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 14.6.8

बृहस्पतिरुवाच ।
अमर्त्यं याजयित्वाहं याजयिष्ये न मानुषम् ।
मरुत्त गच्छ वा मा वा निवृत्तोऽस्म्यद्य याजनात् ॥ ८ ॥

bṛhaspatiruvāca |
amartyaṃ yājayitvāhaṃ yājayiṣye na mānuṣam |
marutta gaccha vā mā vā nivṛtto'smyadya yājanāt || 8 ||

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

...of the city at the same time. Then on beholding the corpse, he suddenly turned away. And on seeing him turn back, that prince, the son of Avikshit followed his footsteps with...

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

Brihaspati, Amartya, Aha, Asmad, Manusha, Marutta, Gaccha, Var, Mas, Nivritta, Adya, Yajana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.6.8). 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: “bṛhaspatiruvāca
  • bṛhaspatir -
  • bṛhaspati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “amartyaṃ yājayitvāhaṃ yājayiṣye na mānuṣam
  • amartyam -
  • amartya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amartya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amartyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yājayitvā -
  • yaj -> yājayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yaj]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • yājayiṣye -
  • yaj (verb class 0)
    [future middle first single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānuṣam -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “marutta gaccha nivṛtto'smyadya yājanāt
  • marutta -
  • marutta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaccha -
  • gaccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nivṛtto' -
  • nivṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmya -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yājanāt -
  • yājana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.6.8

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 14.6.8 in Kannada sript:
ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿರುವಾಚ ।
ಅಮರ್ತ್ಯಂ ಯಾಜಯಿತ್ವಾಹಂ ಯಾಜಯಿಷ್ಯೇ ನ ಮಾನುಷಮ್ ।
ಮರುತ್ತ ಗಚ್ಛ ವಾ ಮಾ ವಾ ನಿವೃತ್ತೋಽಸ್ಮ್ಯದ್ಯ ಯಾಜನಾತ್ ॥ 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 14.6.8 in Bengali sript:
বৃহস্পতিরুবাচ ।
অমর্ত্যং যাজযিত্বাহং যাজযিষ্যে ন মানুষম্ ।
মরুত্ত গচ্ছ বা মা বা নিবৃত্তোঽস্ম্যদ্য যাজনাত্ ॥ 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 14.6.8 in Gujarati sript:
બૃહસ્પતિરુવાચ ।
અમર્ત્યં યાજયિત્વાહં યાજયિષ્યે ન માનુષમ્ ।
મરુત્ત ગચ્છ વા મા વા નિવૃત્તોઽસ્મ્યદ્ય યાજનાત્ ॥ 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 14.6.8 in Malayalam sript:
ബൃഹസ്പതിരുവാച ।
അമര്ത്യം യാജയിത്വാഹം യാജയിഷ്യേ ന മാനുഷമ് ।
മരുത്ത ഗച്ഛ വാ മാ വാ നിവൃത്തോഽസ്മ്യദ്യ യാജനാത് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.6.8 in Telugu sript:
బృహస్పతిరువాచ ।
అమర్త్యం యాజయిత్వాహం యాజయిష్యే న మానుషమ్ ।
మరుత్త గచ్ఛ వా మా వా నివృత్తోఽస్మ్యద్య యాజనాత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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