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 13.42.8

तस्या हि भगिनी तात ज्येष्ठा नाम्ना प्रभावती ।
भार्या चित्ररथस्याथ बभूवाङ्गेश्वरस्य वै ॥ ८ ॥

tasyā hi bhaginī tāta jyeṣṭhā nāmnā prabhāvatī |
bhāryā citrarathasyātha babhūvāṅgeśvarasya vai || 8 ||

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

...rise up for welcoming or honouring the chief of the celestials. Her senses restrained by Vipula, she was unable to utter a word in reply. That scion of Bhrigu’s race, of mighty energy, judging from the indications afforded by the body of his...

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

Bhagin, Bhagini, Tata, Jyeshtha, Namna, Naman, Prabhavat, Prabhavati, Bharya, Citraratha, Atha, Angeshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.42.8). 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: “tasyā hi bhaginī tāta jyeṣṭhā nāmnā prabhāvatī
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhaginī -
  • bhaginī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhagin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jyeṣṭhā* -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jyeṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prabhāvatī -
  • prabhāvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    prabhāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “bhāryā citrarathasyātha babhūvāṅgeśvarasya vai
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • citrarathasyā -
  • citraratha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    citraratha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • babhūvā -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aṅgeśvarasya -
  • aṅgeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.42.8

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 13.42.8 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾ ಹಿ ಭಗಿನೀ ತಾತ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾ ನಾಮ್ನಾ ಪ್ರಭಾವತೀ ।
ಭಾರ್ಯಾ ಚಿತ್ರರಥಸ್ಯಾಥ ಬಭೂವಾಙ್ಗೇಶ್ವರಸ್ಯ ವೈ ॥ 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 13.42.8 in Bengali sript:
তস্যা হি ভগিনী তাত জ্যেষ্ঠা নাম্না প্রভাবতী ।
ভার্যা চিত্ররথস্যাথ বভূবাঙ্গেশ্বরস্য বৈ ॥ 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 13.42.8 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યા હિ ભગિની તાત જ્યેષ્ઠા નામ્ના પ્રભાવતી ।
ભાર્યા ચિત્રરથસ્યાથ બભૂવાઙ્ગેશ્વરસ્ય વૈ ॥ 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 13.42.8 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാ ഹി ഭഗിനീ താത ജ്യേഷ്ഠാ നാമ്നാ പ്രഭാവതീ ।
ഭാര്യാ ചിത്രരഥസ്യാഥ ബഭൂവാങ്ഗേശ്വരസ്യ വൈ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.42.8 in Telugu sript:
తస్యా హి భగినీ తాత జ్యేష్ఠా నామ్నా ప్రభావతీ ।
భార్యా చిత్రరథస్యాథ బభూవాఙ్గేశ్వరస్య వై ॥ ౮ ॥

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