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 8.43.74

न चासौ धार्तराष्ट्राणां श्रूयते निनदस्तथा ।
पुरंदरसमे क्रुद्धे निवृत्ते भरतर्षभे ॥ ७४ ॥

na cāsau dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ śrūyate ninadastathā |
puraṃdarasame kruddhe nivṛtte bharatarṣabhe || 74 ||

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

...is nothing higher than truth. Behold, however, truth as practised is exceedingly difficult to be understood as regards its essential attributes. Truth may be unutterable, and even falsehood may be utterable where...

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

Casa, Dhartarashtra, Ninada, Tatha, Purandara, Sama, Kruddha, Nivritta, Nivritti, Bharatarshabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.43.74). 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 cāsau dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ śrūyate ninadastathā
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāsau -
  • cāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām -
  • dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • śrūyate -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • ninadas -
  • ninada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “puraṃdarasame kruddhe nivṛtte bharatarṣabhe
  • purandara -
  • purandara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    purandara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • same -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kruddhe -
  • kruddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kruddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kruddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
    krudh -> kruddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √krudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √krudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √krudh class 4 verb], [locative single from √krudh class 4 verb]
    krudh -> kruddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √krudh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √krudh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √krudh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √krudh class 4 verb]
  • nivṛtte -
  • nivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nivṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nivṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bharatarṣabhe -
  • bharatarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.43.74

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 8.43.74 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಚಾಸೌ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಶ್ರೂಯತೇ ನಿನದಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಪುರಂದರಸಮೇ ಕ್ರುದ್ಧೇ ನಿವೃತ್ತೇ ಭರತರ್ಷಭೇ ॥ ೭೪ ॥

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 8.43.74 in Bengali sript:
ন চাসৌ ধার্তরাষ্ট্রাণাং শ্রূযতে নিনদস্তথা ।
পুরংদরসমে ক্রুদ্ধে নিবৃত্তে ভরতর্ষভে ॥ ৭৪ ॥

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 8.43.74 in Gujarati sript:
ન ચાસૌ ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રાણાં શ્રૂયતે નિનદસ્તથા ।
પુરંદરસમે ક્રુદ્ધે નિવૃત્તે ભરતર્ષભે ॥ ૭૪ ॥

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 8.43.74 in Malayalam sript:
ന ചാസൌ ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രാണാം ശ്രൂയതേ നിനദസ്തഥാ ।
പുരംദരസമേ ക്രുദ്ധേ നിവൃത്തേ ഭരതര്ഷഭേ ॥ ൭൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.43.74 in Telugu sript:
న చాసౌ ధార్తరాష్ట్రాణాం శ్రూయతే నినదస్తథా ।
పురందరసమే క్రుద్ధే నివృత్తే భరతర్షభే ॥ ౭౪ ॥

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