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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 3.134.8
अष्टावक्र उवाच ।
द्वाविन्द्राग्नी चरतो वै सखायौ द्वौ देवर्षी नारदः पर्वतश्च ।
द्वावश्विनौ द्वे च रथस्य चक्रे भार्यापती द्वौ विहितौ विधात्रा ॥ ८ ॥
aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
dvāvindrāgnī carato vai sakhāyau dvau devarṣī nāradaḥ parvataśca |
dvāvaśvinau dve ca rathasya cakre bhāryāpatī dvau vihitau vidhātrā || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...found the sage mourning. A mortal on no condition whatever can overcome what has been ordained by Fate, Lo! Dhannushaksha succeeded in shattering even the mountain by buffaloes...
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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 (3.134.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashtavakra, Dva, Indragni, Sakhi, Devarshi, Narada, Parvata, Parvat, Ashvin, Ashvina, Ratha, Cakra, Cakri, Bharyapati, Vihita, Vihiti, Vidhatri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.134.8). 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: “aṣṭāvakra uvāca ”
- aṣṭāvakra* -
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aṣṭāvakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “dvāvindrāgnī carato vai sakhāyau dvau devarṣī nāradaḥ parvataśca ”
- dvāvi -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indrāgnī -
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indrāgni (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- carato* -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- sakhāyau -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dvau -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- devarṣī -
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devarṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nāradaḥ -
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nārada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parvataś -
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parvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√parv -> parvat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √parv class 1 verb], [ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]√parv -> parvat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √parv class 1 verb], [genitive single from √parv class 1 verb]√parv (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 3: “dvāvaśvinau dve ca rathasya cakre bhāryāpatī dvau vihitau vidhātrā ”
- dvāva -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aśvinau -
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aśvin (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aśvina (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dve -
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dva (noun, masculine)[locative single]dva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rathasya -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- cakre -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[locative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cakri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]cakri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- bhāryāpatī -
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bhāryāpati (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- dvau -
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dva (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vihitau -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vihiti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- vidhātrā -
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vidhātṛ (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.134.8
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 3.134.8 in Kannada sript:
ಅಷ್ಟಾವಕ್ರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದ್ವಾವಿನ್ದ್ರಾಗ್ನೀ ಚರತೋ ವೈ ಸಖಾಯೌ ದ್ವೌ ದೇವರ್ಷೀ ನಾರದಃ ಪರ್ವತಶ್ಚ ।
ದ್ವಾವಶ್ವಿನೌ ದ್ವೇ ಚ ರಥಸ್ಯ ಚಕ್ರೇ ಭಾರ್ಯಾಪತೀ ದ್ವೌ ವಿಹಿತೌ ವಿಧಾತ್ರಾ ॥ 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 3.134.8 in Bengali sript:
অষ্টাবক্র উবাচ ।
দ্বাবিন্দ্রাগ্নী চরতো বৈ সখাযৌ দ্বৌ দেবর্ষী নারদঃ পর্বতশ্চ ।
দ্বাবশ্বিনৌ দ্বে চ রথস্য চক্রে ভার্যাপতী দ্বৌ বিহিতৌ বিধাত্রা ॥ 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 3.134.8 in Gujarati sript:
અષ્ટાવક્ર ઉવાચ ।
દ્વાવિન્દ્રાગ્ની ચરતો વૈ સખાયૌ દ્વૌ દેવર્ષી નારદઃ પર્વતશ્ચ ।
દ્વાવશ્વિનૌ દ્વે ચ રથસ્ય ચક્રે ભાર્યાપતી દ્વૌ વિહિતૌ વિધાત્રા ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.134.8 in Malayalam sript:
അഷ്ടാവക്ര ഉവാച ।
ദ്വാവിന്ദ്രാഗ്നീ ചരതോ വൈ സഖായൌ ദ്വൌ ദേവര്ഷീ നാരദഃ പര്വതശ്ച ।
ദ്വാവശ്വിനൌ ദ്വേ ച രഥസ്യ ചക്രേ ഭാര്യാപതീ ദ്വൌ വിഹിതൌ വിധാത്രാ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.134.8 in Telugu sript:
అష్టావక్ర ఉవాచ ।
ద్వావిన్ద్రాగ్నీ చరతో వై సఖాయౌ ద్వౌ దేవర్షీ నారదః పర్వతశ్చ ।
ద్వావశ్వినౌ ద్వే చ రథస్య చక్రే భార్యాపతీ ద్వౌ విహితౌ విధాత్రా ॥ ౮ ॥