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 1.182.8

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अर्जुन उवाच ।
मा मां नरेन्द्र त्वमधर्मभाजं कृथा न धर्मो ह्ययमीप्सितोऽन्यैः ।
भवान्निवेश्यः प्रथमं ततोऽयं भीमो महाबाहुरचिन्त्यकर्मा ॥ ८ ॥

arjuna uvāca |
mā māṃ narendra tvamadharmabhājaṃ kṛthā na dharmo hyayamīpsito'nyaiḥ |
bhavānniveśyaḥ prathamaṃ tato'yaṃ bhīmo mahābāhuracintyakarmā || 8 ||

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

...shells exclaimed, 'Fear not, we will fight the foe!' Arjuna smilingly addressing those Brahmanas exclaiming thus, said, ’stand you aside as spectators (of the fray) Showering...
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 (1.182.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arjuna, Mas, Asmad, Narendra, Tva, Yushmad, Adharma, Bhaj, Dharma, Aya, Idam, Ipsita, Anya, Bhava, Bhavant, Iva, Ishya, Prathamam, Prathama, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhima, Mahabahu, Acintyakarman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.182.8). 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: “arjuna uvāca ”
arjuna* -
arjuna (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “mā māṃ narendra tvamadharmabhājaṃ kṛthā na dharmo hyayamīpsito'nyaiḥ ”
mā* -
ma (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

mās (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mām -
mā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative single]
narendra -
narendra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
adharma -
adharma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhājam -
bhājā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

bhāj (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
kṛthā* -
√kṛ (verb class 1)

[injunctive middle second single]

√kṛ (verb class 2)

[injunctive middle second single]

√kṛ (verb class 5)

[injunctive middle second single]

√kṛ (verb class 8)

[injunctive middle second single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hya -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
īpsito' -
īpsita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√āp -> īpsita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √āp]
anyaiḥ -
anya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 3: “bhavānniveśyaḥ prathamaṃ tato'yaṃ bhīmo mahābāhuracintyakarmā ”
bhavānn -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ive -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
īśyaḥ -
√īś -> īśya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √īś class 2 verb]
prathamam -
prathamam (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

prathamam (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

prathamam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prathama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prathama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prathamā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tato' -
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]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhīmo* -
bhīma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mahābāhur -
mahābāhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mahābāhu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
acintyakarmā -
acintyakarman (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.182.8

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;

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Preview of verse 1.182.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಜುನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಮಾ ಮಾಂ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರ ತ್ವಮಧರ್ಮಭಾಜಂ ಕೃಥಾ ನ ಧರ್ಮೋ ಹ್ಯಯಮೀಪ್ಸಿತೋಽನ್ಯೈಃ ।
ಭವಾನ್ನಿವೇಶ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರಥಮಂ ತತೋಽಯಂ ಭೀಮೋ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುರಚಿನ್ತ್ಯಕರ್ಮಾ ॥ 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)]

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Preview of verse 1.182.8 in Bengali sript:
অর্জুন উবাচ ।
মা মাং নরেন্দ্র ত্বমধর্মভাজং কৃথা ন ধর্মো হ্যযমীপ্সিতোঽন্যৈঃ ।
ভবান্নিবেশ্যঃ প্রথমং ততোঽযং ভীমো মহাবাহুরচিন্ত্যকর্মা ॥ ৮ ॥

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 1.182.8 in Gujarati sript:
અર્જુન ઉવાચ ।
મા માં નરેન્દ્ર ત્વમધર્મભાજં કૃથા ન ધર્મો હ્યયમીપ્સિતોઽન્યૈઃ ।
ભવાન્નિવેશ્યઃ પ્રથમં તતોઽયં ભીમો મહાબાહુરચિન્ત્યકર્મા ॥ ૮ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.182.8 in Malayalam sript:
അര്ജുന ഉവാച ।
മാ മാം നരേന്ദ്ര ത്വമധര്മഭാജം കൃഥാ ന ധര്മോ ഹ്യയമീപ്സിതോഽന്യൈഃ ।
ഭവാന്നിവേശ്യഃ പ്രഥമം തതോഽയം ഭീമോ മഹാബാഹുരചിന്ത്യകര്മാ ॥ ൮ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.182.8 in Telugu sript:
అర్జున ఉవాచ ।
మా మాం నరేన్ద్ర త్వమధర్మభాజం కృథా న ధర్మో హ్యయమీప్సితోఽన్యైః ।
భవాన్నివేశ్యః ప్రథమం తతోఽయం భీమో మహాబాహురచిన్త్యకర్మా ॥ ౮ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021