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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 1.50.8
इमे हि ते सूर्यहुताशवर्चसः समासते वृत्रहणः क्रतुं यथा ।
नैषां ज्ञानं विद्यते ज्ञातुमद्य दत्तं येभ्यो न प्रणश्येत्कथंचित् ॥ ८ ॥
ime hi te sūryahutāśavarcasaḥ samāsate vṛtrahaṇaḥ kratuṃ yathā |
naiṣāṃ jñānaṃ vidyate jñātumadya dattaṃ yebhyo na praṇaśyetkathaṃcit || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...or Yama, the god of Justice. Like Sakra himself, thunderbolt in hand, you are, in this world, the protector of all creatures. In this earth there is no man so great as you and no monarch...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.50.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Iyam, Idam, Tad, Yushmad, Suri, Surin, Surya, Ahutasha, Varcas, Samasa, Vritrahan, Kratu, Yatha, Naisha, Jnana, Adya, Datta, Yah, Yat, Prana, Katham, Katha, Cit,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.50.8). 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: “ime hi te sūryahutāśavarcasaḥ samāsate vṛtrahaṇaḥ kratuṃ yathā ”
- ime -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- sūrya -
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sūri (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sūrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sūrin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]sūrya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sūrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sūr]√sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sūr]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]√sūr (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ahutāśa -
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ahutāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- varcasaḥ -
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varcas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]varcas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- samāsa -
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samāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- vṛtrahaṇaḥ -
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vṛtrahan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kratum -
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kratu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “naiṣāṃ jñānaṃ vidyate jñātumadya dattaṃ yebhyo na praṇaśyetkathaṃcit ”
- naiṣā -
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naiṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jñānam -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- jñātum -
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√jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √jñā]√jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √jñā]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dattam -
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datta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]datta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dattā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[imperative active second dual]
- yebhyo* -
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ya (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praṇa -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyet -
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√śā (verb class 4)[optative active third single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.50.8
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.50.8 in Kannada sript:
ಇಮೇ ಹಿ ತೇ ಸೂರ್ಯಹುತಾಶವರ್ಚಸಃ ಸಮಾಸತೇ ವೃತ್ರಹಣಃ ಕ್ರತುಂ ಯಥಾ ।
ನೈಷಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ಜ್ಞಾತುಮದ್ಯ ದತ್ತಂ ಯೇಭ್ಯೋ ನ ಪ್ರಣಶ್ಯೇತ್ಕಥಂಚಿತ್ ॥ ೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.50.8 in Bengali sript:
ইমে হি তে সূর্যহুতাশবর্চসঃ সমাসতে বৃত্রহণঃ ক্রতুং যথা ।
নৈষাং জ্ঞানং বিদ্যতে জ্ঞাতুমদ্য দত্তং যেভ্যো ন প্রণশ্যেত্কথংচিত্ ॥ ৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.50.8 in Gujarati sript:
ઇમે હિ તે સૂર્યહુતાશવર્ચસઃ સમાસતે વૃત્રહણઃ ક્રતું યથા ।
નૈષાં જ્ઞાનં વિદ્યતે જ્ઞાતુમદ્ય દત્તં યેભ્યો ન પ્રણશ્યેત્કથંચિત્ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.50.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഇമേ ഹി തേ സൂര്യഹുതാശവര്ചസഃ സമാസതേ വൃത്രഹണഃ ക്രതും യഥാ ।
നൈഷാം ജ്ഞാനം വിദ്യതേ ജ്ഞാതുമദ്യ ദത്തം യേഭ്യോ ന പ്രണശ്യേത്കഥംചിത് ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.50.8 in Telugu sript:
ఇమే హి తే సూర్యహుతాశవర్చసః సమాసతే వృత్రహణః క్రతుం యథా ।
నైషాం జ్ఞానం విద్యతే జ్ఞాతుమద్య దత్తం యేభ్యో న ప్రణశ్యేత్కథంచిత్ ॥ ౮ ॥