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 4.8.14

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अलम्बुसा मिश्रकेशी पुण्डरीकाथ मालिनी ।
इन्द्राणी वारुणी वा त्वं त्वष्टुर्धातुः प्रजापतेः ।
देव्यो देवेषु विख्यातास्तासां त्वं कतमा शुभे ॥ १४ ॥

alambusā miśrakeśī puṇḍarīkātha mālinī |
indrāṇī vāruṇī vā tvaṃ tvaṣṭurdhātuḥ prajāpateḥ |
devyo deveṣu vikhyātāstāsāṃ tvaṃ katamā śubhe || 14 ||

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

...swift-footed messengers went up to the son of Kunti and informed that younger brother of Yudhishthira of everything the king had said. Then the high-souled son of Pandu, approaching Virata, addressed...
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 (4.8.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Alambusa, Mishrakeshi, Pundarika, Han, Mali, Malin, Malini, Indrani, Varuni, Tva, Yushmad, Tvashtri, Dhatri, Dhatu, Prajapati, Devi, Devya, Deva, Vikhyata, Kata, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.8.14). 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: “alambusā miśrakeśī puṇḍarīkātha mālinī ”
alambusā* -
alambusā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

alambusa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
miśrakeśī -
miśrakeśī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
puṇḍarīkāt -
puṇḍarīka (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

puṇḍarīka (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ha -
ha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

han (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
mālinī -
mālinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

māli (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mālin (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

mālī (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “indrāṇī vāruṇī vā tvaṃ tvaṣṭurdhātuḥ prajāpateḥ ”
indrāṇī -
indrāṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
vāruṇī -
vāruṇī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

vāruṇi (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vāruṇi (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
vā -
vā (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√vā (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
tvaṣṭur -
tvaṣṭṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
dhātuḥ -
dhātṛ (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

dhātu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhātu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prajāpateḥ -
prajāpati (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 3: “devyo deveṣu vikhyātāstāsāṃ tvaṃ katamā śubhe ”
devyo* -
devī (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

√dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √dīv]
deveṣu -
deveṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

deva (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

deva (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
vikhyātās -
vikhyāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vikhyātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
tāsām -
sā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
katam -
kata (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
ā -
ā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

ā (Preverb)

[Preverb]
śubhe -
śubha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

śubha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

śubhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

śubh (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

√śubh (verb class 6)

[present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.8.14

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;

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Preview of verse 4.8.14 in Kannada sript:
ಅಲಮ್ಬುಸಾ ಮಿಶ್ರಕೇಶೀ ಪುಣ್ಡರೀಕಾಥ ಮಾಲಿನೀ ।
ಇನ್ದ್ರಾಣೀ ವಾರುಣೀ ವಾ ತ್ವಂ ತ್ವಷ್ಟುರ್ಧಾತುಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತೇಃ ।
ದೇವ್ಯೋ ದೇವೇಷು ವಿಖ್ಯಾತಾಸ್ತಾಸಾಂ ತ್ವಂ ಕತಮಾ ಶುಭೇ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 4.8.14 in Bengali sript:
অলম্বুসা মিশ্রকেশী পুণ্ডরীকাথ মালিনী ।
ইন্দ্রাণী বারুণী বা ত্বং ত্বষ্টুর্ধাতুঃ প্রজাপতেঃ ।
দেব্যো দেবেষু বিখ্যাতাস্তাসাং ত্বং কতমা শুভে ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 4.8.14 in Gujarati sript:
અલમ્બુસા મિશ્રકેશી પુણ્ડરીકાથ માલિની ।
ઇન્દ્રાણી વારુણી વા ત્વં ત્વષ્ટુર્ધાતુઃ પ્રજાપતેઃ ।
દેવ્યો દેવેષુ વિખ્યાતાસ્તાસાં ત્વં કતમા શુભે ॥ ૧૪ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 4.8.14 in Malayalam sript:
അലമ്ബുസാ മിശ്രകേശീ പുണ്ഡരീകാഥ മാലിനീ ।
ഇന്ദ്രാണീ വാരുണീ വാ ത്വം ത്വഷ്ടുര്ധാതുഃ പ്രജാപതേഃ ।
ദേവ്യോ ദേവേഷു വിഖ്യാതാസ്താസാം ത്വം കതമാ ശുഭേ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 4.8.14 in Telugu sript:
అలమ్బుసా మిశ్రకేశీ పుణ్డరీకాథ మాలినీ ।
ఇన్ద్రాణీ వారుణీ వా త్వం త్వష్టుర్ధాతుః ప్రజాపతేః ।
దేవ్యో దేవేషు విఖ్యాతాస్తాసాం త్వం కతమా శుభే ॥ ౧౪ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021