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 12.350.8

आश्चर्याणामिवाश्चर्यमिदमेकं तु मे शृणु ।
विमले यन्मया दृष्टमम्बरे सूर्यसंश्रयात् ॥ ८ ॥

āścaryāṇāmivāścaryamidamekaṃ tu me śṛṇu |
vimale yanmayā dṛṣṭamambare sūryasaṃśrayāt || 8 ||

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

...by him, whereupon, O foremost of men, they returned to their respective residences.'" "Bhishma said, 'Upon the expiry of the period of full fifteen days, the Naga chief (Padmanabha), having finished his task...

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

Ashcarya, Iva, Ashcaryam, Idam, Eka, Asmad, Vimale, Vimala, Yanmaya, Drishta, Ambara, Surya, Samshrayat, Samshraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.350.8). 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: “āścaryāṇāmivāścaryamidamekaṃ tu me śṛṇu
  • āścaryāṇām -
  • āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    āścaryā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āścaryam -
  • āścaryam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āścaryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “vimale yanmayā dṛṣṭamambare sūryasaṃśrayāt
  • vimale -
  • vimale (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vimala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vimala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vimalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yanmayā* -
  • yanmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • ambare -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ambarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sūrya -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃśrayāt -
  • saṃśrayāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saṃśraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.350.8

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 12.350.8 in Kannada sript:
ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಾಣಾಮಿವಾಶ್ಚರ್ಯಮಿದಮೇಕಂ ತು ಮೇ ಶೃಣು ।
ವಿಮಲೇ ಯನ್ಮಯಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಮಮ್ಬರೇ ಸೂರ್ಯಸಂಶ್ರಯಾತ್ ॥ 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 12.350.8 in Bengali sript:
আশ্চর্যাণামিবাশ্চর্যমিদমেকং তু মে শৃণু ।
বিমলে যন্মযা দৃষ্টমম্বরে সূর্যসংশ্রযাত্ ॥ 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 12.350.8 in Gujarati sript:
આશ્ચર્યાણામિવાશ્ચર્યમિદમેકં તુ મે શૃણુ ।
વિમલે યન્મયા દૃષ્ટમમ્બરે સૂર્યસંશ્રયાત્ ॥ 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 12.350.8 in Malayalam sript:
ആശ്ചര്യാണാമിവാശ്ചര്യമിദമേകം തു മേ ശൃണു ।
വിമലേ യന്മയാ ദൃഷ്ടമമ്ബരേ സൂര്യസംശ്രയാത് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.350.8 in Telugu sript:
ఆశ్చర్యాణామివాశ్చర్యమిదమేకం తు మే శృణు ।
విమలే యన్మయా దృష్టమమ్బరే సూర్యసంశ్రయాత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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