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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 3.185.8
दुर्बलं बलवन्तो हि मत्स्यं मत्स्या विशेषतः ।
भक्षयन्ति यथा वृत्तिर्विहिता नः सनातनी ॥ ८ ॥
durbalaṃ balavanto hi matsyaṃ matsyā viśeṣataḥ |
bhakṣayanti yathā vṛttirvihitā naḥ sanātanī || 8 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...deserving of every respect thus revered by the sons of Pandu, then consoled them all with words of great sweetness." "Vaisampayana said 'Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, once more asked...
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 (3.185.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Durbala, Balavat, Matsya, Visheshatah, Visheshatas, Bhakshayat, Bhakshayanti, Yatha, Vritti, Vihita, Asmad, Sanatani,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 3.185.8). 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: “durbalaṃ balavanto hi matsyaṃ matsyā viśeṣataḥ ”
- durbalam -
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durbala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durbala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durbalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- balavanto* -
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balavat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- matsyam -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]matsyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- matsyā* -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]matsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- viśeṣataḥ -
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viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “bhakṣayanti yathā vṛttirvihitā naḥ sanātanī ”
- bhakṣayanti -
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√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ], [accusative plural from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ (verb class 10)[present active third plural]√bhakṣ (verb class 0)[present active third plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vṛttir -
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vṛtti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vihitā* -
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vihita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vihitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- naḥ -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- sanātanī -
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sanātanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 3.185.8
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 3.185.8 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ಬಲಂ ಬಲವನ್ತೋ ಹಿ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಂ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ।
ಭಕ್ಷಯನ್ತಿ ಯಥಾ ವೃತ್ತಿರ್ವಿಹಿತಾ ನಃ ಸನಾತನೀ ॥ 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 3.185.8 in Bengali sript:
দুর্বলং বলবন্তো হি মত্স্যং মত্স্যা বিশেষতঃ ।
ভক্ষযন্তি যথা বৃত্তির্বিহিতা নঃ সনাতনী ॥ 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 3.185.8 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્બલં બલવન્તો હિ મત્સ્યં મત્સ્યા વિશેષતઃ ।
ભક્ષયન્તિ યથા વૃત્તિર્વિહિતા નઃ સનાતની ॥ ૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.185.8 in Malayalam sript:
ദുര്ബലം ബലവന്തോ ഹി മത്സ്യം മത്സ്യാ വിശേഷതഃ ।
ഭക്ഷയന്തി യഥാ വൃത്തിര്വിഹിതാ നഃ സനാതനീ ॥ ൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 3.185.8 in Telugu sript:
దుర్బలం బలవన్తో హి మత్స్యం మత్స్యా విశేషతః ।
భక్షయన్తి యథా వృత్తిర్విహితా నః సనాతనీ ॥ ౮ ॥