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 2.8.3

अर्कप्रकाशा भ्राजिष्णुः सर्वतः कामचारिणी ।
नैवातिशीता नात्युष्णा मनसश्च प्रहर्षिणी ॥ ३ ॥

arkaprakāśā bhrājiṣṇuḥ sarvataḥ kāmacāriṇī |
naivātiśītā nātyuṣṇā manasaśca praharṣiṇī || 3 ||

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

...there along with the celestial waters and plants; and faith, and intelligence, and the goddess of learning, and wealth, religion, and pleasure; and lightning. O son of Pandu; and the...

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

Arkaprakasha, Bhrajishnu, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Kamacarini, Kamacarin, Naiva, Ati, Shita, Natyushna, Manas, Manasa, Praharshini, Praharshin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.8.3). 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: “arkaprakāśā bhrājiṣṇuḥ sarvataḥ kāmacāriṇī
  • arkaprakāśā* -
  • arkaprakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arkaprakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhrājiṣṇuḥ -
  • bhrājiṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhrājiṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvataḥ -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmacāriṇī -
  • kāmacāriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “naivātiśītā nātyuṣṇā manasaśca praharṣiṇī
  • naivā -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śītā* -
  • śīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śi -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śi class 5 verb]
    śi -> śītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śi class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √śi class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √śi class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √śi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śi class 5 verb]
    śī -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śī class 4 verb]
    śī -> śītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śī class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śī class 4 verb]
    śyā -> śīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śyā class 1 verb]
    śyā -> śītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śyā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śyā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śyā class 1 verb]
  • nātyuṣṇā* -
  • nātyuṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • manasaś -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praharṣiṇī -
  • praharṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    praharṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.8.3

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 2.8.3 in Kannada sript:
ಅರ್ಕಪ್ರಕಾಶಾ ಭ್ರಾಜಿಷ್ಣುಃ ಸರ್ವತಃ ಕಾಮಚಾರಿಣೀ ।
ನೈವಾತಿಶೀತಾ ನಾತ್ಯುಷ್ಣಾ ಮನಸಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರಹರ್ಷಿಣೀ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 2.8.3 in Bengali sript:
অর্কপ্রকাশা ভ্রাজিষ্ণুঃ সর্বতঃ কামচারিণী ।
নৈবাতিশীতা নাত্যুষ্ণা মনসশ্চ প্রহর্ষিণী ॥ ৩ ॥

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 2.8.3 in Gujarati sript:
અર્કપ્રકાશા ભ્રાજિષ્ણુઃ સર્વતઃ કામચારિણી ।
નૈવાતિશીતા નાત્યુષ્ણા મનસશ્ચ પ્રહર્ષિણી ॥ ૩ ॥

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 2.8.3 in Malayalam sript:
അര്കപ്രകാശാ ഭ്രാജിഷ്ണുഃ സര്വതഃ കാമചാരിണീ ।
നൈവാതിശീതാ നാത്യുഷ്ണാ മനസശ്ച പ്രഹര്ഷിണീ ॥ ൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.8.3 in Telugu sript:
అర్కప్రకాశా భ్రాజిష్ణుః సర్వతః కామచారిణీ ।
నైవాతిశీతా నాత్యుష్ణా మనసశ్చ ప్రహర్షిణీ ॥ ౩ ॥

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