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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 3.280.8
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा द्युमत्सेनो विरराम महामनाः ।
तिष्ठन्ती चापि सावित्री काष्ठभूतेव लक्ष्यते ॥ ८ ॥
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
evamuktvā dyumatseno virarāma mahāmanāḥ |
tiṣṭhantī cāpi sāvitrī kāṣṭhabhūteva lakṣyate || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...And thereupon the monarch, accompanied by his wife bearing a child on her breast, went into the woods. And having retired into the forests, he adopted great vows and began to practise...
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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 (3.280.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Markandeya, Evam, Eva, Uktva, Dyumatsena, Vira, Rama, Mahamanas, Mahamana, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Capin, Capi, Savitri, Kashthabhuta, Iva, Lakshyata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.280.8). 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: “mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ”
- mārkaṇḍeya* -
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mārkaṇḍeya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “evamuktvā dyumatseno virarāma mahāmanāḥ ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- uktvā -
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uktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]
- dyumatseno* -
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dyumatsena (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vira -
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vira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāma -
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rāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√rā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- mahāmanāḥ -
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mahāmanas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahāmanā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mahāmana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 3: “tiṣṭhantī cāpi sāvitrī kāṣṭhabhūteva lakṣyate ”
- tiṣṭhantī -
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tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)[compound]tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sāvitrī -
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sāvitrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]sāvitri (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāṣṭhabhūte -
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kāṣṭhabhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]kāṣṭhabhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kāṣṭhabhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- lakṣyate -
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lakṣyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√lakṣ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√lakṣ (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.280.8
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 3.280.8 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾರ್ಕಣ್ಡೇಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏವಮುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ದ್ಯುಮತ್ಸೇನೋ ವಿರರಾಮ ಮಹಾಮನಾಃ ।
ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತೀ ಚಾಪಿ ಸಾವಿತ್ರೀ ಕಾಷ್ಠಭೂತೇವ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯತೇ ॥ 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 3.280.8 in Bengali sript:
মার্কণ্ডেয উবাচ ।
এবমুক্ত্বা দ্যুমত্সেনো বিররাম মহামনাঃ ।
তিষ্ঠন্তী চাপি সাবিত্রী কাষ্ঠভূতেব লক্ষ্যতে ॥ 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 3.280.8 in Gujarati sript:
માર્કણ્ડેય ઉવાચ ।
એવમુક્ત્વા દ્યુમત્સેનો વિરરામ મહામનાઃ ।
તિષ્ઠન્તી ચાપિ સાવિત્રી કાષ્ઠભૂતેવ લક્ષ્યતે ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.280.8 in Malayalam sript:
മാര്കണ്ഡേയ ഉവാച ।
ഏവമുക്ത്വാ ദ്യുമത്സേനോ വിരരാമ മഹാമനാഃ ।
തിഷ്ഠന്തീ ചാപി സാവിത്രീ കാഷ്ഠഭൂതേവ ലക്ഷ്യതേ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.280.8 in Telugu sript:
మార్కణ్డేయ ఉవాచ ।
ఏవముక్త్వా ద్యుమత్సేనో విరరామ మహామనాః ।
తిష్ఠన్తీ చాపి సావిత్రీ కాష్ఠభూతేవ లక్ష్యతే ॥ ౮ ॥