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 10.8.29

स्त्रियस्तु राजन्वित्रस्ता भारद्वाजं निरीक्ष्य तम् ।
अब्रुवन्दीनकण्ठेन क्षिप्रमाद्रवतेति वै ॥ २९ ॥

striyastu rājanvitrastā bhāradvājaṃ nirīkṣya tam |
abruvandīnakaṇṭhena kṣipramādravateti vai || 29 ||

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

...cries. Those ladies, terrified at the sight of Ashvatthama, in piteous tones asked the men to pursue him without delay. They said, "Whether he is a rakshasa or...

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

Stri, Rajan, Rajat, Vitrasta, Bharadvaja, Nirikshya, Abruvat, Dina, Kantha, Kshipram, Kshipra, Adrava, Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.8.29). 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: “striyastu rājanvitrastā bhāradvājaṃ nirīkṣya tam
  • striyas -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • vitrastā* -
  • vitrasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vitrastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāradvājam -
  • bhāradvāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāradvāja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nirīkṣya -
  • nirīkṣya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nirīkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirīkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “abruvandīnakaṇṭhena kṣipramādravateti vai
  • abruvan -
  • abruvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • dīna -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṇṭhena -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādrava -
  • ādrava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.8.29

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 10.8.29 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಸ್ತು ರಾಜನ್ವಿತ್ರಸ್ತಾ ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜಂ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ತಮ್ ।
ಅಬ್ರುವನ್ದೀನಕಣ್ಠೇನ ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರಮಾದ್ರವತೇತಿ ವೈ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 10.8.29 in Bengali sript:
স্ত্রিযস্তু রাজন্বিত্রস্তা ভারদ্বাজং নিরীক্ষ্য তম্ ।
অব্রুবন্দীনকণ্ঠেন ক্ষিপ্রমাদ্রবতেতি বৈ ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 10.8.29 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રિયસ્તુ રાજન્વિત્રસ્તા ભારદ્વાજં નિરીક્ષ્ય તમ્ ।
અબ્રુવન્દીનકણ્ઠેન ક્ષિપ્રમાદ્રવતેતિ વૈ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 10.8.29 in Malayalam sript:
സ്ത്രിയസ്തു രാജന്വിത്രസ്താ ഭാരദ്വാജം നിരീക്ഷ്യ തമ് ।
അബ്രുവന്ദീനകണ്ഠേന ക്ഷിപ്രമാദ്രവതേതി വൈ ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.8.29 in Telugu sript:
స్త్రియస్తు రాజన్విత్రస్తా భారద్వాజం నిరీక్ష్య తమ్ ।
అబ్రువన్దీనకణ్ఠేన క్షిప్రమాద్రవతేతి వై ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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