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 2.72.8

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
यस्मै देवाः प्रयच्छन्ति पुरुषाय पराभवम् ।
बुद्धिं तस्यापकर्षन्ति सोऽपाचीनानि पश्यति ॥ ८ ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
yasmai devāḥ prayacchanti puruṣāya parābhavam |
buddhiṃ tasyāpakarṣanti so'pācīnāni paśyati || 8 ||

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

...keeping the city to their right. And jackals and vultures and ravens and other carnivorous beasts and birds began to shriek and cry aloud from the temples of the gods and the tops...

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

Dhritarashtra, Yah, Yat, Deva, Prayat, Shanti, Purusha, Parabhava, Buddhi, Tad, Sah, Apacina, Pashyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.72.8). 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: “dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra* -
  • dhṛtarāṣṭra (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: “yasmai devāḥ prayacchanti puruṣāya parābhavam
  • yasmai -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prayacch -
  • pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
  • śanti -
  • śanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • puruṣāya -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • parābhavam -
  • parābhava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “buddhiṃ tasyāpakarṣanti so'pācīnāni paśyati
  • buddhim -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apakarṣanti -
  • apakṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apācīnāni -
  • apācīna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.72.8

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 2.72.8 in Kannada sript:
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಯಸ್ಮೈ ದೇವಾಃ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಪುರುಷಾಯ ಪರಾಭವಮ್ ।
ಬುದ್ಧಿಂ ತಸ್ಯಾಪಕರ್ಷನ್ತಿ ಸೋಽಪಾಚೀನಾನಿ ಪಶ್ಯತಿ ॥ 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 2.72.8 in Bengali sript:
ধৃতরাষ্ট্র উবাচ ।
যস্মৈ দেবাঃ প্রযচ্ছন্তি পুরুষায পরাভবম্ ।
বুদ্ধিং তস্যাপকর্ষন্তি সোঽপাচীনানি পশ্যতি ॥ 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 2.72.8 in Gujarati sript:
ધૃતરાષ્ટ્ર ઉવાચ ।
યસ્મૈ દેવાઃ પ્રયચ્છન્તિ પુરુષાય પરાભવમ્ ।
બુદ્ધિં તસ્યાપકર્ષન્તિ સોઽપાચીનાનિ પશ્યતિ ॥ 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 2.72.8 in Malayalam sript:
ധൃതരാഷ്ട്ര ഉവാച ।
യസ്മൈ ദേവാഃ പ്രയച്ഛന്തി പുരുഷായ പരാഭവമ് ।
ബുദ്ധിം തസ്യാപകര്ഷന്തി സോഽപാചീനാനി പശ്യതി ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.72.8 in Telugu sript:
ధృతరాష్ట్ర ఉవాచ ।
యస్మై దేవాః ప్రయచ్ఛన్తి పురుషాయ పరాభవమ్ ।
బుద్ధిం తస్యాపకర్షన్తి సోఽపాచీనాని పశ్యతి ॥ ౮ ॥

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