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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 18.5.39
जयो नामेतिहासोऽयं श्रोतव्यो भूतिमिच्छता ।
राज्ञा राजसुतैश्चापि गर्भिण्या चैव योषिता ॥ ३९ ॥
jayo nāmetihāso'yaṃ śrotavyo bhūtimicchatā |
rājñā rājasutaiścāpi garbhiṇyā caiva yoṣitā || 39 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...doing this, one attains to the merits of the Atiratra sacrifice. Indeed, at each successive Parva, he acquires the merits that attach to the performance of a sacrifice. The reciter, O chief of the Bharatas, should be possessed of learning and endued with a good...
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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 (18.5.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jaya, Naman, Nami, Itihasa, Aya, Idam, Shrotavya, Bhuti, Icchata, Icchat, Rajan, Rajasuta, Capin, Capi, Garbhini, Yoshit, Yoshita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.5.39). 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: “jayo nāmetihāso'yaṃ śrotavyo bhūtimicchatā ”
- jayo* -
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jaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ji (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ji (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nāme -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nāmi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- itihāso' -
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itihāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrotavyo* -
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śrotavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śru -> śrotavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- bhūtim -
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bhūti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhūti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- icchatā -
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icchatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
- Line 2: “rājñā rājasutaiścāpi garbhiṇyā caiva yoṣitā ”
- rājñā -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- rājasutaiś -
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rājasuta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- garbhiṇyā -
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garbhiṇī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- yoṣitā -
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yoṣit (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yoṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.5.39
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 18.5.39 in Kannada sript:
ಜಯೋ ನಾಮೇತಿಹಾಸೋಽಯಂ ಶ್ರೋತವ್ಯೋ ಭೂತಿಮಿಚ್ಛತಾ ।
ರಾಜ್ಞಾ ರಾಜಸುತೈಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ಗರ್ಭಿಣ್ಯಾ ಚೈವ ಯೋಷಿತಾ ॥ ೩೯ ॥
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 18.5.39 in Bengali sript:
জযো নামেতিহাসোঽযং শ্রোতব্যো ভূতিমিচ্ছতা ।
রাজ্ঞা রাজসুতৈশ্চাপি গর্ভিণ্যা চৈব যোষিতা ॥ ৩৯ ॥
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 18.5.39 in Gujarati sript:
જયો નામેતિહાસોઽયં શ્રોતવ્યો ભૂતિમિચ્છતા ।
રાજ્ઞા રાજસુતૈશ્ચાપિ ગર્ભિણ્યા ચૈવ યોષિતા ॥ ૩૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.39 in Malayalam sript:
ജയോ നാമേതിഹാസോഽയം ശ്രോതവ്യോ ഭൂതിമിച്ഛതാ ।
രാജ്ഞാ രാജസുതൈശ്ചാപി ഗര്ഭിണ്യാ ചൈവ യോഷിതാ ॥ ൩൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.39 in Telugu sript:
జయో నామేతిహాసోఽయం శ్రోతవ్యో భూతిమిచ్ఛతా ।
రాజ్ఞా రాజసుతైశ్చాపి గర్భిణ్యా చైవ యోషితా ॥ ౩౯ ॥