pishacas, protected the (Kaurava) army. 34,000 unreturning cars of the samsaptakas, mad with desire of battle, with your sons in their midst...

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

Yatha, Matta, Madya, Tva, Yushmad, Tatha, Aha, Asmad, Pramadin, Pramadi, Antam, Anta, Suhritta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.28.2). 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: “yathaiva matto madyena tvaṃ tathā na ca tathā
  • yathai -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • matto* -
  • matta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mad -> matta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
  • madyena -
  • madya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    madya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mad -> madya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √mad]
    mad -> madya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √mad]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tathāhaṃ tvāṃ pramādyantaṃ cikitsāmi suhṛttayā
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • pramādya -
  • pramādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    pramādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pramādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pramādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pramādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • antam -
  • antam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cikitsāmi -
  • cit (verb class 0)
    [present active first single]
  • suhṛttayā -
  • suhṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.28.2

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 8.28.2 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥೈವ ಮತ್ತೋ ಮದ್ಯೇನ ತ್ವಂ ತಥಾ ನ ಚ ವಾ ತಥಾ ।
ತಥಾಹಂ ತ್ವಾಂ ಪ್ರಮಾದ್ಯನ್ತಂ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸಾಮಿ ಸುಹೃತ್ತಯಾ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 8.28.2 in Bengali sript:
যথৈব মত্তো মদ্যেন ত্বং তথা ন চ বা তথা ।
তথাহং ত্বাং প্রমাদ্যন্তং চিকিত্সামি সুহৃত্তযা ॥ ২ ॥

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 8.28.2 in Gujarati sript:
યથૈવ મત્તો મદ્યેન ત્વં તથા ન ચ વા તથા ।
તથાહં ત્વાં પ્રમાદ્યન્તં ચિકિત્સામિ સુહૃત્તયા ॥ ૨ ॥

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 8.28.2 in Malayalam sript:
യഥൈവ മത്തോ മദ്യേന ത്വം തഥാ ന ച വാ തഥാ ।
തഥാഹം ത്വാം പ്രമാദ്യന്തം ചികിത്സാമി സുഹൃത്തയാ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.28.2 in Telugu sript:
యథైవ మత్తో మద్యేన త్వం తథా న చ వా తథా ।
తథాహం త్వాం ప్రమాద్యన్తం చికిత్సామి సుహృత్తయా ॥ ౨ ॥

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