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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 8.29.25
दुर्योधनार्थं तव चाप्रियार्थं यशोर्थमात्मार्थमपीश्वरार्थम् ।
तस्मादहं पाण्डववासुदेवौ योत्स्ये यत्नात्कर्म तत्पश्य मेऽद्य ॥ २५ ॥
duryodhanārthaṃ tava cāpriyārthaṃ yaśorthamātmārthamapīśvarārtham |
tasmādahaṃ pāṇḍavavāsudevau yotsye yatnātkarma tatpaśya me'dya || 25 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...skilled in smiting, from desire of slaying him. Pouring upon him diverse kinds of weapons and thick showers of arrows, they began to afflict him like the clouds afflicting the mountain breast in the season of rains...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.29.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Duryodhana, Artha, Yushmad, Priyartham, Yasha, Tha, Atmartham, Atmartha, Api, Ishvara, Tasmat, Tad, Aha, Asmad, Pandava, Vasudeva, Yatna, Karman, Tat, Pashya, Adya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.29.25). 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: “duryodhanārthaṃ tava cāpriyārthaṃ yaśorthamātmārthamapīśvarārtham ”
- duryodhanā -
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duryodhana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duryodhana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]duryodhanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- cā -
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cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- priyārtham -
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priyārtham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yaśo -
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yaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūr -
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- tham -
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tha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ātmārtham -
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ātmārtham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ātmārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātmārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- apī -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iśvarā -
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iśvara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iśvara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tasmādahaṃ pāṇḍavavāsudevau yotsye yatnātkarma tatpaśya me'dya ”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- pāṇḍava -
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pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāsudevau -
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vāsudeva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yotsye -
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√yudh (verb class 1)[future middle first single]√yudh (verb class 4)[future middle first single]
- yatnāt -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- paśya -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- me' -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.29.25
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;
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.29.25 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಾರ್ಥಂ ತವ ಚಾಪ್ರಿಯಾರ್ಥಂ ಯಶೋರ್ಥಮಾತ್ಮಾರ್ಥಮಪೀಶ್ವರಾರ್ಥಮ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದಹಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವವಾಸುದೇವೌ ಯೋತ್ಸ್ಯೇ ಯತ್ನಾತ್ಕರ್ಮ ತತ್ಪಶ್ಯ ಮೇಽದ್ಯ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
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)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.29.25 in Bengali sript:
দুর্যোধনার্থং তব চাপ্রিযার্থং যশোর্থমাত্মার্থমপীশ্বরার্থম্ ।
তস্মাদহং পাণ্ডববাসুদেবৌ যোত্স্যে যত্নাত্কর্ম তত্পশ্য মেঽদ্য ॥ ২৫ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.29.25 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્યોધનાર્થં તવ ચાપ્રિયાર્થં યશોર્થમાત્માર્થમપીશ્વરાર્થમ્ ।
તસ્માદહં પાણ્ડવવાસુદેવૌ યોત્સ્યે યત્નાત્કર્મ તત્પશ્ય મેઽદ્ય ॥ ૨૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.29.25 in Malayalam sript:
ദുര്യോധനാര്ഥം തവ ചാപ്രിയാര്ഥം യശോര്ഥമാത്മാര്ഥമപീശ്വരാര്ഥമ് ।
തസ്മാദഹം പാണ്ഡവവാസുദേവൌ യോത്സ്യേ യത്നാത്കര്മ തത്പശ്യ മേഽദ്യ ॥ ൨൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.29.25 in Telugu sript:
దుర్యోధనార్థం తవ చాప్రియార్థం యశోర్థమాత్మార్థమపీశ్వరార్థమ్ ।
తస్మాదహం పాణ్డవవాసుదేవౌ యోత్స్యే యత్నాత్కర్మ తత్పశ్య మేఽద్య ॥ ౨౫ ॥