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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 8.49.81
बलं तु वाचि द्विजसत्तमानां क्षात्रं बुधा बाहुबलं वदन्ति ।
त्वं वाग्बलो भारत निष्ठुरश्च त्वमेव मां वेत्सि यथाविधोऽहम् ॥ ८१ ॥
balaṃ tu vāci dvijasattamānāṃ kṣātraṃ budhā bāhubalaṃ vadanti |
tvaṃ vāgbalo bhārata niṣṭhuraśca tvameva māṃ vetsi yathāvidho'ham || 81 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Bharata, with the swelling host of the samsaptakas forming a portion of the Bharata army, fiercely attacked in that battle Bhima, that foremost of warriors of irresistible impetuosity. The heroic Uttamauja, putting...
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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 (8.49.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bala, Vac, Vaci, Vacin, Dvijasattama, Kshatra, Budha, Bahubala, Vadat, Vadanti, Tva, Yushmad, Bharata, Nishthura, Eva, Asmad, Yathavidha, Aha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.49.81). 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: “balaṃ tu vāci dvijasattamānāṃ kṣātraṃ budhā bāhubalaṃ vadanti ”
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vāci -
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vācī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vācin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vācin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāc (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- dvijasattamānām -
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dvijasattama (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- kṣātram -
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kṣātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- budhā* -
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budha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]budhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bāhubalam -
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bāhubala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bāhubala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vadanti -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- Line 2: “tvaṃ vāgbalo bhārata niṣṭhuraśca tvameva māṃ vetsi yathāvidho'ham ”
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- vāg -
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vāc (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- balo* -
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bala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhārata -
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bhārata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhārata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- niṣṭhuraś -
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niṣṭhura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- vetsi -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- yathāvidho' -
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yathāvidha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.49.81
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 8.49.81 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲಂ ತು ವಾಚಿ ದ್ವಿಜಸತ್ತಮಾನಾಂ ಕ್ಷಾತ್ರಂ ಬುಧಾ ಬಾಹುಬಲಂ ವದನ್ತಿ ।
ತ್ವಂ ವಾಗ್ಬಲೋ ಭಾರತ ನಿಷ್ಠುರಶ್ಚ ತ್ವಮೇವ ಮಾಂ ವೇತ್ಸಿ ಯಥಾವಿಧೋಽಹಮ್ ॥ ೮೧ ॥
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 8.49.81 in Bengali sript:
বলং তু বাচি দ্বিজসত্তমানাং ক্ষাত্রং বুধা বাহুবলং বদন্তি ।
ত্বং বাগ্বলো ভারত নিষ্ঠুরশ্চ ত্বমেব মাং বেত্সি যথাবিধোঽহম্ ॥ ৮১ ॥
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 8.49.81 in Gujarati sript:
બલં તુ વાચિ દ્વિજસત્તમાનાં ક્ષાત્રં બુધા બાહુબલં વદન્તિ ।
ત્વં વાગ્બલો ભારત નિષ્ઠુરશ્ચ ત્વમેવ માં વેત્સિ યથાવિધોઽહમ્ ॥ ૮૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.49.81 in Malayalam sript:
ബലം തു വാചി ദ്വിജസത്തമാനാം ക്ഷാത്രം ബുധാ ബാഹുബലം വദന്തി ।
ത്വം വാഗ്ബലോ ഭാരത നിഷ്ഠുരശ്ച ത്വമേവ മാം വേത്സി യഥാവിധോഽഹമ് ॥ ൮൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.49.81 in Telugu sript:
బలం తు వాచి ద్విజసత్తమానాం క్షాత్రం బుధా బాహుబలం వదన్తి ।
త్వం వాగ్బలో భారత నిష్ఠురశ్చ త్వమేవ మాం వేత్సి యథావిధోఽహమ్ ॥ ౮౧ ॥