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 2.49.18

प्रणता भूमिपाश्चापि पेतुर्हीनाः स्वतेजसा ।
धृष्टद्युम्नः पाण्डवाश्च सात्यकिः केशवोऽष्टमः ॥ १८ ॥

praṇatā bhūmipāścāpi peturhīnāḥ svatejasā |
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ pāṇḍavāśca sātyakiḥ keśavo'ṣṭamaḥ || 18 ||

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

...plight, laughed outright. Then Vibhatsu (Arjuna) with a cheerful heart gave, O Bharata, unto the principal Brahmanas five hundred bullocks with horns plated with gold. And king Yudhishthira...

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

Pranata, Bhumipa, Capin, Capi, Hina, Svatejas, Dhrishtadyumna, Pandava, Satyaki, Keshava, Ashtama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.49.18). 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: “praṇatā bhūmipāścāpi peturhīnāḥ svatejasā
  • praṇatā* -
  • praṇata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūmipāś -
  • bhūmipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • petur -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    pat (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • hīnāḥ -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • svatejasā -
  • svatejas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ pāṇḍavāśca sātyakiḥ keśavo'ṣṭamaḥ
  • dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ -
  • dhṛṣṭadyumna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāṇḍavāś -
  • pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sātyakiḥ -
  • sātyaki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • keśavo' -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭamaḥ -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.49.18

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 2.49.18 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಣತಾ ಭೂಮಿಪಾಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಪೇತುರ್ಹೀನಾಃ ಸ್ವತೇಜಸಾ ।
ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಶ್ಚ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಃ ಕೇಶವೋಽಷ್ಟಮಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 2.49.18 in Bengali sript:
প্রণতা ভূমিপাশ্চাপি পেতুর্হীনাঃ স্বতেজসা ।
ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নঃ পাণ্ডবাশ্চ সাত্যকিঃ কেশবোঽষ্টমঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 2.49.18 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રણતા ભૂમિપાશ્ચાપિ પેતુર્હીનાઃ સ્વતેજસા ।
ધૃષ્ટદ્યુમ્નઃ પાણ્ડવાશ્ચ સાત્યકિઃ કેશવોઽષ્ટમઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 2.49.18 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രണതാ ഭൂമിപാശ്ചാപി പേതുര്ഹീനാഃ സ്വതേജസാ ।
ധൃഷ്ടദ്യുമ്നഃ പാണ്ഡവാശ്ച സാത്യകിഃ കേശവോഽഷ്ടമഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.49.18 in Telugu sript:
ప్రణతా భూమిపాశ్చాపి పేతుర్హీనాః స్వతేజసా ।
ధృష్టద్యుమ్నః పాణ్డవాశ్చ సాత్యకిః కేశవోఽష్టమః ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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