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 8.62.26

तमापतन्तं नकुलं सोऽभिपत्य समन्ततः सायकैरभ्यविध्यत् ।
स तुद्यमानो नकुलः पृषत्कैर्विव्याध वीरं स चुकोप विद्धः ॥ २६ ॥

tamāpatantaṃ nakulaṃ so'bhipatya samantataḥ sāyakairabhyavidhyat |
sa tudyamāno nakulaḥ pṛṣatkairvivyādha vīraṃ sa cukopa viddhaḥ || 26 ||

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

...that patience once again, O hero, slay the Suta’s son with all his followers. After that, bestow upon king Yudhishthira the earth with her belt of seas, her towns and villages, and wealth, and from off whose surface...

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

Tama, Patat, Nakula, Sah, Abhi, Patya, Samantatah, Samantatas, Sayaka, Tudyamana, Prishatka, Vira, Viddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.62.26). 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: “tamāpatantaṃ nakulaṃ so'bhipatya samantataḥ sāyakairabhyavidhyat
  • tamā -
  • tamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • patantam -
  • patat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pat -> patat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pat class 1 verb]
  • nakulam -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nakula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nakulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • patya -
  • patya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pat -> patya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pat]
    pat -> patya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pat]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sāyakair -
  • sāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avidhyat -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa tudyamāno nakulaḥ pṛṣatkairvivyādha vīraṃ sa cukopa viddhaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tudyamāno* -
  • tud -> tudyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tud class 6 verb]
  • nakulaḥ -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛṣatkair -
  • pṛṣatka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vivyādha -
  • vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vīram -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cukopa -
  • kup (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • viddhaḥ -
  • viddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.62.26

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 8.62.26 in Kannada sript:
ತಮಾಪತನ್ತಂ ನಕುಲಂ ಸೋಽಭಿಪತ್ಯ ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ಸಾಯಕೈರಭ್ಯವಿಧ್ಯತ್ ।
ಸ ತುದ್ಯಮಾನೋ ನಕುಲಃ ಪೃಷತ್ಕೈರ್ವಿವ್ಯಾಧ ವೀರಂ ಸ ಚುಕೋಪ ವಿದ್ಧಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 8.62.26 in Bengali sript:
তমাপতন্তং নকুলং সোঽভিপত্য সমন্ততঃ সাযকৈরভ্যবিধ্যত্ ।
স তুদ্যমানো নকুলঃ পৃষত্কৈর্বিব্যাধ বীরং স চুকোপ বিদ্ধঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 8.62.26 in Gujarati sript:
તમાપતન્તં નકુલં સોઽભિપત્ય સમન્તતઃ સાયકૈરભ્યવિધ્યત્ ।
સ તુદ્યમાનો નકુલઃ પૃષત્કૈર્વિવ્યાધ વીરં સ ચુકોપ વિદ્ધઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 8.62.26 in Malayalam sript:
തമാപതന്തം നകുലം സോഽഭിപത്യ സമന്തതഃ സായകൈരഭ്യവിധ്യത് ।
സ തുദ്യമാനോ നകുലഃ പൃഷത്കൈര്വിവ്യാധ വീരം സ ചുകോപ വിദ്ധഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.62.26 in Telugu sript:
తమాపతన్తం నకులం సోఽభిపత్య సమన్తతః సాయకైరభ్యవిధ్యత్ ।
స తుద్యమానో నకులః పృషత్కైర్వివ్యాధ వీరం స చుకోప విద్ధః ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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