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 8.5.26

विषमग्निं प्रपातं वा पर्वताग्रादहं वृणे ।
न हि शक्ष्यामि दुःखानि सोढुं कष्टानि संजय ॥ २६ ॥

viṣamagniṃ prapātaṃ vā parvatāgrādahaṃ vṛṇe |
na hi śakṣyāmi duḥkhāni soḍhuṃ kaṣṭāni saṃjaya || 26 ||

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

...be slain in battle? How could he be slain by foes unless one of these had happened to him viz., the destruction of his car, the snapping of his bow, and the exhaustion of his weapons? Who could vanquish that tiger...

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

Vish, Visha, Agni, Prapatam, Prapata, Parvatagra, Aha, Asmad, Duhkha, Kashta, Sanjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.5.26). 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: “viṣamagniṃ prapātaṃ parvatāgrādahaṃ vṛṇe
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • agnim -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prapātam -
  • prapātam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prapāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • parvatāgrād -
  • parvatāgra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṇe -
  • vṛ (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
    vṛ (verb class 9)
    [present middle first single]
    vṛṇ (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “na hi śakṣyāmi duḥkhāni soḍhuṃ kaṣṭāni saṃjaya
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śakṣyāmi -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [future active first single]
  • duḥkhāni -
  • duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse soḍhum*ka
  • kaṣṭāni -
  • kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • sañjaya -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.5.26

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 8.5.26 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷಮಗ್ನಿಂ ಪ್ರಪಾತಂ ವಾ ಪರ್ವತಾಗ್ರಾದಹಂ ವೃಣೇ ।
ನ ಹಿ ಶಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ದುಃಖಾನಿ ಸೋಢುಂ ಕಷ್ಟಾನಿ ಸಂಜಯ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 8.5.26 in Bengali sript:
বিষমগ্নিং প্রপাতং বা পর্বতাগ্রাদহং বৃণে ।
ন হি শক্ষ্যামি দুঃখানি সোঢুং কষ্টানি সংজয ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 8.5.26 in Gujarati sript:
વિષમગ્નિં પ્રપાતં વા પર્વતાગ્રાદહં વૃણે ।
ન હિ શક્ષ્યામિ દુઃખાનિ સોઢું કષ્ટાનિ સંજય ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 8.5.26 in Malayalam sript:
വിഷമഗ്നിം പ്രപാതം വാ പര്വതാഗ്രാദഹം വൃണേ ।
ന ഹി ശക്ഷ്യാമി ദുഃഖാനി സോഢും കഷ്ടാനി സംജയ ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.5.26 in Telugu sript:
విషమగ్నిం ప్రపాతం వా పర్వతాగ్రాదహం వృణే ।
న హి శక్ష్యామి దుఃఖాని సోఢుం కష్టాని సంజయ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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