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 2.43.8

नामर्षयत्ततस्तेषामवहासममर्षणः ।
आकारं रक्षमाणस्तु न स तान्समुदैक्षत ॥ ८ ॥

nāmarṣayattatasteṣāmavahāsamamarṣaṇaḥ |
ākāraṃ rakṣamāṇastu na sa tānsamudaikṣata || 8 ||

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

...the words of the Rishi, I have arrived at this firm resolution viz., that I should die, as I am ordained to be the cause of the destruction of all Kshatriyas. You my dear ones, if...

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

Naman, Yatta, Tasta, Ish, Isha, Avahasa, Amarshana, Akara, Raksha, Samud, Samuda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.43.8). 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: “nāmarṣayattatasteṣāmavahāsamamarṣaṇaḥ
  • nāmar -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛṣa -
  • ṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yatta -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • taste -
  • tas -> tasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb], [locative single from √tas class 4 verb]
    tas -> tasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √tas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tas class 4 verb], [locative single from √tas class 4 verb]
    tas -> tastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tas class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √tas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tas class 4 verb]
    stai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • avahāsam -
  • avahāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • amarṣaṇaḥ -
  • amarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ākāraṃ rakṣamāṇastu na sa tānsamudaikṣata
  • ākāram -
  • ākāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • rakṣam -
  • rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇas -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samudai -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    samudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikṣata -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single], [aorist middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.43.8

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 2.43.8 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಮರ್ಷಯತ್ತತಸ್ತೇಷಾಮವಹಾಸಮಮರ್ಷಣಃ ।
ಆಕಾರಂ ರಕ್ಷಮಾಣಸ್ತು ನ ಸ ತಾನ್ಸಮುದೈಕ್ಷತ ॥ 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 2.43.8 in Bengali sript:
নামর্ষযত্ততস্তেষামবহাসমমর্ষণঃ ।
আকারং রক্ষমাণস্তু ন স তান্সমুদৈক্ষত ॥ 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 2.43.8 in Gujarati sript:
નામર્ષયત્તતસ્તેષામવહાસમમર્ષણઃ ।
આકારં રક્ષમાણસ્તુ ન સ તાન્સમુદૈક્ષત ॥ 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 2.43.8 in Malayalam sript:
നാമര്ഷയത്തതസ്തേഷാമവഹാസമമര്ഷണഃ ।
ആകാരം രക്ഷമാണസ്തു ന സ താന്സമുദൈക്ഷത ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.43.8 in Telugu sript:
నామర్షయత్తతస్తేషామవహాసమమర్షణః ।
ఆకారం రక్షమాణస్తు న స తాన్సముదైక్షత ॥ ౮ ॥

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