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 10.18.4

सोऽकल्प्यमाने भागे तु कृत्तिवासा मखेऽमरैः ।
तरसा भागमन्विच्छन्धनुरादौ ससर्ज ह ॥ ४ ॥

so'kalpyamāne bhāge tu kṛttivāsā makhe'maraiḥ |
tarasā bhāgamanvicchandhanurādau sasarja ha || 4 ||

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

...like those that will subsist upon them!" Having said these words, Bhava went away, in cheerlessness and rage, to the foot of the Menjavat mountains for practising...

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

Bhaga, Krittivasa, Krittivasas, Makha, Amara, Tarasa, Anu, Icchat, Dhanu, Dhanus, Adau, Ada, Adi, Han,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 10.18.4). 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: “so'kalpyamāne bhāge tu kṛttivāsā makhe'maraiḥ
  • Cannot analyse so'kalpyamāne*bh
  • bhāge -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṛttivāsā* -
  • kṛttivāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛttivāsas (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛttivāsas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • makhe' -
  • makha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    makha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    makhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    makh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • amaraiḥ -
  • amara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “tarasā bhāgamanvicchandhanurādau sasarja ha
  • tarasā* -
  • tarasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tarasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāgam -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anvi -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • icchan -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
  • dhanur -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādau -
  • ādau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • sasarja -
  • sṛj (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    sarj (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 10.18.4

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 10.18.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಕಲ್ಪ್ಯಮಾನೇ ಭಾಗೇ ತು ಕೃತ್ತಿವಾಸಾ ಮಖೇಽಮರೈಃ ।
ತರಸಾ ಭಾಗಮನ್ವಿಚ್ಛನ್ಧನುರಾದೌ ಸಸರ್ಜ ಹ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 10.18.4 in Bengali sript:
সোঽকল্প্যমানে ভাগে তু কৃত্তিবাসা মখেঽমরৈঃ ।
তরসা ভাগমন্বিচ্ছন্ধনুরাদৌ সসর্জ হ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 10.18.4 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽકલ્પ્યમાને ભાગે તુ કૃત્તિવાસા મખેઽમરૈઃ ।
તરસા ભાગમન્વિચ્છન્ધનુરાદૌ સસર્જ હ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 10.18.4 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽകല്പ്യമാനേ ഭാഗേ തു കൃത്തിവാസാ മഖേഽമരൈഃ ।
തരസാ ഭാഗമന്വിച്ഛന്ധനുരാദൌ സസര്ജ ഹ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 10.18.4 in Telugu sript:
సోఽకల్ప్యమానే భాగే తు కృత్తివాసా మఖేఽమరైః ।
తరసా భాగమన్విచ్ఛన్ధనురాదౌ ససర్జ హ ॥ ౪ ॥

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