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 5.177.8

भीष्म उवाच ।
तयोः संवदतोरेवं राजन्रामाम्बयोस्तदा ।
अकृतव्रणो जामदग्न्यमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ८ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
tayoḥ saṃvadatorevaṃ rājanrāmāmbayostadā |
akṛtavraṇo jāmadagnyamidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 8 ||

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

...my childhood. I cannot, however, now go to thither where my father is. Protected by the ascetics, I desire to practise ascetic austerities, so that in even future life of mine such sore...

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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 (5.177.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Tad, Samvat, Atah, Reva, Rajan, Rajat, Rama, Tada, Akritavrana, Jamadagnya, Idam, Vacana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.177.8). 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: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tayoḥ saṃvadatorevaṃ rājanrāmāmbayostadā
  • tayoḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • saṃvad -
  • saṃvat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    saṃvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saṃvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ato -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • revam -
  • reva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    reva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    revā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • rāmām -
  • rāmā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bayos -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “akṛtavraṇo jāmadagnyamidaṃ vacanamabravīt
  • akṛtavraṇo* -
  • akṛtavraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāmadagnyam -
  • jāmadagnya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāmadagnya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jāmadagnyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.177.8

Cover of edition (2013)

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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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 5.177.8 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತಯೋಃ ಸಂವದತೋರೇವಂ ರಾಜನ್ರಾಮಾಮ್ಬಯೋಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಅಕೃತವ್ರಣೋ ಜಾಮದಗ್ನ್ಯಮಿದಂ ವಚನಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

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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Cover of edition (2017)

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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Cover of Bengali edition

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 5.177.8 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
তযোঃ সংবদতোরেবং রাজন্রামাম্বযোস্তদা ।
অকৃতব্রণো জামদগ্ন্যমিদং বচনমব্রবীত্ ॥ ৮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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 5.177.8 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
તયોઃ સંવદતોરેવં રાજન્રામામ્બયોસ્તદા ।
અકૃતવ્રણો જામદગ્ન્યમિદં વચનમબ્રવીત્ ॥ ૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 5.177.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
തയോഃ സംവദതോരേവം രാജന്രാമാമ്ബയോസ്തദാ ।
അകൃതവ്രണോ ജാമദഗ്ന്യമിദം വചനമബ്രവീത് ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.177.8 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
తయోః సంవదతోరేవం రాజన్రామామ్బయోస్తదా ।
అకృతవ్రణో జామదగ్న్యమిదం వచనమబ్రవీత్ ॥ ౮ ॥

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