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 8.29.6

पृष्टश्चाहं तमवोचं महर्षिं सूतोऽहमस्मीति स मां शशाप ।
सूतोपधावाप्तमिदं त्वयास्त्रं न कर्मकाले प्रतिभास्यति त्वाम् ॥ ६ ॥

pṛṣṭaścāhaṃ tamavocaṃ maharṣiṃ sūto'hamasmīti sa māṃ śaśāpa |
sūtopadhāvāptamidaṃ tvayāstraṃ na karmakāle pratibhāsyati tvām || 6 ||

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

...Kshatriya, the Vaishya, and the Shudra heroes that were engaged in it. Meanwhile the Kuru king Duryodhana with his brothers, O bull of Bharata’s race, and supported by many Kuru heroes and many mighty Madraka car...

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

Prishta, Aha, Asmad, Tama, Maharshi, Suta, Sutu, Iti, Upadhi, Apta, Idam, Tva, Yushmad, Astra, Karmakala, Pratibhasin, Pratibhasi, Ati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.29.6). 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: “pṛṣṭaścāhaṃ tamavocaṃ maharṣiṃ sūto'hamasmīti sa māṃ śaśāpa
  • pṛṣṭaś -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vocam -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first single]
  • maharṣim -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sūto' -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sūtu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śaśāpa -
  • śap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    śap (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sūtopadhāvāptamidaṃ tvayāstraṃ na karmakāle pratibhāsyati tvām
  • sūto -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sūtu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 1 verb], [vocative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> sūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sūtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • upadhāvā -
  • upadhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • āptam -
  • āpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second dual]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmakāle -
  • karmakāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pratibhāsya -
  • pratibhāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    pratibhāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratibhāsī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratibhāsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratibhāsī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.29.6

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 8.29.6 in Kannada sript:
ಪೃಷ್ಟಶ್ಚಾಹಂ ತಮವೋಚಂ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಂ ಸೂತೋಽಹಮಸ್ಮೀತಿ ಸ ಮಾಂ ಶಶಾಪ ।
ಸೂತೋಪಧಾವಾಪ್ತಮಿದಂ ತ್ವಯಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ನ ಕರ್ಮಕಾಲೇ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾಸ್ಯತಿ ತ್ವಾಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 8.29.6 in Bengali sript:
পৃষ্টশ্চাহং তমবোচং মহর্ষিং সূতোঽহমস্মীতি স মাং শশাপ ।
সূতোপধাবাপ্তমিদং ত্বযাস্ত্রং ন কর্মকালে প্রতিভাস্যতি ত্বাম্ ॥ ৬ ॥

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 8.29.6 in Gujarati sript:
પૃષ્ટશ્ચાહં તમવોચં મહર્ષિં સૂતોઽહમસ્મીતિ સ માં શશાપ ।
સૂતોપધાવાપ્તમિદં ત્વયાસ્ત્રં ન કર્મકાલે પ્રતિભાસ્યતિ ત્વામ્ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 8.29.6 in Malayalam sript:
പൃഷ്ടശ്ചാഹം തമവോചം മഹര്ഷിം സൂതോഽഹമസ്മീതി സ മാം ശശാപ ।
സൂതോപധാവാപ്തമിദം ത്വയാസ്ത്രം ന കര്മകാലേ പ്രതിഭാസ്യതി ത്വാമ് ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.29.6 in Telugu sript:
పృష్టశ్చాహం తమవోచం మహర్షిం సూతోఽహమస్మీతి స మాం శశాప ।
సూతోపధావాప్తమిదం త్వయాస్త్రం న కర్మకాలే ప్రతిభాస్యతి త్వామ్ ॥ ౬ ॥

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