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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 3.184.8
परं लोकं गोप्रदास्त्वाप्नुवन्ति दत्त्वानड्वाहं सूर्यलोकं व्रजन्ति ।
वासो दत्त्वा चन्द्रमसः स लोकं दत्त्वा हिरण्यममृतत्वमेति ॥ ८ ॥
paraṃ lokaṃ gopradāstvāpnuvanti dattvānaḍvāhaṃ sūryalokaṃ vrajanti |
vāso dattvā candramasaḥ sa lokaṃ dattvā hiraṇyamamṛtatvameti || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and then destroy them all myself (when the time comes). For the preservation of rectitude and morality I assume a human form, and when the season for action comes, I again assume forms...
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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 (3.184.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Param, Para, Loka, Prada, Tva, Yushmad, Dattva, Anadvan, Aha, Asmad, Suryaloka, Vrajat, Vrajanti, Vasas, Vasa, Candramas, Candramasa, Hiranya, Amritatva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.184.8). 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: “paraṃ lokaṃ gopradāstvāpnuvanti dattvānaḍvāhaṃ sūryalokaṃ vrajanti ”
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- lokam -
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loka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- go -
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go (noun, masculine)[compound]gu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- pradās -
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prada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pradā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tvā -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- āpnuvanti -
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√āp (verb class 5)[present active third plural]
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- anaḍvā -
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anaḍvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]anaḍvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- sūryalokam -
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sūryaloka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- vrajanti -
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√vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]√vraj (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- Line 2: “vāso dattvā candramasaḥ sa lokaṃ dattvā hiraṇyamamṛtatvameti ”
- vāso* -
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vāsas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- candramasaḥ -
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candramas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]candramasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- lokam -
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loka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dattvā -
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dattvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dā -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dā]√dad -> dattvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dad]
- hiraṇyam -
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hiraṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hiraṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hiraṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- amṛtatvam -
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amṛtatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- eti -
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eti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.184.8
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.184.8 in Kannada sript:
ಪರಂ ಲೋಕಂ ಗೋಪ್ರದಾಸ್ತ್ವಾಪ್ನುವನ್ತಿ ದತ್ತ್ವಾನಡ್ವಾಹಂ ಸೂರ್ಯಲೋಕಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತಿ ।
ವಾಸೋ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ಚನ್ದ್ರಮಸಃ ಸ ಲೋಕಂ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಮಮೃತತ್ವಮೇತಿ ॥ ೮ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.184.8 in Bengali sript:
পরং লোকং গোপ্রদাস্ত্বাপ্নুবন্তি দত্ত্বানড্বাহং সূর্যলোকং ব্রজন্তি ।
বাসো দত্ত্বা চন্দ্রমসঃ স লোকং দত্ত্বা হিরণ্যমমৃতত্বমেতি ॥ ৮ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.184.8 in Gujarati sript:
પરં લોકં ગોપ્રદાસ્ત્વાપ્નુવન્તિ દત્ત્વાનડ્વાહં સૂર્યલોકં વ્રજન્તિ ।
વાસો દત્ત્વા ચન્દ્રમસઃ સ લોકં દત્ત્વા હિરણ્યમમૃતત્વમેતિ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.184.8 in Malayalam sript:
പരം ലോകം ഗോപ്രദാസ്ത്വാപ്നുവന്തി ദത്ത്വാനഡ്വാഹം സൂര്യലോകം വ്രജന്തി ।
വാസോ ദത്ത്വാ ചന്ദ്രമസഃ സ ലോകം ദത്ത്വാ ഹിരണ്യമമൃതത്വമേതി ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.184.8 in Telugu sript:
పరం లోకం గోప్రదాస్త్వాప్నువన్తి దత్త్వానడ్వాహం సూర్యలోకం వ్రజన్తి ।
వాసో దత్త్వా చన్ద్రమసః స లోకం దత్త్వా హిరణ్యమమృతత్వమేతి ॥ ౮ ॥