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 8.28.13

स चोच्छिष्टभृतः काको वैश्यपुत्रैः कुमारकैः ।
सदृशान्पक्षिणो दृप्तः श्रेयसश्चावमन्यते ॥ १३ ॥

sa cocchiṣṭabhṛtaḥ kāko vaiśyaputraiḥ kumārakaiḥ |
sadṛśānpakṣiṇo dṛptaḥ śreyasaścāvamanyate || 13 ||

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

...car-warriors and elephants, longing for battle began to issue from the wings and further wings of that array. Then king Yudhishthira, beholding Karna at the head of the (hostile) army, addressed Dhananjaya, 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 (8.28.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ucchishta, Bhrit, Bhrita, Kaka, Vaishyaputra, Kumaraka, Sadrisha, Pakshin, Pakshi, Dripta, Shreyas, Anyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.28.13). 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: “sa cocchiṣṭabhṛtaḥ kāko vaiśyaputraiḥ kumārakaiḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucchiṣṭa -
  • ucchiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucchiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhṛtaḥ -
  • bhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • kāko* -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaiśyaputraiḥ -
  • vaiśyaputra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kumārakaiḥ -
  • kumāraka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “sadṛśānpakṣiṇo dṛptaḥ śreyasaścāvamanyate
  • sadṛśān -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pakṣiṇo* -
  • pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dṛptaḥ -
  • dṛpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyasaś -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cāva -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • anyate -
  • anyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.28.13

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 8.28.13 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಚೋಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಟಭೃತಃ ಕಾಕೋ ವೈಶ್ಯಪುತ್ರೈಃ ಕುಮಾರಕೈಃ ।
ಸದೃಶಾನ್ಪಕ್ಷಿಣೋ ದೃಪ್ತಃ ಶ್ರೇಯಸಶ್ಚಾವಮನ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 8.28.13 in Bengali sript:
স চোচ্ছিষ্টভৃতঃ কাকো বৈশ্যপুত্রৈঃ কুমারকৈঃ ।
সদৃশান্পক্ষিণো দৃপ্তঃ শ্রেযসশ্চাবমন্যতে ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 8.28.13 in Gujarati sript:
સ ચોચ્છિષ્ટભૃતઃ કાકો વૈશ્યપુત્રૈઃ કુમારકૈઃ ।
સદૃશાન્પક્ષિણો દૃપ્તઃ શ્રેયસશ્ચાવમન્યતે ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 8.28.13 in Malayalam sript:
സ ചോച്ഛിഷ്ടഭൃതഃ കാകോ വൈശ്യപുത്രൈഃ കുമാരകൈഃ ।
സദൃശാന്പക്ഷിണോ ദൃപ്തഃ ശ്രേയസശ്ചാവമന്യതേ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.28.13 in Telugu sript:
స చోచ్ఛిష్టభృతః కాకో వైశ్యపుత్రైః కుమారకైః ।
సదృశాన్పక్షిణో దృప్తః శ్రేయసశ్చావమన్యతే ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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