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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 8.28.46
किं नाम पतनं काक यत्त्वं पतसि सांप्रतम् ।
जलं स्पृशसि पक्षाभ्यां तुण्डेन च पुनः पुनः ॥ ४६ ॥
kiṃ nāma patanaṃ kāka yattvaṃ patasi sāṃpratam |
jalaṃ spṛśasi pakṣābhyāṃ tuṇḍena ca punaḥ punaḥ || 46 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Vasudeva and Arjuna, stationed on the same car. If, O son of Radha, you succeedest in slaying him that has Keshava for his driver and Gandiva for his bow, then you shalt be our king. Challenged by the samsaptakas...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.28.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kim, Naman, Patana, Kaka, Yat, Yad, Tva, Yushmad, Sampratam, Samprata, Jala, Paksha, Tunda, Puna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 8.28.46). 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: “kiṃ nāma patanaṃ kāka yattvaṃ patasi sāṃpratam ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- patanam -
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patana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]patana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]patanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kāka -
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kāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kāka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- patasi -
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√pat (verb class 1)[present active second single]
- sāmpratam -
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sāmpratam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sāmprata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāmprata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāmpratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “jalaṃ spṛśasi pakṣābhyāṃ tuṇḍena ca punaḥ punaḥ ”
- jalam -
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jala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- spṛśasi -
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√spṛś (verb class 6)[present active second single]
- pakṣābhyām -
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pakṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]pakṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]pakṣā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- tuṇḍena -
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tuṇḍa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tuṇḍa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 8.28.46
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.28.46 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ನಾಮ ಪತನಂ ಕಾಕ ಯತ್ತ್ವಂ ಪತಸಿ ಸಾಂಪ್ರತಮ್ ।
ಜಲಂ ಸ್ಪೃಶಸಿ ಪಕ್ಷಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ತುಣ್ಡೇನ ಚ ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ ॥ ೪೬ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.28.46 in Bengali sript:
কিং নাম পতনং কাক যত্ত্বং পতসি সাংপ্রতম্ ।
জলং স্পৃশসি পক্ষাভ্যাং তুণ্ডেন চ পুনঃ পুনঃ ॥ ৪৬ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.28.46 in Gujarati sript:
કિં નામ પતનં કાક યત્ત્વં પતસિ સાંપ્રતમ્ ।
જલં સ્પૃશસિ પક્ષાભ્યાં તુણ્ડેન ચ પુનઃ પુનઃ ॥ ૪૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.28.46 in Malayalam sript:
കിം നാമ പതനം കാക യത്ത്വം പതസി സാംപ്രതമ് ।
ജലം സ്പൃശസി പക്ഷാഭ്യാം തുണ്ഡേന ച പുനഃ പുനഃ ॥ ൪൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 8.28.46 in Telugu sript:
కిం నామ పతనం కాక యత్త్వం పతసి సాంప్రతమ్ ।
జలం స్పృశసి పక్షాభ్యాం తుణ్డేన చ పునః పునః ॥ ౪౬ ॥