![Mahabharata [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Mahabharata-Mohan-Ganguli.jpg)
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 18.5.42
नारदोऽश्रावयद्देवानसितो देवलः पितॄन् ।
रक्षो यक्षाञ्शुको मर्त्यान्वैशंपायन एव तु ॥ ४२ ॥
nārado'śrāvayaddevānasito devalaḥ pitṝn |
rakṣo yakṣāñśuko martyānvaiśaṃpāyana eva tu || 42 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...chief of the Bharatas, Brahmanas should be duly entertained with diverse kinds of enjoyable articles and superior things. "I have thus indicated the ordinances, O foremost of men, (about the manner of reciting these scriptures) in answer to your enquiries. You...
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 (18.5.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Narada, Deva, Asita, Devala, Pitri, Raksha, Rakshas, Yaksha, Shuka, Martya, Vaishampayana, Eva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 18.5.42). 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: “nārado'śrāvayaddevānasito devalaḥ pitṝn ”
- nārado' -
-
nārada (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aśrāvayad -
-
√śru (verb class 0)[imperfect active third single]
- devān -
-
deva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- asito* -
-
asita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- devalaḥ -
-
devala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pitṝn -
-
pitṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “rakṣo yakṣāñśuko martyānvaiśaṃpāyana eva tu ”
- rakṣo* -
-
rakṣas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rakṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]rakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yakṣāñś -
-
yakṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- śuko* -
-
śuka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- martyān -
-
martya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vaiśampāyana* -
-
vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
-
eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
-
tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 18.5.42
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: 812150094X or 9788121500944;
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.42 in Kannada sript:
ನಾರದೋಽಶ್ರಾವಯದ್ದೇವಾನಸಿತೋ ದೇವಲಃ ಪಿತೄನ್ ।
ರಕ್ಷೋ ಯಕ್ಷಾಞ್ಶುಕೋ ಮರ್ತ್ಯಾನ್ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಏವ ತು ॥ ೪೨ ॥
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.]
Buy now!
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.
Buy now!
The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.42 in Bengali sript:
নারদোঽশ্রাবযদ্দেবানসিতো দেবলঃ পিতৄন্ ।
রক্ষো যক্ষাঞ্শুকো মর্ত্যান্বৈশংপাযন এব তু ॥ ৪২ ॥
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 18.5.42 in Gujarati sript:
નારદોઽશ્રાવયદ્દેવાનસિતો દેવલઃ પિતૄન્ ।
રક્ષો યક્ષાઞ્શુકો મર્ત્યાન્વૈશંપાયન એવ તુ ॥ ૪૨ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.42 in Malayalam sript:
നാരദോഽശ്രാവയദ്ദേവാനസിതോ ദേവലഃ പിതൄന് ।
രക്ഷോ യക്ഷാഞ്ശുകോ മര്ത്യാന്വൈശംപായന ഏവ തു ॥ ൪൨ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 18.5.42 in Telugu sript:
నారదోఽశ్రావయద్దేవానసితో దేవలః పితౄన్ ।
రక్షో యక్షాఞ్శుకో మర్త్యాన్వైశంపాయన ఏవ తు ॥ ౪౨ ॥