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 8.30.77

प्रतीचीं वरुणः पाति पालयन्नसुरान्बली ।
उदीचीं भगवान्सोमो ब्रह्मण्यो ब्राह्मणैः सह ॥ ७७ ॥

pratīcīṃ varuṇaḥ pāti pālayannasurānbalī |
udīcīṃ bhagavānsomo brahmaṇyo brāhmaṇaiḥ saha || 77 ||

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

...battle, and foot-soldiers with foot-soldiers, and elephants with elephants, and steeds with steeds. Indeed, when that battle, destructive of elephants and steeds and men, raged in this way, the field became covered...

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

Pratici, Varuna, Pat, Patin, Pati, Palayat, Asura, Balin, Bali, Udici, Bhagavat, Soma, Brahmanya, Brahmana, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.30.77). 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: “pratīcīṃ varuṇaḥ pāti pālayannasurānbalī
  • pratīcīm -
  • pratīcī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varuṇaḥ -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāti -
  • pāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pātin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pātin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    -> pāt (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāt (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pātī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāt (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pāt (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pātī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • pālayann -
  • pāl -> pālayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pāl class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pāl class 10 verb]
    -> pālayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √], [vocative single from √]
  • asurān -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • balī -
  • balī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “udīcīṃ bhagavānsomo brahmaṇyo brāhmaṇaiḥ saha
  • udīcīm -
  • udīcī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • somo* -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmaṇyo* -
  • brahmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brāhmaṇaiḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.30.77

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 8.30.77 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತೀಚೀಂ ವರುಣಃ ಪಾತಿ ಪಾಲಯನ್ನಸುರಾನ್ಬಲೀ ।
ಉದೀಚೀಂ ಭಗವಾನ್ಸೋಮೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯೋ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೈಃ ಸಹ ॥ ೭೭ ॥

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 8.30.77 in Bengali sript:
প্রতীচীং বরুণঃ পাতি পালযন্নসুরান্বলী ।
উদীচীং ভগবান্সোমো ব্রহ্মণ্যো ব্রাহ্মণৈঃ সহ ॥ ৭৭ ॥

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 8.30.77 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રતીચીં વરુણઃ પાતિ પાલયન્નસુરાન્બલી ।
ઉદીચીં ભગવાન્સોમો બ્રહ્મણ્યો બ્રાહ્મણૈઃ સહ ॥ ૭૭ ॥

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 8.30.77 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രതീചീം വരുണഃ പാതി പാലയന്നസുരാന്ബലീ ।
ഉദീചീം ഭഗവാന്സോമോ ബ്രഹ്മണ്യോ ബ്രാഹ്മണൈഃ സഹ ॥ ൭൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.30.77 in Telugu sript:
ప్రతీచీం వరుణః పాతి పాలయన్నసురాన్బలీ ।
ఉదీచీం భగవాన్సోమో బ్రహ్మణ్యో బ్రాహ్మణైః సహ ॥ ౭౭ ॥

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