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 18.5.8

मुनिः पुराणः कौरव्य पाराशर्यो महाव्रतः ।
अगाधबुद्धिः सर्वज्ञो गतिज्ञः सर्वकर्मणाम् ॥ ८ ॥

muniḥ purāṇaḥ kauravya pārāśaryo mahāvrataḥ |
agādhabuddhiḥ sarvajño gatijñaḥ sarvakarmaṇām || 8 ||

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

...seventh, thrice those fruits become his. Ascending a celestial car that resembles the summit of the Kailasa mountains (in beauty), that is equipt with an altar made of stones of lapis lazuli and other precious gems, that is surrounded by beautiful objects of...

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

Muni, Purana, Puranas, Kauravya, Parashari, Parasharya, Mahavrata, Agadha, Buddhi, Sarvajna, Gat, Gati, Jna, Sarvakarmana, Sarvakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.5.8). 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: “muniḥ purāṇaḥ kauravya pārāśaryo mahāvrataḥ
  • muniḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purāṇaḥ -
  • purāṇas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    purāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kauravya -
  • kauravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārāśaryo* -
  • pārāśarī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pārāśarya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāvrataḥ -
  • mahāvrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “agādhabuddhiḥ sarvajño gatijñaḥ sarvakarmaṇām
  • agādha -
  • agādha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agādha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhiḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvajño* -
  • sarvajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gati -
  • gati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jñaḥ -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvakarmaṇām -
  • sarvakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sarvakarman (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvakarman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.5.8

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 18.5.8 in Kannada sript:
ಮುನಿಃ ಪುರಾಣಃ ಕೌರವ್ಯ ಪಾರಾಶರ್ಯೋ ಮಹಾವ್ರತಃ ।
ಅಗಾಧಬುದ್ಧಿಃ ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞೋ ಗತಿಜ್ಞಃ ಸರ್ವಕರ್ಮಣಾಮ್ ॥ 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 18.5.8 in Bengali sript:
মুনিঃ পুরাণঃ কৌরব্য পারাশর্যো মহাব্রতঃ ।
অগাধবুদ্ধিঃ সর্বজ্ঞো গতিজ্ঞঃ সর্বকর্মণাম্ ॥ 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 18.5.8 in Gujarati sript:
મુનિઃ પુરાણઃ કૌરવ્ય પારાશર્યો મહાવ્રતઃ ।
અગાધબુદ્ધિઃ સર્વજ્ઞો ગતિજ્ઞઃ સર્વકર્મણામ્ ॥ 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 18.5.8 in Malayalam sript:
മുനിഃ പുരാണഃ കൌരവ്യ പാരാശര്യോ മഹാവ്രതഃ ।
അഗാധബുദ്ധിഃ സര്വജ്ഞോ ഗതിജ്ഞഃ സര്വകര്മണാമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.5.8 in Telugu sript:
మునిః పురాణః కౌరవ్య పారాశర్యో మహావ్రతః ।
అగాధబుద్ధిః సర్వజ్ఞో గతిజ్ఞః సర్వకర్మణామ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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