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 1.154.8

ततस्तु पृषतेऽतीते स राजा द्रुपदोऽभवत् ।
द्रोणोऽपि रामं शुश्राव दित्सन्तं वसु सर्वशः ॥ ८ ॥

tatastu pṛṣate'tīte sa rājā drupado'bhavat |
droṇo'pi rāmaṃ śuśrāva ditsantaṃ vasu sarvaśaḥ || 8 ||

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

...'I too am firmly of opinion, O Brahmana, that Brahmanas should ever be protected. As regards myself, no son of mine would be less dear to me even if I had a hundred instead of the five...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prishat, Prishata, Atita, Raja, Drupada, Drona, Api, Rama, Ditsat, Vasu, Sarvashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.154.8). 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: “tatastu pṛṣate'tīte sa rājā drupado'bhavat
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pṛṣate' -
  • pṛṣat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pṛṣat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pṛṣata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pṛṣata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pṛṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atīte -
  • atīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    atīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    atītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    atī (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • drupado' -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “droṇo'pi rāmaṃ śuśrāva ditsantaṃ vasu sarvaśaḥ
  • droṇo' -
  • droṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • rāmam -
  • rāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śuśrāva -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ditsantam -
  • -> ditsat (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √]
    -> ditsat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √]
  • vasu -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vasū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.154.8

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 1.154.8 in Kannada sript:
ತತಸ್ತು ಪೃಷತೇಽತೀತೇ ಸ ರಾಜಾ ದ್ರುಪದೋಽಭವತ್ ।
ದ್ರೋಣೋಽಪಿ ರಾಮಂ ಶುಶ್ರಾವ ದಿತ್ಸನ್ತಂ ವಸು ಸರ್ವಶಃ ॥ 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 1.154.8 in Bengali sript:
ততস্তু পৃষতেঽতীতে স রাজা দ্রুপদোঽভবত্ ।
দ্রোণোঽপি রামং শুশ্রাব দিত্সন্তং বসু সর্বশঃ ॥ 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 1.154.8 in Gujarati sript:
તતસ્તુ પૃષતેઽતીતે સ રાજા દ્રુપદોઽભવત્ ।
દ્રોણોઽપિ રામં શુશ્રાવ દિત્સન્તં વસુ સર્વશઃ ॥ 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 1.154.8 in Malayalam sript:
തതസ്തു പൃഷതേഽതീതേ സ രാജാ ദ്രുപദോഽഭവത് ।
ദ്രോണോഽപി രാമം ശുശ്രാവ ദിത്സന്തം വസു സര്വശഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.154.8 in Telugu sript:
తతస్తు పృషతేఽతీతే స రాజా ద్రుపదోఽభవత్ ।
ద్రోణోఽపి రామం శుశ్రావ దిత్సన్తం వసు సర్వశః ॥ ౮ ॥

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