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 14.54.8

संहरस्व पुनर्देव रूपमक्षय्यमुत्तमम् ।
पुनस्त्वां स्वेन रूपेण द्रष्टुमिच्छामि शाश्वतम् ॥ ८ ॥

saṃharasva punardeva rūpamakṣayyamuttamam |
punastvāṃ svena rūpeṇa draṣṭumicchāmi śāśvatam || 8 ||

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

...met with death. It is impossible to transgress destiny by either intelligence or might. O great Rishi, O sinless one, this also cannot be unknown to you. They (the Kauravas...

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

Samhara, Sva, Svan, Punar, Deva, Rupa, Akshayyam, Akshayya, Uttamam, Uttama, Puna, Tva, Yushmad, Shashvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.54.8). 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: “saṃharasva punardeva rūpamakṣayyamuttamam
  • saṃhara -
  • saṃhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akṣayyam -
  • akṣayyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akṣayya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣayya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣayyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “punastvāṃ svena rūpeṇa draṣṭumicchāmi śāśvatam
  • punas -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • svena -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • rūpeṇa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • draṣṭum -
  • dṛś -> draṣṭum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dṛś]
  • icchāmi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • śāśvatam -
  • śāśvata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāśvata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.54.8

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 14.54.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸಂಹರಸ್ವ ಪುನರ್ದೇವ ರೂಪಮಕ್ಷಯ್ಯಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಪುನಸ್ತ್ವಾಂ ಸ್ವೇನ ರೂಪೇಣ ದ್ರಷ್ಟುಮಿಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಶಾಶ್ವತಮ್ ॥ 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 14.54.8 in Bengali sript:
সংহরস্ব পুনর্দেব রূপমক্ষয্যমুত্তমম্ ।
পুনস্ত্বাং স্বেন রূপেণ দ্রষ্টুমিচ্ছামি শাশ্বতম্ ॥ 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 14.54.8 in Gujarati sript:
સંહરસ્વ પુનર્દેવ રૂપમક્ષય્યમુત્તમમ્ ।
પુનસ્ત્વાં સ્વેન રૂપેણ દ્રષ્ટુમિચ્છામિ શાશ્વતમ્ ॥ 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 14.54.8 in Malayalam sript:
സംഹരസ്വ പുനര്ദേവ രൂപമക്ഷയ്യമുത്തമമ് ।
പുനസ്ത്വാം സ്വേന രൂപേണ ദ്രഷ്ടുമിച്ഛാമി ശാശ്വതമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.54.8 in Telugu sript:
సంహరస్వ పునర్దేవ రూపమక్షయ్యముత్తమమ్ ।
పునస్త్వాం స్వేన రూపేణ ద్రష్టుమిచ్ఛామి శాశ్వతమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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