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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 5.118.8
वैडूर्याङ्कुरकल्पानि मृदूनि हरितानि च ।
चरन्ती शष्पमुख्यानि तिक्तानि मधुराणि च ॥ ८ ॥
vaiḍūryāṅkurakalpāni mṛdūni haritāni ca |
carantī śaṣpamukhyāni tiktāni madhurāṇi ca || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...(of his preceptor), he has now come to take your shelter. O tiger among men, accepting this as alms from you, and filled once more with cheerfulness, he will, after paying his preceptor...
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 (5.118.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaidurya, Ankura, Kalpa, Mridu, Harita, Shashpa, Ukhya, Tikta, Madhura,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.118.8). 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: “vaiḍūryāṅkurakalpāni mṛdūni haritāni ca ”
- vaiḍūryā -
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vaiḍūrya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaiḍūrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅkura -
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aṅkura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalpāni -
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kalpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mṛdūni -
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mṛdu (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- haritāni -
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harita (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “carantī śaṣpamukhyāni tiktāni madhurāṇi ca ”
- carantī -
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- śaṣpam -
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śaṣpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ukhyāni -
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ukhya (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tiktāni -
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tikta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tig -> tikta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √tig class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √tig class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √tig class 5 verb]√tij -> tikta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √tij class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tij class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tij class 1 verb]√tik -> tikta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √tik class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tik class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tik class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tik class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √tik class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √tik class 5 verb]
- madhurāṇi -
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madhura (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.118.8
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 5.118.8 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಡೂರ್ಯಾಙ್ಕುರಕಲ್ಪಾನಿ ಮೃದೂನಿ ಹರಿತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಚರನ್ತೀ ಶಷ್ಪಮುಖ್ಯಾನಿ ತಿಕ್ತಾನಿ ಮಧುರಾಣಿ ಚ ॥ 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 5.118.8 in Bengali sript:
বৈডূর্যাঙ্কুরকল্পানি মৃদূনি হরিতানি চ ।
চরন্তী শষ্পমুখ্যানি তিক্তানি মধুরাণি চ ॥ 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 5.118.8 in Gujarati sript:
વૈડૂર્યાઙ્કુરકલ્પાનિ મૃદૂનિ હરિતાનિ ચ ।
ચરન્તી શષ્પમુખ્યાનિ તિક્તાનિ મધુરાણિ ચ ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.118.8 in Malayalam sript:
വൈഡൂര്യാങ്കുരകല്പാനി മൃദൂനി ഹരിതാനി ച ।
ചരന്തീ ശഷ്പമുഖ്യാനി തിക്താനി മധുരാണി ച ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 5.118.8 in Telugu sript:
వైడూర్యాఙ్కురకల్పాని మృదూని హరితాని చ ।
చరన్తీ శష్పముఖ్యాని తిక్తాని మధురాణి చ ॥ ౮ ॥