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 12.122.8

वसुहोमोऽपि राज्ञो वै गामर्घ्यं च न्यवेदयत् ।
अष्टाङ्गस्य च राज्यस्य पप्रच्छ कुशलं तदा ॥ ८ ॥

vasuhomo'pi rājño vai gāmarghyaṃ ca nyavedayat |
aṣṭāṅgasya ca rājyasya papraccha kuśalaṃ tadā || 8 ||

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

...requirements of time and place, began, as he lay under the body of the cat, to cut strings of the noose slowly, waiting for the proper time to finish his work. Distressed by the strings that entangled him, the...

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

Vasuhoma, Api, Rajan, Arghya, Ashtanga, Rajya, Kushalam, Kushala, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.122.8). 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: “vasuhomo'pi rājño vai gāmarghyaṃ ca nyavedayat
  • vasuhomo' -
  • vasuhoma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rājño* -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • gām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first single]
  • arghyam -
  • arghya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arghya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arghyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nya -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avedayat -
  • vid (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
    vid (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭāṅgasya ca rājyasya papraccha kuśalaṃ tadā
  • aṣṭāṅgasya -
  • aṣṭāṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    aṣṭāṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājyasya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]
  • papraccha -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • kuśalam -
  • kuśalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.122.8

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 12.122.8 in Kannada sript:
ವಸುಹೋಮೋಽಪಿ ರಾಜ್ಞೋ ವೈ ಗಾಮರ್ಘ್ಯಂ ಚ ನ್ಯವೇದಯತ್ ।
ಅಷ್ಟಾಙ್ಗಸ್ಯ ಚ ರಾಜ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಪಪ್ರಚ್ಛ ಕುಶಲಂ ತದಾ ॥ 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 12.122.8 in Bengali sript:
বসুহোমোঽপি রাজ্ঞো বৈ গামর্ঘ্যং চ ন্যবেদযত্ ।
অষ্টাঙ্গস্য চ রাজ্যস্য পপ্রচ্ছ কুশলং তদা ॥ 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 12.122.8 in Gujarati sript:
વસુહોમોઽપિ રાજ્ઞો વૈ ગામર્ઘ્યં ચ ન્યવેદયત્ ।
અષ્ટાઙ્ગસ્ય ચ રાજ્યસ્ય પપ્રચ્છ કુશલં તદા ॥ 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 12.122.8 in Malayalam sript:
വസുഹോമോഽപി രാജ്ഞോ വൈ ഗാമര്ഘ്യം ച ന്യവേദയത് ।
അഷ്ടാങ്ഗസ്യ ച രാജ്യസ്യ പപ്രച്ഛ കുശലം തദാ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.122.8 in Telugu sript:
వసుహోమోఽపి రాజ్ఞో వై గామర్ఘ్యం చ న్యవేదయత్ ।
అష్టాఙ్గస్య చ రాజ్యస్య పప్రచ్ఛ కుశలం తదా ॥ ౮ ॥

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