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 8.12.14

सिद्धदेवर्षिसंघाश्च चारणाश्चैव तुष्टुवुः ।
देवदुन्दुभयो नेदुः पुष्पवर्षाणि चापतन् ।
केशवार्जुनयोर्मूर्ध्नि प्राह वाक्चाशरीरिणी ॥ १४ ॥

siddhadevarṣisaṃghāśca cāraṇāścaiva tuṣṭuvuḥ |
devadundubhayo neduḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi cāpatan |
keśavārjunayormūrdhni prāha vākcāśarīriṇī || 14 ||

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

...these battle-axes equipped with gold-decked handles. Behold also these spiked clubs, these short arrows, these Bhusundis, and these Kanapas; these iron Kuntas lying around, and these heavy Mushalas. These victory...

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

Siddhadeva, Rishisangha, Carana, Devadundubhi, Pushpavarsha, Capa, Tan, Keshava, Arjuna, Murdhan, Praha, Vac, Asharirini, Asharirin, Ashariri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.12.14). 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: “siddhadevarṣisaṃghāśca cāraṇāścaiva tuṣṭuvuḥ
  • siddhadevar -
  • siddhadeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṣisaṅghāś -
  • ṛṣisaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāraṇāś -
  • cāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cāraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tuṣṭuvuḥ -
  • stu (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “devadundubhayo neduḥ puṣpavarṣāṇi cāpatan
  • devadundubhayo* -
  • devadundubhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • neduḥ -
  • nad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • puṣpavarṣāṇi -
  • puṣpavarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tan -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “keśavārjunayormūrdhni prāha vākcāśarīriṇī
  • keśavā -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    keśavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arjunayor -
  • arjuna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    arjuna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    arjunā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • mūrdhni -
  • mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāk -
  • vāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśarīriṇī -
  • aśarīriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aśarīrin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aśarīri (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.12.14

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 8.12.14 in Kannada sript:
ಸಿದ್ಧದೇವರ್ಷಿಸಂಘಾಶ್ಚ ಚಾರಣಾಶ್ಚೈವ ತುಷ್ಟುವುಃ ।
ದೇವದುನ್ದುಭಯೋ ನೇದುಃ ಪುಷ್ಪವರ್ಷಾಣಿ ಚಾಪತನ್ ।
ಕೇಶವಾರ್ಜುನಯೋರ್ಮೂರ್ಧ್ನಿ ಪ್ರಾಹ ವಾಕ್ಚಾಶರೀರಿಣೀ ॥ ೧೪ ॥

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 8.12.14 in Bengali sript:
সিদ্ধদেবর্ষিসংঘাশ্চ চারণাশ্চৈব তুষ্টুবুঃ ।
দেবদুন্দুভযো নেদুঃ পুষ্পবর্ষাণি চাপতন্ ।
কেশবার্জুনযোর্মূর্ধ্নি প্রাহ বাক্চাশরীরিণী ॥ ১৪ ॥

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 8.12.14 in Gujarati sript:
સિદ્ધદેવર્ષિસંઘાશ્ચ ચારણાશ્ચૈવ તુષ્ટુવુઃ ।
દેવદુન્દુભયો નેદુઃ પુષ્પવર્ષાણિ ચાપતન્ ।
કેશવાર્જુનયોર્મૂર્ધ્નિ પ્રાહ વાક્ચાશરીરિણી ॥ ૧૪ ॥

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 8.12.14 in Malayalam sript:
സിദ്ധദേവര്ഷിസംഘാശ്ച ചാരണാശ്ചൈവ തുഷ്ടുവുഃ ।
ദേവദുന്ദുഭയോ നേദുഃ പുഷ്പവര്ഷാണി ചാപതന് ।
കേശവാര്ജുനയോര്മൂര്ധ്നി പ്രാഹ വാക്ചാശരീരിണീ ॥ ൧൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.12.14 in Telugu sript:
సిద్ధదేవర్షిసంఘాశ్చ చారణాశ్చైవ తుష్టువుః ।
దేవదున్దుభయో నేదుః పుష్పవర్షాణి చాపతన్ ।
కేశవార్జునయోర్మూర్ధ్ని ప్రాహ వాక్చాశరీరిణీ ॥ ౧౪ ॥

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