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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 4.7.8
बलेन तुल्यश्च न विद्यते मया नियुद्धशीलश्च सदैव पार्थिव ।
गजैश्च सिंहैश्च समेयिवानहं सदा करिष्यामि तवानघ प्रियम् ॥ ८ ॥
balena tulyaśca na vidyate mayā niyuddhaśīlaśca sadaiva pārthiva |
gajaiśca siṃhaiśca sameyivānahaṃ sadā kariṣyāmi tavānagha priyam || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...king then, well-pleased, replied unto him saying, 'You are welcome. Do you then accept the appointment you seeks!' And having appointed the lion among kings in the post he had prayed for...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.7.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bala, Tulya, Maya, Niyuddhashila, Sadaiva, Parthiva, Gaja, Simha, Sama, Iyivas, Aha, Asmad, Sada, Sad, Tavas, Agha, Priyam, Pri, Priya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.7.8). 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: “balena tulyaśca na vidyate mayā niyuddhaśīlaśca sadaiva pārthiva ”
- balena -
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bala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tulyaś -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- niyuddhaśīlaś -
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niyuddhaśīla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sadaiva -
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sadaiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sadaiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pārthiva -
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pārthiva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pārthiva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “gajaiśca siṃhaiśca sameyivānahaṃ sadā kariṣyāmi tavānagha priyam ”
- gajaiś -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- siṃhaiś -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- same -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sam (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- iyivān -
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√i -> iyivas (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- sadā -
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sadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kariṣyāmi -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future active first single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future active first single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future active first single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future active first single]
- tavān -
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tavas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- agha -
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agha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- priyam -
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priyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]priya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]priya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.7.8
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 4.7.8 in Kannada sript:
ಬಲೇನ ತುಲ್ಯಶ್ಚ ನ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ಮಯಾ ನಿಯುದ್ಧಶೀಲಶ್ಚ ಸದೈವ ಪಾರ್ಥಿವ ।
ಗಜೈಶ್ಚ ಸಿಂಹೈಶ್ಚ ಸಮೇಯಿವಾನಹಂ ಸದಾ ಕರಿಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ತವಾನಘ ಪ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ 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 4.7.8 in Bengali sript:
বলেন তুল্যশ্চ ন বিদ্যতে মযা নিযুদ্ধশীলশ্চ সদৈব পার্থিব ।
গজৈশ্চ সিংহৈশ্চ সমেযিবানহং সদা করিষ্যামি তবানঘ প্রিযম্ ॥ 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 4.7.8 in Gujarati sript:
બલેન તુલ્યશ્ચ ન વિદ્યતે મયા નિયુદ્ધશીલશ્ચ સદૈવ પાર્થિવ ।
ગજૈશ્ચ સિંહૈશ્ચ સમેયિવાનહં સદા કરિષ્યામિ તવાનઘ પ્રિયમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.7.8 in Malayalam sript:
ബലേന തുല്യശ്ച ന വിദ്യതേ മയാ നിയുദ്ധശീലശ്ച സദൈവ പാര്ഥിവ ।
ഗജൈശ്ച സിംഹൈശ്ച സമേയിവാനഹം സദാ കരിഷ്യാമി തവാനഘ പ്രിയമ് ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.7.8 in Telugu sript:
బలేన తుల్యశ్చ న విద్యతే మయా నియుద్ధశీలశ్చ సదైవ పార్థివ ।
గజైశ్చ సింహైశ్చ సమేయివానహం సదా కరిష్యామి తవానఘ ప్రియమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥