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 3.74.8

ततः काषायवसना जटिला मलपङ्किनी ।
दमयन्ती महाराज बाहुकं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ८ ॥

tataḥ kāṣāyavasanā jaṭilā malapaṅkinī |
damayantī mahārāja bāhukaṃ vākyamabravīt || 8 ||

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

...brothers stood up and duly worshipped the illustrious one. And endued with blazing energy, the handsome chief of the Kuru race, surrounded by his brothers, shone like the god of a hundred...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kashayavasana, Jatila, Malapankin, Malapankini, Damayanti, Damayat, Maharaja, Maharajan, Bahuka, Vakya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.74.8). 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: “tataḥ kāṣāyavasanā jaṭilā malapaṅkinī
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • kāṣāyavasanā* -
  • kāṣāyavasana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāṣāyavasanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jaṭilā* -
  • jaṭila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jaṭilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • malapaṅkinī -
  • malapaṅkinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    malapaṅkin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “damayantī mahārāja bāhukaṃ vākyamabravīt
  • damayantī -
  • damayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √dam]
    dam -> damayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √dam], [vocative dual from √dam], [accusative dual from √dam]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dam]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bāhukam -
  • bāhuka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāhuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāhukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.74.8

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 3.74.8 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಕಾಷಾಯವಸನಾ ಜಟಿಲಾ ಮಲಪಙ್ಕಿನೀ ।
ದಮಯನ್ತೀ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಬಾಹುಕಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ 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 3.74.8 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ কাষাযবসনা জটিলা মলপঙ্কিনী ।
দমযন্তী মহারাজ বাহুকং বাক্যমব্রবীত্ ॥ 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 3.74.8 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ કાષાયવસના જટિલા મલપઙ્કિની ।
દમયન્તી મહારાજ બાહુકં વાક્યમબ્રવીત્ ॥ 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 3.74.8 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ കാഷായവസനാ ജടിലാ മലപങ്കിനീ ।
ദമയന്തീ മഹാരാജ ബാഹുകം വാക്യമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.74.8 in Telugu sript:
తతః కాషాయవసనా జటిలా మలపఙ్కినీ ।
దమయన్తీ మహారాజ బాహుకం వాక్యమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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