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 8.50.2

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ततोऽब्रवीद्वासुदेवः प्रहसन्निव पाण्डवम् ।
कथं नाम भवेदेतद्यदि त्वं पार्थ धर्मजम् ।
असिना तीक्ष्णधारेण हन्या धर्मे व्यवस्थितम् ॥ २ ॥

tato'bravīdvāsudevaḥ prahasanniva pāṇḍavam |
kathaṃ nāma bhavedetadyadi tvaṃ pārtha dharmajam |
asinā tīkṣṇadhāreṇa hanyā dharme vyavasthitam || 2 ||

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

...Behold, O hero, that discus of Keshava, that enhancer of his fame, which is always worshipped by the Yadus. There, the trunks, resembling lofty trees perfectly straight, of huge elephants, cut off by Kiritin, are...
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 (8.50.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vasudeva, Prahasat, Iva, Pandava, Katham, Katha, Naman, Etad, Tva, Yushmad, Partha, Dharmaja, Asi, Tikshnadhara, Hani, Dharma, Vyavasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.50.2). 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: “tato'bravīdvāsudevaḥ prahasanniva pāṇḍavam ”
tato' -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
abravīd -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
vāsudevaḥ -
vāsudeva (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prahasann -
prahasat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
pāṇḍavam -
pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “kathaṃ nāma bhavedetadyadi tvaṃ pārtha dharmajam ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
nāma -
nāman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
bhaved -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
etadya -
etad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
pārtha -
pārtha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pārtha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharmajam -
dharmaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharmaja (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dharmajā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “asinā tīkṣṇadhāreṇa hanyā dharme vyavasthitam ”
asinā -
asi (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
tīkṣṇadhāreṇa -
tīkṣṇadhāra (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

tīkṣṇadhāra (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
hanyā* -
hanī (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

√han (verb class 2)

[optative active second single]
dharme -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

dharmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vyavasthitam -
vyavasthita (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyavasthita (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vyavasthitā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.50.2

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;

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Preview of verse 8.50.2 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋಽಬ್ರವೀದ್ವಾಸುದೇವಃ ಪ್ರಹಸನ್ನಿವ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಮ್ ।
ಕಥಂ ನಾಮ ಭವೇದೇತದ್ಯದಿ ತ್ವಂ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಧರ್ಮಜಮ್ ।
ಅಸಿನಾ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಧಾರೇಣ ಹನ್ಯಾ ಧರ್ಮೇ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 8.50.2 in Bengali sript:
ততোঽব্রবীদ্বাসুদেবঃ প্রহসন্নিব পাণ্ডবম্ ।
কথং নাম ভবেদেতদ্যদি ত্বং পার্থ ধর্মজম্ ।
অসিনা তীক্ষ্ণধারেণ হন্যা ধর্মে ব্যবস্থিতম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 8.50.2 in Gujarati sript:
તતોઽબ્રવીદ્વાસુદેવઃ પ્રહસન્નિવ પાણ્ડવમ્ ।
કથં નામ ભવેદેતદ્યદિ ત્વં પાર્થ ધર્મજમ્ ।
અસિના તીક્ષ્ણધારેણ હન્યા ધર્મે વ્યવસ્થિતમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 8.50.2 in Malayalam sript:
തതോഽബ്രവീദ്വാസുദേവഃ പ്രഹസന്നിവ പാണ്ഡവമ് ।
കഥം നാമ ഭവേദേതദ്യദി ത്വം പാര്ഥ ധര്മജമ് ।
അസിനാ തീക്ഷ്ണധാരേണ ഹന്യാ ധര്മേ വ്യവസ്ഥിതമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.50.2 in Telugu sript:
తతోఽబ్రవీద్వాసుదేవః ప్రహసన్నివ పాణ్డవమ్ ।
కథం నామ భవేదేతద్యది త్వం పార్థ ధర్మజమ్ ।
అసినా తీక్ష్ణధారేణ హన్యా ధర్మే వ్యవస్థితమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021