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 13.8.28

पितेव पुत्रान्रक्षेथा ब्राह्मणान्ब्रह्मतेजसः ।
गृहे चैषामवेक्षेथाः कच्चिदस्तीह जीवनम् ॥ २८ ॥

piteva putrānrakṣethā brāhmaṇānbrahmatejasaḥ |
gṛhe caiṣāmavekṣethāḥ kaccidastīha jīvanam || 28 ||

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

...extraordinary transformation, became exceedingly amazed. Then that royal sage, that foremost of eloquent men, addressing them all, said,—I had gone out on a hunting expedition, accompanied by a large force. Losing all knowledge of the points...

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

Pitri, Iva, Putra, Brahmana, Brahmatejas, Grih, Griha, Jivana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.8.28). 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: “piteva putrānrakṣethā brāhmaṇānbrahmatejasaḥ
  • pite -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pi (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • putrān -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rakṣet -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • hā* -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇān -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • brahmatejasaḥ -
  • brahmatejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmatejas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhe caiṣāmavekṣethāḥ kaccidastīha jīvanam
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣāma -
  • eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first plural]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first plural]
  • ve -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • īkṣethāḥ -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative middle second single]
  • Cannot analyse kaccidastīha*jī
  • jīvanam -
  • jīvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.8.28

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 13.8.28 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತೇವ ಪುತ್ರಾನ್ರಕ್ಷೇಥಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮತೇಜಸಃ ।
ಗೃಹೇ ಚೈಷಾಮವೇಕ್ಷೇಥಾಃ ಕಚ್ಚಿದಸ್ತೀಹ ಜೀವನಮ್ ॥ ೨೮ ॥

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 13.8.28 in Bengali sript:
পিতেব পুত্রান্রক্ষেথা ব্রাহ্মণান্ব্রহ্মতেজসঃ ।
গৃহে চৈষামবেক্ষেথাঃ কচ্চিদস্তীহ জীবনম্ ॥ ২৮ ॥

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 13.8.28 in Gujarati sript:
પિતેવ પુત્રાન્રક્ષેથા બ્રાહ્મણાન્બ્રહ્મતેજસઃ ।
ગૃહે ચૈષામવેક્ષેથાઃ કચ્ચિદસ્તીહ જીવનમ્ ॥ ૨૮ ॥

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 13.8.28 in Malayalam sript:
പിതേവ പുത്രാന്രക്ഷേഥാ ബ്രാഹ്മണാന്ബ്രഹ്മതേജസഃ ।
ഗൃഹേ ചൈഷാമവേക്ഷേഥാഃ കച്ചിദസ്തീഹ ജീവനമ് ॥ ൨൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.8.28 in Telugu sript:
పితేవ పుత్రాన్రక్షేథా బ్రాహ్మణాన్బ్రహ్మతేజసః ।
గృహే చైషామవేక్షేథాః కచ్చిదస్తీహ జీవనమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥

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