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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 8.33.38
न भवान्क्षत्रधर्मेषु कुशलोऽसीति मे मतिः ।
ब्राह्मे बले भवान्युक्तः स्वाध्याये यज्ञकर्मणि ॥ ३८ ॥
na bhavānkṣatradharmeṣu kuśalo'sīti me matiḥ |
brāhme bale bhavānyuktaḥ svādhyāye yajñakarmaṇi || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...decked with gold. And Yudhishthira pierced him with three and seventy arrows, and Prativindya with seven, and Srutakarman pierced him with three arrows and Srutakirti with five. And Sutasoma pierced him with nine...
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 (8.33.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhava, Bhavant, Kshatradharma, Kushala, Asi, Iti, Asmad, Mati, Brahma, Brahmi, Bala, Bali, Bhavani, Ukta, Svadhyaya, Yajnakarman,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.33.38). 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: “na bhavānkṣatradharmeṣu kuśalo'sīti me matiḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣatradharmeṣu -
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kṣatradharma (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- kuśalo' -
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kuśala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asī -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- 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]
- matiḥ -
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mati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]mati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “brāhme bale bhavānyuktaḥ svādhyāye yajñakarmaṇi ”
- brāhme -
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brāhma (noun, masculine)[locative single]brāhma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]brāhmi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]brāhmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- bale -
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bala (noun, masculine)[locative single]bala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]balā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhavānyu -
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bhavānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- uktaḥ -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- svādhyāye -
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svādhyāya (noun, masculine)[locative single]svādhyāya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svādhyāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yajñakarmaṇi -
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yajñakarman (noun, masculine)[locative single]yajñakarman (noun, neuter)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.33.38
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 8.33.38 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಭವಾನ್ಕ್ಷತ್ರಧರ್ಮೇಷು ಕುಶಲೋಽಸೀತಿ ಮೇ ಮತಿಃ ।
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮೇ ಬಲೇ ಭವಾನ್ಯುಕ್ತಃ ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯೇ ಯಜ್ಞಕರ್ಮಣಿ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
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 8.33.38 in Bengali sript:
ন ভবান্ক্ষত্রধর্মেষু কুশলোঽসীতি মে মতিঃ ।
ব্রাহ্মে বলে ভবান্যুক্তঃ স্বাধ্যাযে যজ্ঞকর্মণি ॥ ৩৮ ॥
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 8.33.38 in Gujarati sript:
ન ભવાન્ક્ષત્રધર્મેષુ કુશલોઽસીતિ મે મતિઃ ।
બ્રાહ્મે બલે ભવાન્યુક્તઃ સ્વાધ્યાયે યજ્ઞકર્મણિ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.33.38 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഭവാന്ക്ഷത്രധര്മേഷു കുശലോഽസീതി മേ മതിഃ ।
ബ്രാഹ്മേ ബലേ ഭവാന്യുക്തഃ സ്വാധ്യായേ യജ്ഞകര്മണി ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.33.38 in Telugu sript:
న భవాన్క్షత్రధర్మేషు కుశలోఽసీతి మే మతిః ।
బ్రాహ్మే బలే భవాన్యుక్తః స్వాధ్యాయే యజ్ఞకర్మణి ॥ ౩౮ ॥