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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 12.49.8
ततः प्रीतस्तु कौन्तेय भार्गवः कुरुनन्दन ।
पुत्रार्थे श्रपयामास चरुं गाधेस्तथैव च ॥ ८ ॥
tataḥ prītastu kaunteya bhārgavaḥ kurunandana |
putrārthe śrapayāmāsa caruṃ gādhestathaiva ca || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Kshatriyas is to cast away their bodies, O Krishna, in battle. A Kshatriya should stay sires and grandsires and brothers and preceptors and relatives and kinsmen that may engage with him in unjust battle. This...
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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 (12.49.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prita, Kaunteya, Bhargava, Kurunandana, Putrartha, Caru, Gadhi, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.49.8). 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: “tataḥ prītastu kaunteya bhārgavaḥ kurunandana ”
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- prītas -
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prīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]√prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kaunteya -
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kaunteya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhārgavaḥ -
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bhārgava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kurunandana -
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kurunandana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “putrārthe śrapayāmāsa caruṃ gādhestathaiva ca ”
- putrārthe -
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putrārtha (noun, masculine)[locative single]putrārtha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Cannot analyse śrapayāmāsa*ca
- carum -
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caru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gādhes -
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gādhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√gādh (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.49.8
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 12.49.8 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರೀತಸ್ತು ಕೌನ್ತೇಯ ಭಾರ್ಗವಃ ಕುರುನನ್ದನ ।
ಪುತ್ರಾರ್ಥೇ ಶ್ರಪಯಾಮಾಸ ಚರುಂ ಗಾಧೇಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 12.49.8 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রীতস্তু কৌন্তেয ভার্গবঃ কুরুনন্দন ।
পুত্রার্থে শ্রপযামাস চরুং গাধেস্তথৈব চ ॥ ৮ ॥
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 12.49.8 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રીતસ્તુ કૌન્તેય ભાર્ગવઃ કુરુનન્દન ।
પુત્રાર્થે શ્રપયામાસ ચરું ગાધેસ્તથૈવ ચ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.49.8 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രീതസ്തു കൌന്തേയ ഭാര്ഗവഃ കുരുനന്ദന ।
പുത്രാര്ഥേ ശ്രപയാമാസ ചരും ഗാധേസ്തഥൈവ ച ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.49.8 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రీతస్తు కౌన్తేయ భార్గవః కురునన్దన ।
పుత్రార్థే శ్రపయామాస చరుం గాధేస్తథైవ చ ॥ ౮ ॥