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 8.50.17

तमद्य यदि वै वीर न हनिष्यसि सूतजम् ।
प्राणानेव परित्यक्ष्ये जीवितार्थो हि को मम ॥ १७ ॥

tamadya yadi vai vīra na haniṣyasi sūtajam |
prāṇāneva parityakṣye jīvitārtho hi ko mama || 17 ||

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

...a tempest. Huge elephants, decked in caparisons of gold and equipped with triumphal standards and warriors (on their backs), looked resplendent, as they were pierced with shafts of golden wings, like mountains...

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

Tama, Yadi, Yad, Vira, Sutaja, Prana, Eva, Rit, Jivitartha, Kah, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.50.17). 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: “tamadya yadi vai vīra na haniṣyasi sūtajam
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dya -
  • (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • haniṣyasi -
  • han (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [future active second single]
  • sūtajam -
  • sūtaja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prāṇāneva parityakṣye jīvitārtho hi ko mama
  • prāṇān -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ritya -
  • rit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • akṣye -
  • akṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    akṣ (verb class 5)
    [present passive first single]
  • jīvitārtho* -
  • jīvitārtha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.50.17

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 8.50.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಮದ್ಯ ಯದಿ ವೈ ವೀರ ನ ಹನಿಷ್ಯಸಿ ಸೂತಜಮ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾಣಾನೇವ ಪರಿತ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ಜೀವಿತಾರ್ಥೋ ಹಿ ಕೋ ಮಮ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 8.50.17 in Bengali sript:
তমদ্য যদি বৈ বীর ন হনিষ্যসি সূতজম্ ।
প্রাণানেব পরিত্যক্ষ্যে জীবিতার্থো হি কো মম ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 8.50.17 in Gujarati sript:
તમદ્ય યદિ વૈ વીર ન હનિષ્યસિ સૂતજમ્ ।
પ્રાણાનેવ પરિત્યક્ષ્યે જીવિતાર્થો હિ કો મમ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 8.50.17 in Malayalam sript:
തമദ്യ യദി വൈ വീര ന ഹനിഷ്യസി സൂതജമ് ।
പ്രാണാനേവ പരിത്യക്ഷ്യേ ജീവിതാര്ഥോ ഹി കോ മമ ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.50.17 in Telugu sript:
తమద్య యది వై వీర న హనిష్యసి సూతజమ్ ।
ప్రాణానేవ పరిత్యక్ష్యే జీవితార్థో హి కో మమ ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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