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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 12.86.8
अष्टाभिश्च गुणैर्युक्तं सूतं पौराणिकं चरेत् ।
पञ्चाशद्वर्षवयसं प्रगल्भमनसूयकम् ॥ ८ ॥
aṣṭābhiśca guṇairyuktaṃ sūtaṃ paurāṇikaṃ caret |
pañcāśadvarṣavayasaṃ pragalbhamanasūyakam || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and steeds are its Audharyus. The flesh of foes constitutes ifs libations, and blood is its liquid offering.{GL_NOTE:174445:} Jackals and vultures and ravens, as also winged shafts, constitute its Sadasyas...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.86.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashta, Guna, Yuktam, Yukta, Suta, Pauranika, Pancashadvarsha, Vayasa, Pragalbha, Anasuyaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.86.8). 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: “aṣṭābhiśca guṇairyuktaṃ sūtaṃ paurāṇikaṃ caret ”
- aṣṭābhiś -
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aṣṭā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]√aś -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)[instrumental plural from √aś class 5 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇair -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- sūtam -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]√su -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- paurāṇikam -
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paurāṇika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paurāṇika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- caret -
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√car (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “pañcāśadvarṣavayasaṃ pragalbhamanasūyakam ”
- pañcāśadvarṣa -
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pañcāśadvarṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañcāśadvarṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vayasam -
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vayasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- pragalbham -
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pragalbha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pragalbha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pragalbhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anasūyakam -
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anasūyaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anasūyaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anasūyakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.86.8
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 12.86.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಾಭಿಶ್ಚ ಗುಣೈರ್ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಸೂತಂ ಪೌರಾಣಿಕಂ ಚರೇತ್ ।
ಪಞ್ಚಾಶದ್ವರ್ಷವಯಸಂ ಪ್ರಗಲ್ಭಮನಸೂಯಕಮ್ ॥ 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 12.86.8 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টাভিশ্চ গুণৈর্যুক্তং সূতং পৌরাণিকং চরেত্ ।
পঞ্চাশদ্বর্ষবযসং প্রগল্ভমনসূযকম্ ॥ 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 12.86.8 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટાભિશ્ચ ગુણૈર્યુક્તં સૂતં પૌરાણિકં ચરેત્ ।
પઞ્ચાશદ્વર્ષવયસં પ્રગલ્ભમનસૂયકમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.86.8 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടാഭിശ്ച ഗുണൈര്യുക്തം സൂതം പൌരാണികം ചരേത് ।
പഞ്ചാശദ്വര്ഷവയസം പ്രഗല്ഭമനസൂയകമ് ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.86.8 in Telugu sript:
అష్టాభిశ్చ గుణైర్యుక్తం సూతం పౌరాణికం చరేత్ ।
పఞ్చాశద్వర్షవయసం ప్రగల్భమనసూయకమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥