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 2.44.8

तेन चैव मयेनोक्ताः किंकरा नाम राक्षसाः ।
वहन्ति तां सभां भीमास्तत्र का परिदेवना ॥ ८ ॥

tena caiva mayenoktāḥ kiṃkarā nāma rākṣasāḥ |
vahanti tāṃ sabhāṃ bhīmāstatra kā paridevanā || 8 ||

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

...that great and serene prosperity of the son of Kunti, I regard Fate as supreme and exertions fruitless. O son of Suvala, formerly I strove to compass his destruction. But baffling...

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

Tad, Tena, Maya, Ukta, Kinkara, Naman, Rakshasa, Vahanti, Vahat, Sabha, Bhima, Tatra, Paridevana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.44.8). 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: “tena caiva mayenoktāḥ kiṃkarā nāma rākṣasāḥ
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • mayeno -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uktāḥ -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • kiṅkarā* -
  • kiṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kiṅkarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rākṣasāḥ -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “vahanti tāṃ sabhāṃ bhīmāstatra paridevanā
  • vahanti -
  • vahantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sabhām -
  • sabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhīmās -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhīmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • paridevanā -
  • paridevanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.44.8

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 2.44.8 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನ ಚೈವ ಮಯೇನೋಕ್ತಾಃ ಕಿಂಕರಾ ನಾಮ ರಾಕ್ಷಸಾಃ ।
ವಹನ್ತಿ ತಾಂ ಸಭಾಂ ಭೀಮಾಸ್ತತ್ರ ಕಾ ಪರಿದೇವನಾ ॥ 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 2.44.8 in Bengali sript:
তেন চৈব মযেনোক্তাঃ কিংকরা নাম রাক্ষসাঃ ।
বহন্তি তাং সভাং ভীমাস্তত্র কা পরিদেবনা ॥ 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 2.44.8 in Gujarati sript:
તેન ચૈવ મયેનોક્તાઃ કિંકરા નામ રાક્ષસાઃ ।
વહન્તિ તાં સભાં ભીમાસ્તત્ર કા પરિદેવના ॥ 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 2.44.8 in Malayalam sript:
തേന ചൈവ മയേനോക്താഃ കിംകരാ നാമ രാക്ഷസാഃ ।
വഹന്തി താം സഭാം ഭീമാസ്തത്ര കാ പരിദേവനാ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.44.8 in Telugu sript:
తేన చైవ మయేనోక్తాః కింకరా నామ రాక్షసాః ।
వహన్తి తాం సభాం భీమాస్తత్ర కా పరిదేవనా ॥ ౮ ॥

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