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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 8.50.38
एवमुक्ते महाराज फल्गुनेन महात्मना ।
उवाच दारुकं कृष्णः कुरु सर्वं यथाब्रवीत् ।
अर्जुनो भरतश्रेष्ठः श्रेष्ठः सर्वधनुष्मताम् ॥ ३८ ॥
evamukte mahārāja phalgunena mahātmanā |
uvāca dārukaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ kuru sarvaṃ yathābravīt |
arjuno bharataśreṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām || 38 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...eddies; and elephants were the alligators with which it teemed. Men were its fishes, and steeds its sharks, and the hair of animals formed its woods and moss. Arms lopped off from trunks formed its foremost of...
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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 (8.50.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Ukta, Ukti, Maharaja, Maharajan, Phalguna, Mahatman, Mahatmana, Daruka, Krishna, Sarvam, Sarva, Yatha, Arjuna, Bharatashreshtha, Shreshtha, Dhanushmat, Dhanushmata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.50.38). 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: “evamukte mahārāja phalgunena mahātmanā ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ukte -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ukti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
- mahārāja -
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mahārāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahārājan (noun, masculine)[compound]mahārājan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- phalgunena -
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phalguna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]phalguna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mahātmanā -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahātman (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “uvāca dārukaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ kuru sarvaṃ yathābravīt ”
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- dārukam -
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dāruka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāruka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dārukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛṣṇaḥ -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- sarvam -
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sarvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 3: “arjuno bharataśreṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām ”
- arjuno* -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bharataśreṣṭhaḥ -
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bharataśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śreṣṭhaḥ -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarva -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dhanuṣmatām -
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dhanuṣmat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhanuṣmat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dhanuṣmatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.50.38
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 8.50.38 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಮುಕ್ತೇ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಫಲ್ಗುನೇನ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ ।
ಉವಾಚ ದಾರುಕಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣಃ ಕುರು ಸರ್ವಂ ಯಥಾಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।
ಅರ್ಜುನೋ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಸರ್ವಧನುಷ್ಮತಾಮ್ ॥ 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 8.50.38 in Bengali sript:
এবমুক্তে মহারাজ ফল্গুনেন মহাত্মনা ।
উবাচ দারুকং কৃষ্ণঃ কুরু সর্বং যথাব্রবীত্ ।
অর্জুনো ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠঃ শ্রেষ্ঠঃ সর্বধনুষ্মতাম্ ॥ 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 8.50.38 in Gujarati sript:
એવમુક્તે મહારાજ ફલ્ગુનેન મહાત્મના ।
ઉવાચ દારુકં કૃષ્ણઃ કુરુ સર્વં યથાબ્રવીત્ ।
અર્જુનો ભરતશ્રેષ્ઠઃ શ્રેષ્ઠઃ સર્વધનુષ્મતામ્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.50.38 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവമുക്തേ മഹാരാജ ഫല്ഗുനേന മഹാത്മനാ ।
ഉവാച ദാരുകം കൃഷ്ണഃ കുരു സര്വം യഥാബ്രവീത് ।
അര്ജുനോ ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ സര്വധനുഷ്മതാമ് ॥ ൩൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.50.38 in Telugu sript:
ఏవముక్తే మహారాజ ఫల్గునేన మహాత్మనా ।
ఉవాచ దారుకం కృష్ణః కురు సర్వం యథాబ్రవీత్ ।
అర్జునో భరతశ్రేష్ఠః శ్రేష్ఠః సర్వధనుష్మతామ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥