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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 13.154.4
क्षणेन प्रेक्षतां तेषां विशल्यः सोऽभवत्तदा ।
तं दृष्ट्वा विस्मिताः सर्वे वासुदेवपुरोगमाः ।
सह तैर्मुनिभिः सर्वैस्तदा व्यासादिभिर्नृप ॥ ४ ॥
kṣaṇena prekṣatāṃ teṣāṃ viśalyaḥ so'bhavattadā |
taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitāḥ sarve vāsudevapurogamāḥ |
saha tairmunibhiḥ sarvaistadā vyāsādibhirnṛpa || 4 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Yudhishthira! The thousand-rayed maker of day, the holy Surya has begun his northward course. I have been lying on my bed here for eight and fifty nights. Stretched on these sharp-pointed arrows I have felt this period to be as long as if it...
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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 (13.154.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kshana, Pra, Tad, Vishalya, Sah, Tada, Vismita, Sarva, Vasudeva, Purogama, Saha, Muni, Vyasa, Nripa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.154.4). 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: “kṣaṇena prekṣatāṃ teṣāṃ viśalyaḥ so'bhavattadā ”
- kṣaṇena -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- pre -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]prā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- īkṣatām -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[imperative middle third single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- viśalyaḥ -
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viśalya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitāḥ sarve vāsudevapurogamāḥ ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- vismitāḥ -
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vismita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vismitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- vāsudeva -
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vāsudeva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāsudeva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- purogamāḥ -
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purogama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]purogamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 3: “saha tairmunibhiḥ sarvaistadā vyāsādibhirnṛpa ”
- saha -
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saha (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]saha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- munibhiḥ -
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muni (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]muni (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- sarvais -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vyāsād -
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vyāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]vyāsa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ibhir -
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i (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- nṛpa -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.154.4
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 13.154.4 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಣೇನ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷತಾಂ ತೇಷಾಂ ವಿಶಲ್ಯಃ ಸೋಽಭವತ್ತದಾ ।
ತಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ವಿಸ್ಮಿತಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ವಾಸುದೇವಪುರೋಗಮಾಃ ।
ಸಹ ತೈರ್ಮುನಿಭಿಃ ಸರ್ವೈಸ್ತದಾ ವ್ಯಾಸಾದಿಭಿರ್ನೃಪ ॥ ೪ ॥
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 13.154.4 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষণেন প্রেক্ষতাং তেষাং বিশল্যঃ সোঽভবত্তদা ।
তং দৃষ্ট্বা বিস্মিতাঃ সর্বে বাসুদেবপুরোগমাঃ ।
সহ তৈর্মুনিভিঃ সর্বৈস্তদা ব্যাসাদিভির্নৃপ ॥ ৪ ॥
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 13.154.4 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષણેન પ્રેક્ષતાં તેષાં વિશલ્યઃ સોઽભવત્તદા ।
તં દૃષ્ટ્વા વિસ્મિતાઃ સર્વે વાસુદેવપુરોગમાઃ ।
સહ તૈર્મુનિભિઃ સર્વૈસ્તદા વ્યાસાદિભિર્નૃપ ॥ ૪ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.154.4 in Malayalam sript:
ക്ഷണേന പ്രേക്ഷതാം തേഷാം വിശല്യഃ സോഽഭവത്തദാ ।
തം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ വിസ്മിതാഃ സര്വേ വാസുദേവപുരോഗമാഃ ।
സഹ തൈര്മുനിഭിഃ സര്വൈസ്തദാ വ്യാസാദിഭിര്നൃപ ॥ ൪ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 13.154.4 in Telugu sript:
క్షణేన ప్రేక్షతాం తేషాం విశల్యః సోఽభవత్తదా ।
తం దృష్ట్వా విస్మితాః సర్వే వాసుదేవపురోగమాః ।
సహ తైర్మునిభిః సర్వైస్తదా వ్యాసాదిభిర్నృప ॥ ౪ ॥