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 8.24.74

सुराम्बुप्रेतवित्तानां पतींल्लोकेश्वरान्हयान् ।
सिनीवालीमनुमतिं कुहूं राकां च सुव्रताम् ।
योक्त्राणि चक्रुर्वाहानां रोहकांश्चापि कण्ठकम् ॥ ७४ ॥

surāmbupretavittānāṃ patīṃllokeśvarānhayān |
sinīvālīmanumatiṃ kuhūṃ rākāṃ ca suvratām |
yoktrāṇi cakrurvāhānāṃ rohakāṃścāpi kaṇṭhakam || 74 ||

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

...ruler of the Madras, laughing in scorn, said these words unto that grinder of foes, viz., the son of Radha, that mighty car-warrior who was about to plunge into that ocean of battle and who was indulging in such...

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

Sura, Ambu, Preta, Vitta, Pati, Lokeshvara, Haya, Sinivali, Anumati, Kuhu, Raka, Suvrata, Yoktra, Cakru, Vaha, Rohaka, Capin, Capi, Kanthaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.24.74). 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: “surāmbupretavittānāṃ patīṃllokeśvarānhayān
  • surā -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ambu -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • preta -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    preta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vittānām -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vittā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vittā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √vid class 7 verb]
  • patīṃl -
  • pati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • lokeśvarān -
  • lokeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hayān -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sinīvālīmanumatiṃ kuhūṃ rākāṃ ca suvratām
  • sinīvālīm -
  • sinīvālī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anumatim -
  • anumati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kuhūm -
  • kuhū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rākām -
  • rākā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suvratām -
  • suvratā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “yoktrāṇi cakrurvāhānāṃ rohakāṃścāpi kaṇṭhakam
  • yoktrāṇi -
  • yoktra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cakrur -
  • cakru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cakru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • vāhānām -
  • vāha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vāha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vāhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • rohakāṃś -
  • rohaka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaṇṭhakam -
  • kaṇṭhaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.24.74

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 8.24.74 in Kannada sript:
ಸುರಾಮ್ಬುಪ್ರೇತವಿತ್ತಾನಾಂ ಪತೀಂಲ್ಲೋಕೇಶ್ವರಾನ್ಹಯಾನ್ ।
ಸಿನೀವಾಲೀಮನುಮತಿಂ ಕುಹೂಂ ರಾಕಾಂ ಚ ಸುವ್ರತಾಮ್ ।
ಯೋಕ್ತ್ರಾಣಿ ಚಕ್ರುರ್ವಾಹಾನಾಂ ರೋಹಕಾಂಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಕಣ್ಠಕಮ್ ॥ ೭೪ ॥

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 8.24.74 in Bengali sript:
সুরাম্বুপ্রেতবিত্তানাং পতীংল্লোকেশ্বরান্হযান্ ।
সিনীবালীমনুমতিং কুহূং রাকাং চ সুব্রতাম্ ।
যোক্ত্রাণি চক্রুর্বাহানাং রোহকাংশ্চাপি কণ্ঠকম্ ॥ ৭৪ ॥

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 8.24.74 in Gujarati sript:
સુરામ્બુપ્રેતવિત્તાનાં પતીંલ્લોકેશ્વરાન્હયાન્ ।
સિનીવાલીમનુમતિં કુહૂં રાકાં ચ સુવ્રતામ્ ।
યોક્ત્રાણિ ચક્રુર્વાહાનાં રોહકાંશ્ચાપિ કણ્ઠકમ્ ॥ ૭૪ ॥

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 8.24.74 in Malayalam sript:
സുരാമ്ബുപ്രേതവിത്താനാം പതീംല്ലോകേശ്വരാന്ഹയാന് ।
സിനീവാലീമനുമതിം കുഹൂം രാകാം ച സുവ്രതാമ് ।
യോക്ത്രാണി ചക്രുര്വാഹാനാം രോഹകാംശ്ചാപി കണ്ഠകമ് ॥ ൭൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.24.74 in Telugu sript:
సురామ్బుప్రేతవిత్తానాం పతీంల్లోకేశ్వరాన్హయాన్ ।
సినీవాలీమనుమతిం కుహూం రాకాం చ సువ్రతామ్ ।
యోక్త్రాణి చక్రుర్వాహానాం రోహకాంశ్చాపి కణ్ఠకమ్ ॥ ౭౪ ॥

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