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 3.49.8

यस्य बाहू समाश्रित्य वयं सर्वे महात्मनः ।
मन्यामहे जितानाजौ परान्प्राप्तां च मेदिनीम् ॥ ८ ॥

yasya bāhū samāśritya vayaṃ sarve mahātmanaḥ |
manyāmahe jitānājau parānprāptāṃ ca medinīm || 8 ||

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

...time, they have sent me to distressful exile in this great forest, clad in deer skins. At present I am leading a distressful life in the woods in grief of heart. Those harsh and...

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

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Bahu, Samashritya, Vaya, Asmad, Sarva, Mahatman, Jita, Aja, Aji, Para, Prapta, Medini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.49.8). 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: “yasya bāhū samāśritya vayaṃ sarve mahātmanaḥ
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bāhū -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samāśritya -
  • samāśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “manyāmahe jitānājau parānprāptāṃ ca medinīm
  • manyāmahe -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first plural], [present passive first plural]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first plural]
  • jitān -
  • jita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ji class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ji class 9 verb]
  • ājau -
  • āja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āji (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • parān -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prāptām -
  • prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • medinīm -
  • medinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.49.8

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 3.49.8 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಯ ಬಾಹೂ ಸಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ವಯಂ ಸರ್ವೇ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ಮನ್ಯಾಮಹೇ ಜಿತಾನಾಜೌ ಪರಾನ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಾಂ ಚ ಮೇದಿನೀಮ್ ॥ 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 3.49.8 in Bengali sript:
যস্য বাহূ সমাশ্রিত্য বযং সর্বে মহাত্মনঃ ।
মন্যামহে জিতানাজৌ পরান্প্রাপ্তাং চ মেদিনীম্ ॥ 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 3.49.8 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્ય બાહૂ સમાશ્રિત્ય વયં સર્વે મહાત્મનઃ ।
મન્યામહે જિતાનાજૌ પરાન્પ્રાપ્તાં ચ મેદિનીમ્ ॥ 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 3.49.8 in Malayalam sript:
യസ്യ ബാഹൂ സമാശ്രിത്യ വയം സര്വേ മഹാത്മനഃ ।
മന്യാമഹേ ജിതാനാജൌ പരാന്പ്രാപ്താം ച മേദിനീമ് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.49.8 in Telugu sript:
యస్య బాహూ సమాశ్రిత్య వయం సర్వే మహాత్మనః ।
మన్యామహే జితానాజౌ పరాన్ప్రాప్తాం చ మేదినీమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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