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 3.271.8

स महात्मा महावेगः कुम्भकर्णस्य मूर्धनि ।
बिभेद शालं सुग्रीवो न चैवाव्यथयत्कपिः ॥ ८ ॥

sa mahātmā mahāvegaḥ kumbhakarṇasya mūrdhani |
bibheda śālaṃ sugrīvo na caivāvyathayatkapiḥ || 8 ||

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

...movable and immovable encampments manned by large numbers of infantry supported by countless elephants and horses. And Angada, having reached one of the gates of the city, was made known...

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

Mahatma, Mahavega, Kumbhakarna, Murdhan, Murdhani, Shalam, Shala, Sugriva, Kapi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.271.8). 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: “sa mahātmā mahāvegaḥ kumbhakarṇasya mūrdhani
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātmā* -
  • mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahāvegaḥ -
  • mahāvega (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kumbhakarṇasya -
  • kumbhakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mūrdhani -
  • mūrdhanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “bibheda śālaṃ sugrīvo na caivāvyathayatkapiḥ
  • bibheda -
  • bhid (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    bhid (verb class 7)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • śālam -
  • śālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sugrīvo* -
  • sugrīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • avyathayat -
  • vyath (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • kapiḥ -
  • kapi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.271.8

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 3.271.8 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಮಹಾವೇಗಃ ಕುಮ್ಭಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಮೂರ್ಧನಿ ।
ಬಿಭೇದ ಶಾಲಂ ಸುಗ್ರೀವೋ ನ ಚೈವಾವ್ಯಥಯತ್ಕಪಿಃ ॥ 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 3.271.8 in Bengali sript:
স মহাত্মা মহাবেগঃ কুম্ভকর্ণস্য মূর্ধনি ।
বিভেদ শালং সুগ্রীবো ন চৈবাব্যথযত্কপিঃ ॥ 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 3.271.8 in Gujarati sript:
સ મહાત્મા મહાવેગઃ કુમ્ભકર્ણસ્ય મૂર્ધનિ ।
બિભેદ શાલં સુગ્રીવો ન ચૈવાવ્યથયત્કપિઃ ॥ 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 3.271.8 in Malayalam sript:
സ മഹാത്മാ മഹാവേഗഃ കുമ്ഭകര്ണസ്യ മൂര്ധനി ।
ബിഭേദ ശാലം സുഗ്രീവോ ന ചൈവാവ്യഥയത്കപിഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 3.271.8 in Telugu sript:
స మహాత్మా మహావేగః కుమ్భకర్ణస్య మూర్ధని ।
బిభేద శాలం సుగ్రీవో న చైవావ్యథయత్కపిః ॥ ౮ ॥

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