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 8.28.48

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हंस उवाच ।
शतमेकं च पातानां यत्प्रभाषसि वायस ।
नानाविधानीह पुरा तच्चानृतमिहाद्य ते ॥ ४८ ॥

haṃsa uvāca |
śatamekaṃ ca pātānāṃ yatprabhāṣasi vāyasa |
nānāvidhānīha purā taccānṛtamihādya te || 48 ||

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

...assailed on all sides by the angry samsaptakas. Like the Sun shrouded by the clouds, Partha is no longer visible. Plunged, into that ocean of warriors, O Shalya, Arjuna is sure to perish." "’shalya said, "Who...
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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 (8.28.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hamsa, Shata, Eka, Pata, Yat, Yad, Prabhasha, Vayasa, Nanavidha, Iha, Pura, Pur, Tat, Tad, Ritam, Rita, Adya, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.28.48). 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: “haṃsa uvāca ”
haṃsa* -
haṃsa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “śatamekaṃ ca pātānāṃ yatprabhāṣasi vāyasa ”
śatam -
śata (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

śatā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ekam -
eka (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pātānām -
pāta (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pāta (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

pātā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
prabhāṣa -
prabhāṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vāyasa -
vāyasa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vāyasa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 3: “nānāvidhānīha purā taccānṛtamihādya te ”
nānāvidhānī -
nānāvidha (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
iha -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
purā -
purā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pur (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

purā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
tac -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
cān -
ca (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ṛtam -
ṛtam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ṛta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ṛta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ṛtā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
ihā -
iha (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
adya -
adya (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

adya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

adya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.28.48

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;

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Preview of verse 8.28.48 in Kannada sript:
ಹಂಸ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶತಮೇಕಂ ಚ ಪಾತಾನಾಂ ಯತ್ಪ್ರಭಾಷಸಿ ವಾಯಸ ।
ನಾನಾವಿಧಾನೀಹ ಪುರಾ ತಚ್ಚಾನೃತಮಿಹಾದ್ಯ ತೇ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 8.28.48 in Bengali sript:
হংস উবাচ ।
শতমেকং চ পাতানাং যত্প্রভাষসি বাযস ।
নানাবিধানীহ পুরা তচ্চানৃতমিহাদ্য তে ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 8.28.48 in Gujarati sript:
હંસ ઉવાચ ।
શતમેકં ચ પાતાનાં યત્પ્રભાષસિ વાયસ ।
નાનાવિધાનીહ પુરા તચ્ચાનૃતમિહાદ્ય તે ॥ ૪૮ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.28.48 in Malayalam sript:
ഹംസ ഉവാച ।
ശതമേകം ച പാതാനാം യത്പ്രഭാഷസി വായസ ।
നാനാവിധാനീഹ പുരാ തച്ചാനൃതമിഹാദ്യ തേ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.28.48 in Telugu sript:
హంస ఉవాచ ।
శతమేకం చ పాతానాం యత్ప్రభాషసి వాయస ।
నానావిధానీహ పురా తచ్చానృతమిహాద్య తే ॥ ౪౮ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021