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 2.63.8

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
राधेयस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा ।
युधिष्ठिरमुवाचेदं तूष्णींभूतमचेतसम् ॥ ८ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
rādheyasya vacaḥ śrutvā rājā duryodhanastadā |
yudhiṣṭhiramuvācedaṃ tūṣṇīṃbhūtamacetasam || 8 ||

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

...have been admitted as a daughter-in-law, is such that those who are born in it, however much they might be afflicted by calamities, never deviate from the paths of virtue and morality....

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

Vaishampayana, Radheya, Vaca, Vacas, Raja, Duryodhana, Tada, Yudhishthira, Idam, Tushnimbhuta, Acetas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.63.8). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “rādheyasya vacaḥ śrutvā rājā duryodhanastadā
  • rādheyasya -
  • rādheya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duryodhanas -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “yudhiṣṭhiramuvācedaṃ tūṣṇīṃbhūtamacetasam
  • yudhiṣṭhiram -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • uvāce -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tūṣṇīmbhūtam -
  • tūṣṇīmbhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūṣṇīmbhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūṣṇīmbhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • acetasam -
  • acetasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    acetas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.63.8

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 2.63.8 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ರಾಧೇಯಸ್ಯ ವಚಃ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ರಾಜಾ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಮುವಾಚೇದಂ ತೂಷ್ಣೀಂಭೂತಮಚೇತಸಮ್ ॥ 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 2.63.8 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
রাধেযস্য বচঃ শ্রুত্বা রাজা দুর্যোধনস্তদা ।
যুধিষ্ঠিরমুবাচেদং তূষ্ণীংভূতমচেতসম্ ॥ 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 2.63.8 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
રાધેયસ્ય વચઃ શ્રુત્વા રાજા દુર્યોધનસ્તદા ।
યુધિષ્ઠિરમુવાચેદં તૂષ્ણીંભૂતમચેતસમ્ ॥ 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 2.63.8 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
രാധേയസ്യ വചഃ ശ്രുത്വാ രാജാ ദുര്യോധനസ്തദാ ।
യുധിഷ്ഠിരമുവാചേദം തൂഷ്ണീംഭൂതമചേതസമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.63.8 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
రాధేయస్య వచః శ్రుత్వా రాజా దుర్యోధనస్తదా ।
యుధిష్ఠిరమువాచేదం తూష్ణీంభూతమచేతసమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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