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 1.28.8

ततो देवः सहस्राक्षस्तूर्णं वायुमचोदयत् ।
विक्षिपेमां रजोवृष्टिं तवैतत्कर्म मारुत ॥ ८ ॥

tato devaḥ sahasrākṣastūrṇaṃ vāyumacodayat |
vikṣipemāṃ rajovṛṣṭiṃ tavaitatkarma māruta || 8 ||

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

...possessed of great splendour, and energy and strength, and endued with the speed of the wind or the mind, huge as a mountain peak, a ready smiter like the curse of a Brahmana, inconceivable...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Deva, Devri, Sahasraksha, Turnam, Turna, Vayu, Raja, Rajas, Vrishti, Yushmad, Etad, Karman, Maruta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.28.8). 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: “tato devaḥ sahasrākṣastūrṇaṃ vāyumacodayat
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • devaḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sahasrākṣas -
  • sahasrākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tūrṇam -
  • tūrṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
    tvar -> tūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb]
  • vāyum -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • acodayat -
  • cud (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “vikṣipemāṃ rajovṛṣṭiṃ tavaitatkarma māruta
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kṣipemā -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [optative active first plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rajo -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛṣṭim -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tavai -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    tu (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • māruta -
  • māruta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māruta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.28.8

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 1.28.8 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ದೇವಃ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಕ್ಷಸ್ತೂರ್ಣಂ ವಾಯುಮಚೋದಯತ್ ।
ವಿಕ್ಷಿಪೇಮಾಂ ರಜೋವೃಷ್ಟಿಂ ತವೈತತ್ಕರ್ಮ ಮಾರುತ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 1.28.8 in Bengali sript:
ততো দেবঃ সহস্রাক্ষস্তূর্ণং বাযুমচোদযত্ ।
বিক্ষিপেমাং রজোবৃষ্টিং তবৈতত্কর্ম মারুত ॥ ৮ ॥

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 1.28.8 in Gujarati sript:
તતો દેવઃ સહસ્રાક્ષસ્તૂર્ણં વાયુમચોદયત્ ।
વિક્ષિપેમાં રજોવૃષ્ટિં તવૈતત્કર્મ મારુત ॥ ૮ ॥

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 1.28.8 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ദേവഃ സഹസ്രാക്ഷസ്തൂര്ണം വായുമചോദയത് ।
വിക്ഷിപേമാം രജോവൃഷ്ടിം തവൈതത്കര്മ മാരുത ॥ ൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.28.8 in Telugu sript:
తతో దేవః సహస్రాక్షస్తూర్ణం వాయుమచోదయత్ ।
విక్షిపేమాం రజోవృష్టిం తవైతత్కర్మ మారుత ॥ ౮ ॥

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