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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 13.40.45
अथ वा पौरुषेणेयमशक्या रक्षितुं मया ।
बहुरूपो हि भगवाञ्छ्रूयते हरिवाहनः ॥ ४५ ॥
atha vā pauruṣeṇeyamaśakyā rakṣituṃ mayā |
bahurūpo hi bhagavāñchrūyate harivāhanaḥ || 45 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...women are seen to turn the heads and agitate the hearts of men.{GL_NOTE:176370:} Living creatures, O you of mighty arms, are virtuous. Even this is what has been heard by us. (How then, can this be consistent with fact)? For treated with affection...
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 (13.40.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Paurusha, Iyam, Idam, Ashakya, Maya, Asmad, Bahurupa, Bhagavat, Harivahana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.40.45). 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: “atha vā pauruṣeṇeyamaśakyā rakṣituṃ mayā ”
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pauruṣeṇe -
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pauruṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pauruṣa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aśakyā* -
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aśakya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aśakyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rakṣitum -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √rakṣ]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “bahurūpo hi bhagavāñchrūyate harivāhanaḥ ”
- bahurūpo* -
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bahurūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- bhagavāñch -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrūyate -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
- harivāhanaḥ -
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harivāhana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.40.45
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 13.40.45 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ವಾ ಪೌರುಷೇಣೇಯಮಶಕ್ಯಾ ರಕ್ಷಿತುಂ ಮಯಾ ।
ಬಹುರೂಪೋ ಹಿ ಭಗವಾಞ್ಛ್ರೂಯತೇ ಹರಿವಾಹನಃ ॥ ೪೫ ॥
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 13.40.45 in Bengali sript:
অথ বা পৌরুষেণেযমশক্যা রক্ষিতুং মযা ।
বহুরূপো হি ভগবাঞ্ছ্রূযতে হরিবাহনঃ ॥ ৪৫ ॥
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 13.40.45 in Gujarati sript:
અથ વા પૌરુષેણેયમશક્યા રક્ષિતું મયા ।
બહુરૂપો હિ ભગવાઞ્છ્રૂયતે હરિવાહનઃ ॥ ૪૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.40.45 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ വാ പൌരുഷേണേയമശക്യാ രക്ഷിതും മയാ ।
ബഹുരൂപോ ഹി ഭഗവാഞ്ഛ്രൂയതേ ഹരിവാഹനഃ ॥ ൪൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.40.45 in Telugu sript:
అథ వా పౌరుషేణేయమశక్యా రక్షితుం మయా ।
బహురూపో హి భగవాఞ్ఛ్రూయతే హరివాహనః ॥ ౪౫ ॥