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 9.42.27
जनमेजय उवाच ।
किमर्थं भगवाञ्शक्रो ब्रह्महत्यामवाप्तवान् ।
कथमस्मिंश्च तीर्थे वै आप्लुत्याकल्मषोऽभवत् ॥ २७ ॥
janamejaya uvāca |
kimarthaṃ bhagavāñśakro brahmahatyāmavāptavān |
kathamasmiṃśca tīrthe vai āplutyākalmaṣo'bhavat || 27 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...own proper condition." Vaishampayana said, "Cursed by the intelligent Vishvamitra in anger, Sarasvati, in that auspicious and best of tirthas, flowed, bearing blood...
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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 (9.42.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Janamejaya, Kimartha, Bhagavat, Shakra, Brahmahatya, Avaptavat, Katham, Katha, Idam, Tirtha, Aplutya, Apluti, Akalmasha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.42.27). 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: “janamejaya uvāca ”
- janamejaya* -
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janamejaya (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: “kimarthaṃ bhagavāñśakro brahmahatyāmavāptavān ”
- kimartham -
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kimartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kimartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kimarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhagavāñś -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śakro* -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- brahmahatyām -
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brahmahatyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- avāptavān -
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avāptavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “kathamasmiṃśca tīrthe vai āplutyākalmaṣo'bhavat ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asmiṃś -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tīrthe -
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tīrtha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- āplutyā -
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āplutya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āpluti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- akalmaṣo' -
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akalmaṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.42.27
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 9.42.27 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಮೇಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಂ ಭಗವಾಞ್ಶಕ್ರೋ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಹತ್ಯಾಮವಾಪ್ತವಾನ್ ।
ಕಥಮಸ್ಮಿಂಶ್ಚ ತೀರ್ಥೇ ವೈ ಆಪ್ಲುತ್ಯಾಕಲ್ಮಷೋಽಭವತ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥
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 9.42.27 in Bengali sript:
জনমেজয উবাচ ।
কিমর্থং ভগবাঞ্শক্রো ব্রহ্মহত্যামবাপ্তবান্ ।
কথমস্মিংশ্চ তীর্থে বৈ আপ্লুত্যাকল্মষোঽভবত্ ॥ ২৭ ॥
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 9.42.27 in Gujarati sript:
જનમેજય ઉવાચ ।
કિમર્થં ભગવાઞ્શક્રો બ્રહ્મહત્યામવાપ્તવાન્ ।
કથમસ્મિંશ્ચ તીર્થે વૈ આપ્લુત્યાકલ્મષોઽભવત્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.42.27 in Malayalam sript:
ജനമേജയ ഉവാച ।
കിമര്ഥം ഭഗവാഞ്ശക്രോ ബ്രഹ്മഹത്യാമവാപ്തവാന് ।
കഥമസ്മിംശ്ച തീര്ഥേ വൈ ആപ്ലുത്യാകല്മഷോഽഭവത് ॥ ൨൭ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.42.27 in Telugu sript:
జనమేజయ ఉవాచ ।
కిమర్థం భగవాఞ్శక్రో బ్రహ్మహత్యామవాప్తవాన్ ।
కథమస్మింశ్చ తీర్థే వై ఆప్లుత్యాకల్మషోఽభవత్ ॥ ౨౭ ॥