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 3.134.14

अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
अष्टौ शाणाः शतमानं वहन्ति तथाष्टपादः शरभः सिंहघाती ।
अष्टौ वसूञ्शुश्रुम देवतासु यूपश्चाष्टास्रिर्विहितः सर्वयज्ञः ॥ १४ ॥

aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
aṣṭau śāṇāḥ śatamānaṃ vahanti tathāṣṭapādaḥ śarabhaḥ siṃhaghātī |
aṣṭau vasūñśuśruma devatāsu yūpaścāṣṭāsrirvihitaḥ sarvayajñaḥ || 14 ||

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

...behold the daughter-in-law of Raivya, sauntering about like a Kinnara woman. And having lost his senses through passion, Yavakri shamelessly spake unto the bashful maiden, saying...

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

Ashtavakra, Ashta, Ashti, Shana, Shatamana, Vahanti, Vahat, Tatha, Pada, Sharabha, Simha, Ghati, Ghatin, Vasu, Devata, Yupa, Asrin, Tas, Sarvayajna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.134.14). 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: “aṣṭāvakra uvāca
  • aṣṭāvakra* -
  • aṣṭāvakra (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: “aṣṭau śāṇāḥ śatamānaṃ vahanti tathāṣṭapādaḥ śarabhaḥ siṃhaghātī
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • śāṇāḥ -
  • śāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śatamānam -
  • śatamāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śatamāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vahanti -
  • vahantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vahantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tathāṣ -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pādaḥ -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śarabhaḥ -
  • śarabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siṃha -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghātī -
  • ghāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ghātin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “aṣṭau vasūñśuśruma devatāsu yūpaścāṣṭāsrirvihitaḥ sarvayajñaḥ
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • vasūñś -
  • vasu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śuśruma -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • devatāsu -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • yūpaś -
  • yūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāṣ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭā -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asri -
  • asrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asrin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rvi -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvayajñaḥ -
  • sarvayajña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.134.14

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 3.134.14 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಾವಕ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಷ್ಟೌ ಶಾಣಾಃ ಶತಮಾನಂ ವಹನ್ತಿ ತಥಾಷ್ಟಪಾದಃ ಶರಭಃ ಸಿಂಹಘಾತೀ ।
ಅಷ್ಟೌ ವಸೂಞ್ಶುಶ್ರುಮ ದೇವತಾಸು ಯೂಪಶ್ಚಾಷ್ಟಾಸ್ರಿರ್ವಿಹಿತಃ ಸರ್ವಯಜ್ಞಃ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 3.134.14 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টাবক্র উবাচ ।
অষ্টৌ শাণাঃ শতমানং বহন্তি তথাষ্টপাদঃ শরভঃ সিংহঘাতী ।
অষ্টৌ বসূঞ্শুশ্রুম দেবতাসু যূপশ্চাষ্টাস্রির্বিহিতঃ সর্বযজ্ঞঃ ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 3.134.14 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટાવક્ર ઉવાચ ।
અષ્ટૌ શાણાઃ શતમાનં વહન્તિ તથાષ્ટપાદઃ શરભઃ સિંહઘાતી ।
અષ્ટૌ વસૂઞ્શુશ્રુમ દેવતાસુ યૂપશ્ચાષ્ટાસ્રિર્વિહિતઃ સર્વયજ્ઞઃ ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 3.134.14 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടാവക്ര ഉവാച ।
അഷ്ടൌ ശാണാഃ ശതമാനം വഹന്തി തഥാഷ്ടപാദഃ ശരഭഃ സിംഹഘാതീ ।
അഷ്ടൌ വസൂഞ്ശുശ്രുമ ദേവതാസു യൂപശ്ചാഷ്ടാസ്രിര്വിഹിതഃ സര്വയജ്ഞഃ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.134.14 in Telugu sript:
అష్టావక్ర ఉవాచ ।
అష్టౌ శాణాః శతమానం వహన్తి తథాష్టపాదః శరభః సింహఘాతీ ।
అష్టౌ వసూఞ్శుశ్రుమ దేవతాసు యూపశ్చాష్టాస్రిర్విహితః సర్వయజ్ఞః ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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