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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 1.181.8
भीमसेनं ययौ शल्यो मद्राणामीश्वरो बली ।
दुर्योधनादयस्त्वन्ये ब्राह्मणैः सह संगताः ।
मृदुपूर्वमयत्नेन प्रत्ययुध्यंस्तदाहवे ॥ ८ ॥
bhīmasenaṃ yayau śalyo madrāṇāmīśvaro balī |
duryodhanādayastvanye brāhmaṇaiḥ saha saṃgatāḥ |
mṛdupūrvamayatnena pratyayudhyaṃstadāhave || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...accomplish this feat. He has strength and resolution. If he had none, he would never go of his own accord. Besides, there is nothing in the three worlds that Brahmanas of all mortal men...
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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 (1.181.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhimasena, Yayi, Yayu, Shali, Shalya, Madra, Ishvara, Balin, Bali, Duryodhana, Aya, Ayas, Tva, Anya, Brahmana, Saha, Sangata, Mridupurva, Ayatnena, Ayatna, Prati, Ayudhya, Daha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.181.8). 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: “bhīmasenaṃ yayau śalyo madrāṇāmīśvaro balī ”
- bhīmasenam -
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bhīmasena (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yayau -
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yayi (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayi (noun, feminine)[locative single]yayu (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- śalyo* -
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śalī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śalya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śal class 10 verb]
- madrāṇām -
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madra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]madra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]madrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- īśvaro* -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- balī -
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balī (noun, masculine)[compound]balī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]balin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “duryodhanādayastvanye brāhmaṇaiḥ saha saṃgatāḥ ”
- duryodhanād -
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duryodhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]duryodhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ayas -
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ayas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]aya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]i (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]e (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tva -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- brāhmaṇaiḥ -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- saṅgatāḥ -
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saṅgata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saṅgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “mṛdupūrvamayatnena pratyayudhyaṃstadāhave ”
- mṛdupūrvam -
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mṛdupūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mṛdupūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mṛdupūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ayatnena -
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ayatnena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayatna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- pratya -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pratī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ayudhyaṃ -
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ayudhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ayudhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ayudhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sta -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- dāha -
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dāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ve -
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va (noun, masculine)[locative single]va (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ve (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.181.8
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 1.181.8 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಮಸೇನಂ ಯಯೌ ಶಲ್ಯೋ ಮದ್ರಾಣಾಮೀಶ್ವರೋ ಬಲೀ ।
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಾದಯಸ್ತ್ವನ್ಯೇ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣೈಃ ಸಹ ಸಂಗತಾಃ ।
ಮೃದುಪೂರ್ವಮಯತ್ನೇನ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಯುಧ್ಯಂಸ್ತದಾಹವೇ ॥ ೮ ॥
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 1.181.8 in Bengali sript:
ভীমসেনং যযৌ শল্যো মদ্রাণামীশ্বরো বলী ।
দুর্যোধনাদযস্ত্বন্যে ব্রাহ্মণৈঃ সহ সংগতাঃ ।
মৃদুপূর্বমযত্নেন প্রত্যযুধ্যংস্তদাহবে ॥ ৮ ॥
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 1.181.8 in Gujarati sript:
ભીમસેનં યયૌ શલ્યો મદ્રાણામીશ્વરો બલી ।
દુર્યોધનાદયસ્ત્વન્યે બ્રાહ્મણૈઃ સહ સંગતાઃ ।
મૃદુપૂર્વમયત્નેન પ્રત્યયુધ્યંસ્તદાહવે ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.181.8 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീമസേനം യയൌ ശല്യോ മദ്രാണാമീശ്വരോ ബലീ ।
ദുര്യോധനാദയസ്ത്വന്യേ ബ്രാഹ്മണൈഃ സഹ സംഗതാഃ ।
മൃദുപൂര്വമയത്നേന പ്രത്യയുധ്യംസ്തദാഹവേ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.181.8 in Telugu sript:
భీమసేనం యయౌ శల్యో మద్రాణామీశ్వరో బలీ ।
దుర్యోధనాదయస్త్వన్యే బ్రాహ్మణైః సహ సంగతాః ।
మృదుపూర్వమయత్నేన ప్రత్యయుధ్యంస్తదాహవే ॥ ౮ ॥