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 2.8.13

रुषदश्वो वसुमनाः पुरुकुत्सो ध्वजी रथी ।
आर्ष्टिषेणो दिलीपश्च महात्मा चाप्युशीनरः ॥ १३ ॥

ruṣadaśvo vasumanāḥ purukutso dhvajī rathī |
ārṣṭiṣeṇo dilīpaśca mahātmā cāpyuśīnaraḥ || 13 ||

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

...son of Vivasvat, which, O son of Pritha, was built by Visvakarma. Listen now to me. Bright as burnished gold, that assembly house, O monarch, covers an area of much more than a hundred...

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

Rushat, Ashva, Vasumanas, Purukutsa, Dhvajin, Dhvaji, Rathi, Rathin, Arshtishena, Dilipa, Mahatman, Mahatma, Capin, Capi, Ushinara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.8.13). 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: “ruṣadaśvo vasumanāḥ purukutso dhvajī rathī
  • ruṣad -
  • ruṣat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ruṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aśvo* -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • vasumanāḥ -
  • vasumanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purukutso* -
  • purukutsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhvajī -
  • dhvajī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dhvajī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhvajin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rathī -
  • rathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rathī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    rathin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ārṣṭiṣeṇo dilīpaśca mahātmā cāpyuśīnaraḥ
  • ārṣṭiṣeṇo* -
  • ārṣṭiṣeṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dilīpaś -
  • dilīpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahātmā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpyu -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uśīnaraḥ -
  • uśīnara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.8.13

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 2.8.13 in Kannada sript:
ರುಷದಶ್ವೋ ವಸುಮನಾಃ ಪುರುಕುತ್ಸೋ ಧ್ವಜೀ ರಥೀ ।
ಆರ್ಷ್ಟಿಷೇಣೋ ದಿಲೀಪಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾ ಚಾಪ್ಯುಶೀನರಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 2.8.13 in Bengali sript:
রুষদশ্বো বসুমনাঃ পুরুকুত্সো ধ্বজী রথী ।
আর্ষ্টিষেণো দিলীপশ্চ মহাত্মা চাপ্যুশীনরঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥

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 2.8.13 in Gujarati sript:
રુષદશ્વો વસુમનાઃ પુરુકુત્સો ધ્વજી રથી ।
આર્ષ્ટિષેણો દિલીપશ્ચ મહાત્મા ચાપ્યુશીનરઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 2.8.13 in Malayalam sript:
രുഷദശ്വോ വസുമനാഃ പുരുകുത്സോ ധ്വജീ രഥീ ।
ആര്ഷ്ടിഷേണോ ദിലീപശ്ച മഹാത്മാ ചാപ്യുശീനരഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.8.13 in Telugu sript:
రుషదశ్వో వసుమనాః పురుకుత్సో ధ్వజీ రథీ ।
ఆర్ష్టిషేణో దిలీపశ్చ మహాత్మా చాప్యుశీనరః ॥ ౧౩ ॥

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