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 2.62.8

किं त्वतः कृपणं भूयो यदहं स्त्री सती शुभा ।
सभामध्यं विगाहेऽद्य क्व नु धर्मो महीक्षिताम् ॥ ८ ॥

kiṃ tvataḥ kṛpaṇaṃ bhūyo yadahaṃ strī satī śubhā |
sabhāmadhyaṃ vigāhe'dya kva nu dharmo mahīkṣitām || 8 ||

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

...the other)? Answer this question. Speak not falsely. Frightened at this quarrel, Prahlada cast his eyes upon Sudhanvan. And Sudhanvan in rage, burning like unto the mace of Yama, told...

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

Kim, Yushmad, Kripanam, Kripana, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Yat, Yad, Aha, Asmad, Stri, Sat, Sati, Shubha, Shubh, Sabhamadhya, Vigaha, Adya, Kva, Dharma, Mahikshit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.62.8). 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: “kiṃ tvataḥ kṛpaṇaṃ bhūyo yadahaṃ strī satī śubhā
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṛpaṇam -
  • kṛpaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhūyo* -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • satī -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śubhā -
  • śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “sabhāmadhyaṃ vigāhe'dya kva nu dharmo mahīkṣitām
  • sabhāmadhyam -
  • sabhāmadhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sabhāmadhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vigāhe' -
  • vigāha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vigāha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vigāhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmo* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahīkṣitām -
  • mahīkṣit (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.62.8

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 2.62.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ತ್ವತಃ ಕೃಪಣಂ ಭೂಯೋ ಯದಹಂ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಸತೀ ಶುಭಾ ।
ಸಭಾಮಧ್ಯಂ ವಿಗಾಹೇಽದ್ಯ ಕ್ವ ನು ಧರ್ಮೋ ಮಹೀಕ್ಷಿತಾಮ್ ॥ 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 2.62.8 in Bengali sript:
কিং ত্বতঃ কৃপণং ভূযো যদহং স্ত্রী সতী শুভা ।
সভামধ্যং বিগাহেঽদ্য ক্ব নু ধর্মো মহীক্ষিতাম্ ॥ 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 2.62.8 in Gujarati sript:
કિં ત્વતઃ કૃપણં ભૂયો યદહં સ્ત્રી સતી શુભા ।
સભામધ્યં વિગાહેઽદ્ય ક્વ નુ ધર્મો મહીક્ષિતામ્ ॥ 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 2.62.8 in Malayalam sript:
കിം ത്വതഃ കൃപണം ഭൂയോ യദഹം സ്ത്രീ സതീ ശുഭാ ।
സഭാമധ്യം വിഗാഹേഽദ്യ ക്വ നു ധര്മോ മഹീക്ഷിതാമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.62.8 in Telugu sript:
కిం త్వతః కృపణం భూయో యదహం స్త్రీ సతీ శుభా ।
సభామధ్యం విగాహేఽద్య క్వ ను ధర్మో మహీక్షితామ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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