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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 2.54.8
युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
सहस्रसंख्या नागा मे मत्तास्तिष्ठन्ति सौबल ।
हेमकक्षाः कृतापीडाः पद्मिनो हेममालिनः ॥ ८ ॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
sahasrasaṃkhyā nāgā me mattāstiṣṭhanti saubala |
hemakakṣāḥ kṛtāpīḍāḥ padmino hemamālinaḥ || 8 ||
Note! This is not a direct translation of the verse, but merely an approximate preview.
...counter stake, O great king,—the wealth with which you wishest to play with me?" "Duryodhana said,— 'I have many jewels and much wealth. But I am not vain of them. Win you this stake...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.54.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yudhishthira, Sahasrasankhya, Naga, Asmad, Matta, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Saubala, Hemakaksha, Krit, Krita, Apida, Padmin, Padmi, Hemamalin, Hemamali,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.54.8). 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: “yudhiṣṭhira uvāca”
- yudhiṣṭhira* -
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yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “sahasrasaṃkhyā nāgā me mattāstiṣṭhanti saubala”
- sahasrasaṅkhyā* -
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sahasrasaṅkhya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sahasrasaṅkhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāgā* -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- mattās -
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matta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mattā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> mattā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √mad class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √mad class 4 verb]
- tiṣṭhanti -
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tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- saubala -
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saubala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saubala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “hemakakṣāḥ kṛtāpīḍāḥ padmino hemamālinaḥ”
- hemakakṣāḥ -
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hemakakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hemakakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṛtā -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- apīḍāḥ -
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apīḍā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- padmino* -
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padmin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]padmin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]padmī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- hemamālinaḥ -
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hemamālin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]hemamālin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]hemamālī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other print editions:
Also see the following print editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.54.8
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.54.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸಹಸ್ರಸಂಖ್ಯಾ ನಾಗಾ ಮೇ ಮತ್ತಾಸ್ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತಿ ಸೌಬಲ ।
ಹೇಮಕಕ್ಷಾಃ ಕೃತಾಪೀಡಾಃ ಪದ್ಮಿನೋ ಹೇಮಮಾಲಿನಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.54.8 in Bengali sript:
যুধিষ্ঠির উবাচ ।
সহস্রসংখ্যা নাগা মে মত্তাস্তিষ্ঠন্তি সৌবল ।
হেমকক্ষাঃ কৃতাপীডাঃ পদ্মিনো হেমমালিনঃ ॥ ৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.54.8 in Gujarati sript:
યુધિષ્ઠિર ઉવાચ ।
સહસ્રસંખ્યા નાગા મે મત્તાસ્તિષ્ઠન્તિ સૌબલ ।
હેમકક્ષાઃ કૃતાપીડાઃ પદ્મિનો હેમમાલિનઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.54.8 in Malayalam sript:
യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഉവാച ।
സഹസ്രസംഖ്യാ നാഗാ മേ മത്താസ്തിഷ്ഠന്തി സൌബല ।
ഹേമകക്ഷാഃ കൃതാപീഡാഃ പദ്മിനോ ഹേമമാലിനഃ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.54.8 in Telugu sript:
యుధిష్ఠిర ఉవాచ ।
సహస్రసంఖ్యా నాగా మే మత్తాస్తిష్ఠన్తి సౌబల ।
హేమకక్షాః కృతాపీడాః పద్మినో హేమమాలినః ॥ ౮ ॥