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 11.26.8

जीवतां परिमाणज्ञः सैन्यानामसि पाण्डव ।
हतानां यदि जानीषे परिमाणं वदस्व मे ॥ ८ ॥

jīvatāṃ parimāṇajñaḥ sainyānāmasi pāṇḍava |
hatānāṃ yadi jānīṣe parimāṇaṃ vadasva me || 8 ||

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

...vows, you have aided me in the accomplishment of that task. The Vrishnis are incapable of being slain by others, be they human beings or gods or Danavas. The Yadavas, therefore...

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

Jivat, Jivata, Parimana, Jna, Sainya, Asi, Pandava, Hata, Yadi, Yad, Asmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 11.26.8). 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: “jīvatāṃ parimāṇajñaḥ sainyānāmasi pāṇḍava
  • jīvatām -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jīvatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
  • parimāṇa -
  • parimāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñaḥ -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sainyānām -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • pāṇḍava -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāṇḍava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “hatānāṃ yadi jānīṣe parimāṇaṃ vadasva me
  • hatānām -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    hatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √han class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √han class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hatā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √han class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √han class 2 verb]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jānīṣe -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present middle second single]
  • parimāṇam -
  • parimāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vadasva -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 11.26.8

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 11.26.8 in Kannada sript:
ಜೀವತಾಂ ಪರಿಮಾಣಜ್ಞಃ ಸೈನ್ಯಾನಾಮಸಿ ಪಾಣ್ಡವ ।
ಹತಾನಾಂ ಯದಿ ಜಾನೀಷೇ ಪರಿಮಾಣಂ ವದಸ್ವ ಮೇ ॥ 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 11.26.8 in Bengali sript:
জীবতাং পরিমাণজ্ঞঃ সৈন্যানামসি পাণ্ডব ।
হতানাং যদি জানীষে পরিমাণং বদস্ব মে ॥ 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 11.26.8 in Gujarati sript:
જીવતાં પરિમાણજ્ઞઃ સૈન્યાનામસિ પાણ્ડવ ।
હતાનાં યદિ જાનીષે પરિમાણં વદસ્વ મે ॥ 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 11.26.8 in Malayalam sript:
ജീവതാം പരിമാണജ്ഞഃ സൈന്യാനാമസി പാണ്ഡവ ।
ഹതാനാം യദി ജാനീഷേ പരിമാണം വദസ്വ മേ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 11.26.8 in Telugu sript:
జీవతాం పరిమాణజ్ఞః సైన్యానామసి పాణ్డవ ।
హతానాం యది జానీషే పరిమాణం వదస్వ మే ॥ ౮ ॥

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