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 1.26.8

मायावीर्यधरं साक्षादग्निमिद्धमिवोद्यतम् ।
अप्रधृष्यमजेयं च देवदानवराक्षसैः ॥ ८ ॥

māyāvīryadharaṃ sākṣādagnimiddhamivodyatam |
apradhṛṣyamajeyaṃ ca devadānavarākṣasaiḥ || 8 ||

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

...in consequence of those wonderful and terribly-roaring clouds that were incessantly begetting vast quantities of water, looked as if the end of Yuga had come. And in consequence of the...

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

Mayavi, Adhara, Sakshat, Saksha, Agni, Iddha, Iva, Udyata, Apradhrishya, Ajeya, Devadanava, Rakshasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.26.8). 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: “māyāvīryadharaṃ sākṣādagnimiddhamivodyatam
  • māyāvīr -
  • māyāvī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    māyāvī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rya -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • adharam -
  • adhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • sākṣād -
  • sākṣāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • agnim -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • iddham -
  • iddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    indh -> iddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √indh class 7 verb]
    indh -> iddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √indh class 7 verb], [accusative single from √indh class 7 verb]
  • ivo -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • udyatam -
  • udyat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    udyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    udyata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    udyata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “apradhṛṣyamajeyaṃ ca devadānavarākṣasaiḥ
  • apradhṛṣyam -
  • apradhṛṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    apradhṛṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    apradhṛṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ajeyam -
  • ajeya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajeya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajeyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    aj (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devadānava -
  • devadānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devadānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rākṣasaiḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.26.8

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 1.26.8 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಯಾವೀರ್ಯಧರಂ ಸಾಕ್ಷಾದಗ್ನಿಮಿದ್ಧಮಿವೋದ್ಯತಮ್ ।
ಅಪ್ರಧೃಷ್ಯಮಜೇಯಂ ಚ ದೇವದಾನವರಾಕ್ಷಸೈಃ ॥ 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 1.26.8 in Bengali sript:
মাযাবীর্যধরং সাক্ষাদগ্নিমিদ্ধমিবোদ্যতম্ ।
অপ্রধৃষ্যমজেযং চ দেবদানবরাক্ষসৈঃ ॥ 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 1.26.8 in Gujarati sript:
માયાવીર્યધરં સાક્ષાદગ્નિમિદ્ધમિવોદ્યતમ્ ।
અપ્રધૃષ્યમજેયં ચ દેવદાનવરાક્ષસૈઃ ॥ 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 1.26.8 in Malayalam sript:
മായാവീര്യധരം സാക്ഷാദഗ്നിമിദ്ധമിവോദ്യതമ് ।
അപ്രധൃഷ്യമജേയം ച ദേവദാനവരാക്ഷസൈഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.26.8 in Telugu sript:
మాయావీర్యధరం సాక్షాదగ్నిమిద్ధమివోద్యతమ్ ।
అప్రధృష్యమజేయం చ దేవదానవరాక్షసైః ॥ ౮ ॥

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