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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 2.56.8
यदा मन्युं पाण्डवोऽजातशत्रुर्न संयच्छेदक्षमयाभिभूतः ।
वृकोदरः सव्यसाची यमौ च कोऽत्र द्वीपः स्यात्तुमुले वस्तदानीम् ॥ ८ ॥
yadā manyuṃ pāṇḍavo'jātaśatrurna saṃyacchedakṣamayābhibhūtaḥ |
vṛkodaraḥ savyasācī yamau ca ko'tra dvīpaḥ syāttumule vastadānīm || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Like a flower-seller that plucks (many flowers) in the garden from trees that he cherishes with affection from day to day, continue, O Bharata, to pluck flowers day by day from the Pandavas...
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 (2.56.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yada, Yad, Manyu, Pandava, Pandu, Ajatashatru, Samyat, Sha, Shi, Daksha, Aya, Abhibhuta, Vrikodara, Savyasacin, Savyasaci, Yama, Kah, Atra, Dvipa, Syat, Sya, Tumula, Vasta, Dani,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.56.8). 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: “yadā manyuṃ pāṇḍavo'jātaśatrurna saṃyacchedakṣamayābhibhūtaḥ ”
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- manyum -
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manyu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pāṇḍavo' -
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pāṇḍavas (noun, neuter)[adverb]pāṇḍava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pāṇḍu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pāṇḍu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ajātaśatrur -
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ajātaśatru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ajātaśatru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyacch -
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saṃyat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]saṃyat (noun, masculine)[compound]saṃyat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śe -
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śa (noun, masculine)[locative single]śa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dakṣam -
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dakṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dakṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dakṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ayā -
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ayā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[compound], [instrumental single]ā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- abhibhūtaḥ -
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abhibhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “vṛkodaraḥ savyasācī yamau ca ko'tra dvīpaḥ syāttumule vastadānīm ”
- vṛkodaraḥ -
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vṛkodara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- savyasācī -
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savyasācī (noun, masculine)[compound]savyasācī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]savyasācin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yamau -
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yama (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvīpaḥ -
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dvīpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- syāt -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- tumule -
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tumula (noun, masculine)[locative single]tumula (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tumulā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vasta -
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vasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vas -> vasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]√vas -> vasta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]
- dānīm -
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dānī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.56.8
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.56.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ಮನ್ಯುಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡವೋಽಜಾತಶತ್ರುರ್ನ ಸಂಯಚ್ಛೇದಕ್ಷಮಯಾಭಿಭೂತಃ ।
ವೃಕೋದರಃ ಸವ್ಯಸಾಚೀ ಯಮೌ ಚ ಕೋಽತ್ರ ದ್ವೀಪಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ತುಮುಲೇ ವಸ್ತದಾನೀಮ್ ॥ 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 2.56.8 in Bengali sript:
যদা মন্যুং পাণ্ডবোঽজাতশত্রুর্ন সংযচ্ছেদক্ষমযাভিভূতঃ ।
বৃকোদরঃ সব্যসাচী যমৌ চ কোঽত্র দ্বীপঃ স্যাত্তুমুলে বস্তদানীম্ ॥ 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 2.56.8 in Gujarati sript:
યદા મન્યું પાણ્ડવોઽજાતશત્રુર્ન સંયચ્છેદક્ષમયાભિભૂતઃ ।
વૃકોદરઃ સવ્યસાચી યમૌ ચ કોઽત્ર દ્વીપઃ સ્યાત્તુમુલે વસ્તદાનીમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.56.8 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ മന്യും പാണ്ഡവോഽജാതശത്രുര്ന സംയച്ഛേദക്ഷമയാഭിഭൂതഃ ।
വൃകോദരഃ സവ്യസാചീ യമൌ ച കോഽത്ര ദ്വീപഃ സ്യാത്തുമുലേ വസ്തദാനീമ് ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.56.8 in Telugu sript:
యదా మన్యుం పాణ్డవోఽజాతశత్రుర్న సంయచ్ఛేదక్షమయాభిభూతః ।
వృకోదరః సవ్యసాచీ యమౌ చ కోఽత్ర ద్వీపః స్యాత్తుములే వస్తదానీమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥