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 10.7.8

बहुरूपं गणाध्यक्षं त्र्यक्षं पारिषदप्रियम् ।
गणाध्यक्षेक्षितमुखं गौरीहृदयवल्लभम् ॥ ८ ॥

bahurūpaṃ gaṇādhyakṣaṃ tryakṣaṃ pāriṣadapriyam |
gaṇādhyakṣekṣitamukhaṃ gaurīhṛdayavallabham || 8 ||

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

...sire of Kumara; you are tawny; you have for your excellent bearer a bovine bull; you are robed in a subtle attire; you are most fierce; you are eager to adorn Uma...

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

Bahurupa, Ganadhyaksha, Tryaksha, Parishada, Priyam, Pri, Priya, Ikshita, Ukha, Gauri, Hridayavallabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.7.8). 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: “bahurūpaṃ gaṇādhyakṣaṃ tryakṣaṃ pāriṣadapriyam
  • bahurūpam -
  • bahurūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahurūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahurūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gaṇādhyakṣam -
  • gaṇādhyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • tryakṣam -
  • tryakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tryakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tryakṣan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tryakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāriṣada -
  • pāriṣada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāriṣada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • priyam -
  • priyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “gaṇādhyakṣekṣitamukhaṃ gaurīhṛdayavallabham
  • gaṇādhyakṣe -
  • gaṇādhyakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • īkṣitam -
  • īkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īkṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
  • ukham -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gaurī -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • hṛdayavallabham -
  • hṛdayavallabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.7.8

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 10.7.8 in Kannada sript:
ಬಹುರೂಪಂ ಗಣಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷಂ ತ್ರ್ಯಕ್ಷಂ ಪಾರಿಷದಪ್ರಿಯಮ್ ।
ಗಣಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷೇಕ್ಷಿತಮುಖಂ ಗೌರೀಹೃದಯವಲ್ಲಭಮ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 10.7.8 in Bengali sript:
বহুরূপং গণাধ্যক্ষং ত্র্যক্ষং পারিষদপ্রিযম্ ।
গণাধ্যক্ষেক্ষিতমুখং গৌরীহৃদযবল্লভম্ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 10.7.8 in Gujarati sript:
બહુરૂપં ગણાધ્યક્ષં ત્ર્યક્ષં પારિષદપ્રિયમ્ ।
ગણાધ્યક્ષેક્ષિતમુખં ગૌરીહૃદયવલ્લભમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 10.7.8 in Malayalam sript:
ബഹുരൂപം ഗണാധ്യക്ഷം ത്ര്യക്ഷം പാരിഷദപ്രിയമ് ।
ഗണാധ്യക്ഷേക്ഷിതമുഖം ഗൌരീഹൃദയവല്ലഭമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.7.8 in Telugu sript:
బహురూపం గణాధ్యక్షం త్ర్యక్షం పారిషదప్రియమ్ ।
గణాధ్యక్షేక్షితముఖం గౌరీహృదయవల్లభమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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