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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 4.34.8
शून्यमासाद्य कुरवः प्रयान्त्यादाय गोधनम् ।
किं नु शक्यं मया कर्तुं यदहं तत्र नाभवम् ॥ ८ ॥
śūnyamāsādya kuravaḥ prayāntyādāya godhanam |
kiṃ nu śakyaṃ mayā kartuṃ yadahaṃ tatra nābhavam || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...victory. Hearing these words of him, king Matsya ordered the messengers, saying,' 'Do you repair to the city and proclaim my victory in battle. And let damsels and courtesons, decked in ornaments...
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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 (4.34.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shunya, Asadya, Kurava, Kuru, Prayas, Tyada, Godhana, Kim, Shakya, Maya, Asmad, Kartu, Yat, Yad, Aha, Tatra, Nabha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.34.8). 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: “śūnyamāsādya kuravaḥ prayāntyādāya godhanam ”
- śūnyam -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūnya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āsādya -
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āsādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kuravaḥ -
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kurava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kuru (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kuru (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prayān -
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prayas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tyādāya -
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tyāda (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- godhanam -
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godhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]godhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ nu śakyaṃ mayā kartuṃ yadahaṃ tatra nābhavam ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nābha -
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nābha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nābha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vam -
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va (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]va (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vā (noun, feminine)[adverb]ve (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.34.8
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 4.34.8 in Kannada sript:
ಶೂನ್ಯಮಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಕುರವಃ ಪ್ರಯಾನ್ತ್ಯಾದಾಯ ಗೋಧನಮ್ ।
ಕಿಂ ನು ಶಕ್ಯಂ ಮಯಾ ಕರ್ತುಂ ಯದಹಂ ತತ್ರ ನಾಭವಮ್ ॥ 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 4.34.8 in Bengali sript:
শূন্যমাসাদ্য কুরবঃ প্রযান্ত্যাদায গোধনম্ ।
কিং নু শক্যং মযা কর্তুং যদহং তত্র নাভবম্ ॥ 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 4.34.8 in Gujarati sript:
શૂન્યમાસાદ્ય કુરવઃ પ્રયાન્ત્યાદાય ગોધનમ્ ।
કિં નુ શક્યં મયા કર્તું યદહં તત્ર નાભવમ્ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.34.8 in Malayalam sript:
ശൂന്യമാസാദ്യ കുരവഃ പ്രയാന്ത്യാദായ ഗോധനമ് ।
കിം നു ശക്യം മയാ കര്തും യദഹം തത്ര നാഭവമ് ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.34.8 in Telugu sript:
శూన్యమాసాద్య కురవః ప్రయాన్త్యాదాయ గోధనమ్ ।
కిం ను శక్యం మయా కర్తుం యదహం తత్ర నాభవమ్ ॥ ౮ ॥