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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 4.30.28
विशारदानां वश्यानां हृष्टानां चानुयायिनाम् ।
अष्टौ रथसहस्राणि दश नागशतानि च ।
षष्टिश्चाश्वसहस्राणि मत्स्यानामभिनिर्ययुः ॥ २८ ॥
viśāradānāṃ vaśyānāṃ hṛṣṭānāṃ cānuyāyinām |
aṣṭau rathasahasrāṇi daśa nāgaśatāni ca |
ṣaṣṭiścāśvasahasrāṇi matsyānāmabhiniryayuḥ || 28 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...it was on the expiry of the thirteenth year of their exile, O Bharata, that Susarman seized Virata’s cattle by thousands. And when the cattle had been seized, the herdsman of Virata came with great...
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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 (4.30.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Visharada, Vashya, Hrishta, Ayin, Ashta, Ashti, Ratha, Sahasra, Dasha, Dashan, Nagashata, Ani, Shashtih, Shashti, Shvasa, Hasra, Matsya, Abhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.30.28). 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: “viśāradānāṃ vaśyānāṃ hṛṣṭānāṃ cānuyāyinām ”
- viśāradānām -
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viśārada (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]viśārada (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]viśāradā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- vaśyānām -
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vaśya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vaśya (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vaśyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √vaś class 3 verb]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √vaś class 3 verb]√vaś -> vaśyā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √vaś class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [genitive plural from √vaś class 3 verb]
- hṛṣṭānām -
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hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]hṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]hṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]√hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
- cān -
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ca (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uyā -
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√vā -> uya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]
- ayinām -
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ayin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ayin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “aṣṭau rathasahasrāṇi daśa nāgaśatāni ca ”
- aṣṭau -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- ratha -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasrāṇi -
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sahasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]daśan (noun, masculine)[compound]daśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nāgaśatā -
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nāgaśata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “ṣaṣṭiścāśvasahasrāṇi matsyānāmabhiniryayuḥ ”
- ṣaṣṭiś -
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ṣaṣṭiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śvasa -
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śvasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śvasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hasrāṇi -
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hasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- matsyānām -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]matsyā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- abhini -
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abhi (noun, neuter)[locative single]abhī (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rya -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]rai (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ayuḥ -
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√yā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.30.28
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 4.30.28 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಶಾರದಾನಾಂ ವಶ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಹೃಷ್ಟಾನಾಂ ಚಾನುಯಾಯಿನಾಮ್ ।
ಅಷ್ಟೌ ರಥಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ದಶ ನಾಗಶತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಷಷ್ಟಿಶ್ಚಾಶ್ವಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾನಾಮಭಿನಿರ್ಯಯುಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
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 4.30.28 in Bengali sript:
বিশারদানাং বশ্যানাং হৃষ্টানাং চানুযাযিনাম্ ।
অষ্টৌ রথসহস্রাণি দশ নাগশতানি চ ।
ষষ্টিশ্চাশ্বসহস্রাণি মত্স্যানামভিনির্যযুঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥
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 4.30.28 in Gujarati sript:
વિશારદાનાં વશ્યાનાં હૃષ્ટાનાં ચાનુયાયિનામ્ ।
અષ્ટૌ રથસહસ્રાણિ દશ નાગશતાનિ ચ ।
ષષ્ટિશ્ચાશ્વસહસ્રાણિ મત્સ્યાનામભિનિર્યયુઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.30.28 in Malayalam sript:
വിശാരദാനാം വശ്യാനാം ഹൃഷ്ടാനാം ചാനുയായിനാമ് ।
അഷ്ടൌ രഥസഹസ്രാണി ദശ നാഗശതാനി ച ।
ഷഷ്ടിശ്ചാശ്വസഹസ്രാണി മത്സ്യാനാമഭിനിര്യയുഃ ॥ ൨൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.30.28 in Telugu sript:
విశారదానాం వశ్యానాం హృష్టానాం చానుయాయినామ్ ।
అష్టౌ రథసహస్రాణి దశ నాగశతాని చ ।
షష్టిశ్చాశ్వసహస్రాణి మత్స్యానామభినిర్యయుః ॥ ౨౮ ॥