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 8.27.57

अस्ति चायमिषुः शल्य सुपुङ्खो रक्तभोजनः ।
एकतूणीशयः पत्री सुधौतः समलंकृतः ॥ ५७ ॥

asti cāyamiṣuḥ śalya supuṅkho raktabhojanaḥ |
ekatūṇīśayaḥ patrī sudhautaḥ samalaṃkṛtaḥ || 57 ||

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

...what I say. Once on a time a brahmana came to our house as a guest. Observing our practices he became highly gratified and said unto us, 'I dwelt for a long time on a peak of the Himavat quite alone. Since then...

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

Asti, Caya, Ishu, Shalya, Supunkha, Rakta, Bhojana, Tunishaya, Patri, Patrin, Sudhauta, Samalankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.27.57). 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: “asti cāyamiṣuḥ śalya supuṅkho raktabhojanaḥ
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • cāyam -
  • cāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣuḥ -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śalya -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śal -> śalya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śal]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • supuṅkho* -
  • supuṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rakta -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • bhojanaḥ -
  • bhojana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ekatūṇīśayaḥ patrī sudhautaḥ samalaṃkṛtaḥ
  • eka -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • tūṇīśayaḥ -
  • tūṇīśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • patrī -
  • patrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    patrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    patrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sudhautaḥ -
  • sudhauta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samalaṅkṛtaḥ -
  • samalaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.27.57

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 8.27.57 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ತಿ ಚಾಯಮಿಷುಃ ಶಲ್ಯ ಸುಪುಙ್ಖೋ ರಕ್ತಭೋಜನಃ ।
ಏಕತೂಣೀಶಯಃ ಪತ್ರೀ ಸುಧೌತಃ ಸಮಲಂಕೃತಃ ॥ ೫೭ ॥

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 8.27.57 in Bengali sript:
অস্তি চাযমিষুঃ শল্য সুপুঙ্খো রক্তভোজনঃ ।
একতূণীশযঃ পত্রী সুধৌতঃ সমলংকৃতঃ ॥ ৫৭ ॥

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 8.27.57 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્તિ ચાયમિષુઃ શલ્ય સુપુઙ્ખો રક્તભોજનઃ ।
એકતૂણીશયઃ પત્રી સુધૌતઃ સમલંકૃતઃ ॥ ૫૭ ॥

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 8.27.57 in Malayalam sript:
അസ്തി ചായമിഷുഃ ശല്യ സുപുങ്ഖോ രക്തഭോജനഃ ।
ഏകതൂണീശയഃ പത്രീ സുധൌതഃ സമലംകൃതഃ ॥ ൫൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 8.27.57 in Telugu sript:
అస్తి చాయమిషుః శల్య సుపుఙ్ఖో రక్తభోజనః ।
ఏకతూణీశయః పత్రీ సుధౌతః సమలంకృతః ॥ ౫౭ ॥

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