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 3.27.8

आगस्त्याश्च महाभागा आत्रेयाश्चोत्तमव्रताः ।
सर्वस्य जगतः श्रेष्ठा ब्राह्मणाः संगतास्त्वया ॥ ८ ॥

āgastyāśca mahābhāgā ātreyāścottamavratāḥ |
sarvasya jagataḥ śreṣṭhā brāhmaṇāḥ saṃgatāstvayā || 8 ||

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

...of an ever-forgiving temper, even desire his wife, and his wife also, becomes ready to act as she wills. And servants also that are ever fond of pleasure, if they do not receive even...

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

Agasti, Agastya, Mahabhaga, Atreya, Uttamavrata, Sarva, Jagat, Shreshtha, Brahmana, Sangata, Tva, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.27.8). 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: “āgastyāśca mahābhāgā ātreyāścottamavratāḥ
  • āgastyāś -
  • āgastī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    āgastya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahābhāgā* -
  • mahābhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahābhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ātreyāś -
  • ātreya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ātreyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamavratāḥ -
  • uttamavrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uttamavratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sarvasya jagataḥ śreṣṭhā brāhmaṇāḥ saṃgatāstvayā
  • sarvasya -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • jagataḥ -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śreṣṭhā* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brāhmaṇāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saṅgatās -
  • saṅgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.27.8

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 3.27.8 in Kannada sript:
ಆಗಸ್ತ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾಭಾಗಾ ಆತ್ರೇಯಾಶ್ಚೋತ್ತಮವ್ರತಾಃ ।
ಸರ್ವಸ್ಯ ಜಗತಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಃ ಸಂಗತಾಸ್ತ್ವಯಾ ॥ 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 3.27.8 in Bengali sript:
আগস্ত্যাশ্চ মহাভাগা আত্রেযাশ্চোত্তমব্রতাঃ ।
সর্বস্য জগতঃ শ্রেষ্ঠা ব্রাহ্মণাঃ সংগতাস্ত্বযা ॥ 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 3.27.8 in Gujarati sript:
આગસ્ત્યાશ્ચ મહાભાગા આત્રેયાશ્ચોત્તમવ્રતાઃ ।
સર્વસ્ય જગતઃ શ્રેષ્ઠા બ્રાહ્મણાઃ સંગતાસ્ત્વયા ॥ 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 3.27.8 in Malayalam sript:
ആഗസ്ത്യാശ്ച മഹാഭാഗാ ആത്രേയാശ്ചോത്തമവ്രതാഃ ।
സര്വസ്യ ജഗതഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠാ ബ്രാഹ്മണാഃ സംഗതാസ്ത്വയാ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.27.8 in Telugu sript:
ఆగస్త్యాశ్చ మహాభాగా ఆత్రేయాశ్చోత్తమవ్రతాః ।
సర్వస్య జగతః శ్రేష్ఠా బ్రాహ్మణాః సంగతాస్త్వయా ॥ ౮ ॥

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