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 3.173.8

एकादशं वर्षमिदं वसामः सुयोधनेनात्तसुखाः सुखार्हाः ।
तं वञ्चयित्वाधमबुद्धिशीलमज्ञातवासं सुखमाप्नुयामः ॥ ८ ॥

ekādaśaṃ varṣamidaṃ vasāmaḥ suyodhanenāttasukhāḥ sukhārhāḥ |
taṃ vañcayitvādhamabuddhiśīlamajñātavāsaṃ sukhamāpnuyāmaḥ || 8 ||

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

...soon as the dark fortnight set in immediately after, the sons of Pandu entered the forest named the Kamyaka, accompanied by Dhananjaya and their charioteers and cooks." Vaisampayana...

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

Ekadasha, Varsha, Idam, Suyodhana, Atta, Sukha, Sukharha, Adhama, Shil, Shila, Ajnatavasa, Sukham,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.173.8). 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: “ekādaśaṃ varṣamidaṃ vasāmaḥ suyodhanenāttasukhāḥ sukhārhāḥ
  • ekādaśam -
  • ekādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    ekādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vasāmaḥ -
  • vas (verb class 1)
    [present active first plural]
  • suyodhanenā -
  • suyodhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • atta -
  • atta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ad (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • sukhāḥ -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sukhārhāḥ -
  • sukhārha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sukhārhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “taṃ vañcayitvādhamabuddhiśīlamajñātavāsaṃ sukhamāpnuyāmaḥ
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vañcayitvā -
  • vañc -> vañcayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vañc]
  • adhama -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhi -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śīlam -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīl (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ajñātavāsam -
  • ajñātavāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ajñātavāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ajñātavāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āpnuyām -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative active first single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.173.8

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 3.173.8 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಾದಶಂ ವರ್ಷಮಿದಂ ವಸಾಮಃ ಸುಯೋಧನೇನಾತ್ತಸುಖಾಃ ಸುಖಾರ್ಹಾಃ ।
ತಂ ವಞ್ಚಯಿತ್ವಾಧಮಬುದ್ಧಿಶೀಲಮಜ್ಞಾತವಾಸಂ ಸುಖಮಾಪ್ನುಯಾಮಃ ॥ 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 3.173.8 in Bengali sript:
একাদশং বর্ষমিদং বসামঃ সুযোধনেনাত্তসুখাঃ সুখার্হাঃ ।
তং বঞ্চযিত্বাধমবুদ্ধিশীলমজ্ঞাতবাসং সুখমাপ্নুযামঃ ॥ 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 3.173.8 in Gujarati sript:
એકાદશં વર્ષમિદં વસામઃ સુયોધનેનાત્તસુખાઃ સુખાર્હાઃ ।
તં વઞ્ચયિત્વાધમબુદ્ધિશીલમજ્ઞાતવાસં સુખમાપ્નુયામઃ ॥ 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 3.173.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഏകാദശം വര്ഷമിദം വസാമഃ സുയോധനേനാത്തസുഖാഃ സുഖാര്ഹാഃ ।
തം വഞ്ചയിത്വാധമബുദ്ധിശീലമജ്ഞാതവാസം സുഖമാപ്നുയാമഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.173.8 in Telugu sript:
ఏకాదశం వర్షమిదం వసామః సుయోధనేనాత్తసుఖాః సుఖార్హాః ।
తం వఞ్చయిత్వాధమబుద్ధిశీలమజ్ఞాతవాసం సుఖమాప్నుయామః ॥ ౮ ॥

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