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 18.2.48

किं नु सुप्तोऽस्मि जागर्मि चेतयानो न चेतये ।
अहो चित्तविकारोऽयं स्याद्वा मे चित्तविभ्रमः ॥ ४८ ॥

kiṃ nu supto'smi jāgarmi cetayāno na cetaye |
aho cittavikāro'yaṃ syādvā me cittavibhramaḥ || 48 ||

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

...ones of Kuru’s race were. He beheld Govinda endued with his Brahma-form. It resembled that form of his which had been seen before and which, therefore, helped the recognition. Blazing forth in that form of his, he was adorned with celestial weapons, such as the...

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

Kim, Supta, Cetayana, Cetaya, Ceti, Ahu, Cittavikara, Aya, Idam, Syat, Sya, Var, Asmad, Cittavibhrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.2.48). 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: “kiṃ nu supto'smi jāgarmi cetayāno na cetaye
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • supto' -
  • supta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svap -> supta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √svap class 2 verb]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • jāgarmi -
  • jāgṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • cetayāno* -
  • cetayāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cetaye -
  • cetaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cetaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cetayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ceti (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    cit (verb class 0)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “aho cittavikāro'yaṃ syādvā me cittavibhramaḥ
  • aho -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • cittavikāro' -
  • cittavikāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • cittavibhramaḥ -
  • cittavibhrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.2.48

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 18.2.48 in Kannada sript:
ಕಿಂ ನು ಸುಪ್ತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಜಾಗರ್ಮಿ ಚೇತಯಾನೋ ನ ಚೇತಯೇ ।
ಅಹೋ ಚಿತ್ತವಿಕಾರೋಽಯಂ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ವಾ ಮೇ ಚಿತ್ತವಿಭ್ರಮಃ ॥ ೪೮ ॥

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 18.2.48 in Bengali sript:
কিং নু সুপ্তোঽস্মি জাগর্মি চেতযানো ন চেতযে ।
অহো চিত্তবিকারোঽযং স্যাদ্বা মে চিত্তবিভ্রমঃ ॥ ৪৮ ॥

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 18.2.48 in Gujarati sript:
કિં નુ સુપ્તોઽસ્મિ જાગર્મિ ચેતયાનો ન ચેતયે ।
અહો ચિત્તવિકારોઽયં સ્યાદ્વા મે ચિત્તવિભ્રમઃ ॥ ૪૮ ॥

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 18.2.48 in Malayalam sript:
കിം നു സുപ്തോഽസ്മി ജാഗര്മി ചേതയാനോ ന ചേതയേ ।
അഹോ ചിത്തവികാരോഽയം സ്യാദ്വാ മേ ചിത്തവിഭ്രമഃ ॥ ൪൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 18.2.48 in Telugu sript:
కిం ను సుప్తోఽస్మి జాగర్మి చేతయానో న చేతయే ।
అహో చిత్తవికారోఽయం స్యాద్వా మే చిత్తవిభ్రమః ॥ ౪౮ ॥

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