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 9.44.20

पुरा यथा महाराज वरुणं वै जलेश्वरम् ।
तथाभ्यषिञ्चद्भगवान्ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ।
कश्यपश्च महातेजा ये चान्ये नानुकीर्तिताः ॥ २० ॥

purā yathā mahārāja varuṇaṃ vai jaleśvaram |
tathābhyaṣiñcadbhagavānbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ |
kaśyapaśca mahātejā ye cānye nānukīrtitāḥ || 20 ||

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

...he may desire. At this, the adorable Grandsire of all the worlds, possessed of great intelligence, began to think within his mind as to what he should bestow upon...

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

Pura, Yatha, Maharaja, Maharajan, Varuna, Jaleshvara, Lokapitamaha, Kashyapa, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Yah, Yat, Nanu, Kirtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 9.44.20). 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: “purā yathā mahārāja varuṇaṃ vai jaleśvaram
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varuṇam -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varuṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • jaleśvaram -
  • jaleśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tathābhyaṣiñcadbhagavānbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ
  • Cannot analyse tathābhyaṣiñcadbhagavānbrahmā*lo
  • lokapitāmahaḥ -
  • lokapitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kaśyapaśca mahātejā ye cānye nānukīrtitāḥ
  • kaśyapaś -
  • kaśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahātejā* -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cānye -
  • nānu -
  • nānū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kīrtitāḥ -
  • kīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kīrt -> kīrtita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
    kīrt -> kīrtitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 9.44.20

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 9.44.20 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರಾ ಯಥಾ ಮಹಾರಾಜ ವರುಣಂ ವೈ ಜಲೇಶ್ವರಮ್ ।
ತಥಾಭ್ಯಷಿಞ್ಚದ್ಭಗವಾನ್ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಲೋಕಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ।
ಕಶ್ಯಪಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾ ಯೇ ಚಾನ್ಯೇ ನಾನುಕೀರ್ತಿತಾಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 9.44.20 in Bengali sript:
পুরা যথা মহারাজ বরুণং বৈ জলেশ্বরম্ ।
তথাভ্যষিঞ্চদ্ভগবান্ব্রহ্মা লোকপিতামহঃ ।
কশ্যপশ্চ মহাতেজা যে চান্যে নানুকীর্তিতাঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 9.44.20 in Gujarati sript:
પુરા યથા મહારાજ વરુણં વૈ જલેશ્વરમ્ ।
તથાભ્યષિઞ્ચદ્ભગવાન્બ્રહ્મા લોકપિતામહઃ ।
કશ્યપશ્ચ મહાતેજા યે ચાન્યે નાનુકીર્તિતાઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 9.44.20 in Malayalam sript:
പുരാ യഥാ മഹാരാജ വരുണം വൈ ജലേശ്വരമ് ।
തഥാഭ്യഷിഞ്ചദ്ഭഗവാന്ബ്രഹ്മാ ലോകപിതാമഹഃ ।
കശ്യപശ്ച മഹാതേജാ യേ ചാന്യേ നാനുകീര്തിതാഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 9.44.20 in Telugu sript:
పురా యథా మహారాజ వరుణం వై జలేశ్వరమ్ ।
తథాభ్యషిఞ్చద్భగవాన్బ్రహ్మా లోకపితామహః ।
కశ్యపశ్చ మహాతేజా యే చాన్యే నానుకీర్తితాః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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