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Mahabharata [sanskrit]
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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 12.285.8
क्षत्रजातिरथाम्बष्ठा उग्रा वैदेहकास्तथा ।
श्वपाकाः पुल्कसाः स्तेना निषादाः सूतमागधाः ॥ ८ ॥
kṣatrajātirathāmbaṣṭhā ugrā vaidehakāstathā |
śvapākāḥ pulkasāḥ stenā niṣādāḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...arises in consequence of birth. Birth is subject to the sway of death. One unacquainted with the course of the duties of Emancipation revolves like a wheel between birth and death, unable to free oneself from...
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 (12.285.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kshatra, Jati, Atha, Ambashtha, Ugra, Vaidehaka, Tatha, Shvapaka, Pulkasa, Stena, Nishada, Suta, Dha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.285.8). 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: “kṣatrajātirathāmbaṣṭhā ugrā vaidehakāstathā ”
- kṣatra -
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kṣatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātir -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ambaṣṭhā* -
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ambaṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ambaṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ugrā* -
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ugra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ugrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vaidehakās -
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vaidehaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaidehakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śvapākāḥ pulkasāḥ stenā niṣādāḥ sūtamāgadhāḥ ”
- śvapākāḥ -
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śvapāka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- pulkasāḥ -
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pulkasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- stenā* -
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stena (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]stenā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- niṣādāḥ -
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niṣāda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- 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]
- āga -
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√ag (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- dhāḥ -
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dha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]dhā (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.285.8
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 12.285.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಜಾತಿರಥಾಮ್ಬಷ್ಠಾ ಉಗ್ರಾ ವೈದೇಹಕಾಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಶ್ವಪಾಕಾಃ ಪುಲ್ಕಸಾಃ ಸ್ತೇನಾ ನಿಷಾದಾಃ ಸೂತಮಾಗಧಾಃ ॥ 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 12.285.8 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষত্রজাতিরথাম্বষ্ঠা উগ্রা বৈদেহকাস্তথা ।
শ্বপাকাঃ পুল্কসাঃ স্তেনা নিষাদাঃ সূতমাগধাঃ ॥ 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 12.285.8 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષત્રજાતિરથામ્બષ્ઠા ઉગ્રા વૈદેહકાસ્તથા ।
શ્વપાકાઃ પુલ્કસાઃ સ્તેના નિષાદાઃ સૂતમાગધાઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.285.8 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷത്രജാതിരഥാമ്ബഷ്ഠാ ഉഗ്രാ വൈദേഹകാസ്തഥാ ।
ശ്വപാകാഃ പുല്കസാഃ സ്തേനാ നിഷാദാഃ സൂതമാഗധാഃ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.285.8 in Telugu sript:
క్షత్రజాతిరథామ్బష్ఠా ఉగ్రా వైదేహకాస్తథా ।
శ్వపాకాః పుల్కసాః స్తేనా నిషాదాః సూతమాగధాః ॥ ౮ ॥