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 1.215.8

तत्र भूतान्यनेकानि रक्ष्यन्ते स्म प्रसङ्गतः ।
तं दिधक्षुर्न शक्नोमि दग्धुं शक्रस्य तेजसा ॥ ८ ॥

tatra bhūtānyanekāni rakṣyante sma prasaṅgataḥ |
taṃ didhakṣurna śaknomi dagdhuṃ śakrasya tejasā || 8 ||

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

...sincere affection. The king always did what was agreeable to them. The sweet-speeched Yudhishthira of great intelligence never uttered anything that was improper or untrue or unbearable...

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

Tatra, Bhuta, Bhutani, Aneka, Sma, Prasangatah, Didhakshu, Shakra, Tejas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.215.8). 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: “tatra bhūtānyanekāni rakṣyante sma prasaṅgataḥ
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūtānya -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anekāni -
  • aneka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rakṣyante -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    rakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third plural]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • prasaṅgataḥ -
  • prasaṅgataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “taṃ didhakṣurna śaknomi dagdhuṃ śakrasya tejasā
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • didhakṣur -
  • didhakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    didhakṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaknomi -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [present active first single]
  • dagdhum -
  • dah -> dagdhum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √dah]
  • śakrasya -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tejasā -
  • tejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.215.8

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 1.215.8 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ಭೂತಾನ್ಯನೇಕಾನಿ ರಕ್ಷ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಸ್ಮ ಪ್ರಸಙ್ಗತಃ ।
ತಂ ದಿಧಕ್ಷುರ್ನ ಶಕ್ನೋಮಿ ದಗ್ಧುಂ ಶಕ್ರಸ್ಯ ತೇಜಸಾ ॥ 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 1.215.8 in Bengali sript:
তত্র ভূতান্যনেকানি রক্ষ্যন্তে স্ম প্রসঙ্গতঃ ।
তং দিধক্ষুর্ন শক্নোমি দগ্ধুং শক্রস্য তেজসা ॥ 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 1.215.8 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર ભૂતાન્યનેકાનિ રક્ષ્યન્તે સ્મ પ્રસઙ્ગતઃ ।
તં દિધક્ષુર્ન શક્નોમિ દગ્ધું શક્રસ્ય તેજસા ॥ 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 1.215.8 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര ഭൂതാന്യനേകാനി രക്ഷ്യന്തേ സ്മ പ്രസങ്ഗതഃ ।
തം ദിധക്ഷുര്ന ശക്നോമി ദഗ്ധും ശക്രസ്യ തേജസാ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.215.8 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర భూతాన్యనేకాని రక్ష్యన్తే స్మ ప్రసఙ్గతః ।
తం దిధక్షుర్న శక్నోమి దగ్ధుం శక్రస్య తేజసా ॥ ౮ ॥

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