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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 12.160.1
वैशंपायन उवाच ।
कथान्तरमथासाद्य खड्गयुद्धविशारदः ।
नकुलः शरतल्पस्थमिदमाह पितामहम् ॥ १ ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
kathāntaramathāsādya khaḍgayuddhaviśāradaḥ |
nakulaḥ śaratalpasthamidamāha pitāmaham || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...comprised of Righteousness, and the Creator of all mobile and immobile things. "Bharadvaja said, 'If Brahman sprang from the Lotus, then it is the Lotus that should be regarded as the First-born and not Brahman...
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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 (12.160.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaishampayana, Kathantara, Atha, Asadya, Khadga, Yuddhavisharada, Nakula, Sharatalpa, Tha, Idam, Ahan, Pitamaha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.160.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca ”
- vaiśampāyana* -
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vaiśampāyana (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: “kathāntaramathāsādya khaḍgayuddhaviśāradaḥ ”
- kathāntaram -
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kathāntara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āsādya -
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āsādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āsādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khaḍga -
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khaḍga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khaḍga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yuddhaviśāradaḥ -
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yuddhaviśārada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “nakulaḥ śaratalpasthamidamāha pitāmaham ”
- nakulaḥ -
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nakula (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śaratalpas -
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śaratalpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tham -
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tha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- āha -
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āhan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third single]
- pitāmaham -
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pitāmaha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.160.1
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 12.160.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಕಥಾನ್ತರಮಥಾಸಾದ್ಯ ಖಡ್ಗಯುದ್ಧವಿಶಾರದಃ ।
ನಕುಲಃ ಶರತಲ್ಪಸ್ಥಮಿದಮಾಹ ಪಿತಾಮಹಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥
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 12.160.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
কথান্তরমথাসাদ্য খড্গযুদ্ধবিশারদঃ ।
নকুলঃ শরতল্পস্থমিদমাহ পিতামহম্ ॥ ১ ॥
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 12.160.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
કથાન્તરમથાસાદ્ય ખડ્ગયુદ્ધવિશારદઃ ।
નકુલઃ શરતલ્પસ્થમિદમાહ પિતામહમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.160.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
കഥാന്തരമഥാസാദ്യ ഖഡ്ഗയുദ്ധവിശാരദഃ ।
നകുലഃ ശരതല്പസ്ഥമിദമാഹ പിതാമഹമ് ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.160.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
కథాన్తరమథాసాద్య ఖడ్గయుద్ధవిశారదః ।
నకులః శరతల్పస్థమిదమాహ పితామహమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥