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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 1.204.8
ततो वादित्रनृत्ताभ्यामुपातिष्ठन्त तौ स्त्रियः ।
गीतैश्च स्तुतिसंयुक्तैः प्रीत्यर्थमुपजग्मिरे ॥ ८ ॥
tato vāditranṛttābhyāmupātiṣṭhanta tau striyaḥ |
gītaiśca stutisaṃyuktaiḥ prītyarthamupajagmire || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...some form of death by which you may still be equal unto the immortals. And since you have undergone these severe ascetic austerities from desire of sovereignty alone I cannot confer on you...
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 (1.204.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vaditra, Nritta, Upa, Stri, Gita, Stut, Stuti, Samyukta, Priti, Artha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.204.8). 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: “tato vāditranṛttābhyāmupātiṣṭhanta tau striyaḥ ”
- tato* -
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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]
- vāditra -
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vāditra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nṛttābhyām -
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nṛtta (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]√nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)[instrumental dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [dative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [ablative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)[instrumental dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [dative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [ablative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛttā (participle, feminine)[instrumental dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [dative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [ablative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb]
- upā -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]upā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- atiṣṭhanta -
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√sthā (verb class 1)[imperfect middle third plural]
- tau -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- striyaḥ -
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strī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “gītaiśca stutisaṃyuktaiḥ prītyarthamupajagmire ”
- gītaiś -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]gīta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- stuti -
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stuti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]stutī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]stutī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]stutī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]stut (noun, feminine)[locative single]stut (noun, masculine)[locative single]stut (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saṃyuktaiḥ -
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saṃyukta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]saṃyukta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- prītya -
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prīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prītī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]prītī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]prītī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upa -
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upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]
- jagmire -
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√gam (verb class 1)[perfect middle third plural]√gam (verb class 2)[perfect middle third plural]√gam (verb class 3)[perfect middle third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.204.8
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 1.204.8 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ವಾದಿತ್ರನೃತ್ತಾಭ್ಯಾಮುಪಾತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತ ತೌ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ।
ಗೀತೈಶ್ಚ ಸ್ತುತಿಸಂಯುಕ್ತೈಃ ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯರ್ಥಮುಪಜಗ್ಮಿರೇ ॥ 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 1.204.8 in Bengali sript:
ততো বাদিত্রনৃত্তাভ্যামুপাতিষ্ঠন্ত তৌ স্ত্রিযঃ ।
গীতৈশ্চ স্তুতিসংযুক্তৈঃ প্রীত্যর্থমুপজগ্মিরে ॥ 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 1.204.8 in Gujarati sript:
તતો વાદિત્રનૃત્તાભ્યામુપાતિષ્ઠન્ત તૌ સ્ત્રિયઃ ।
ગીતૈશ્ચ સ્તુતિસંયુક્તૈઃ પ્રીત્યર્થમુપજગ્મિરે ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.204.8 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ വാദിത്രനൃത്താഭ്യാമുപാതിഷ്ഠന്ത തൌ സ്ത്രിയഃ ।
ഗീതൈശ്ച സ്തുതിസംയുക്തൈഃ പ്രീത്യര്ഥമുപജഗ്മിരേ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.204.8 in Telugu sript:
తతో వాదిత్రనృత్తాభ్యాముపాతిష్ఠన్త తౌ స్త్రియః ।
గీతైశ్చ స్తుతిసంయుక్తైః ప్రీత్యర్థముపజగ్మిరే ॥ ౮ ॥