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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 1.1.140
यदा द्रोणः कृतवर्मा कृपश्च कर्णो द्रौणिर्मद्रराजश्च शूरः ।
अमर्षयन्सैन्धवं वध्यमानं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥ १४० ॥
yadā droṇaḥ kṛtavarmā kṛpaśca karṇo drauṇirmadrarājaśca śūraḥ |
amarṣayansaindhavaṃ vadhyamānaṃ tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya || 140 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...hope of success. When I heard that my sons, guided by the counsels of Karna, while on their journey of Ghoshayatra, had been taken prisoners by the Gandharvas and were set free by Arjuna...
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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 (1.1.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yada, Yad, Drona, Kritavarman, Kritavarma, Krip, Kripa, Karna, Drauni, Madraraja, Shura, Saindhava, Vadhya, Ana, Tada, Nasha, Vijaya, Sanjaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.140). 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: “yadā droṇaḥ kṛtavarmā kṛpaśca karṇo drauṇirmadrarājaśca śūraḥ ”
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- droṇaḥ -
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droṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṛtavarmā -
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kṛtavarman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kṛtavarmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṛpaś -
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kṛp (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- karṇo* -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- drauṇir -
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drauṇi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- madrarājaś -
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madrarāja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śūraḥ -
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śūra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “amarṣayansaindhavaṃ vadhyamānaṃ tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya ”
- amarṣayan -
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√mṛṣ (verb class 10)[imperfect active third plural]√mṛṣ (verb class 0)[imperfect active third plural]
- saindhavam -
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saindhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saindhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vadhyam -
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vadhya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vadhya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vadhyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānam -
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āna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- nāśaṃ -
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nāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)[absolutive from √naś]√naś -> nāśam (absolutive)[absolutive from √naś]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- vijayāya -
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vijaya (noun, masculine)[dative single]vijaya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- sañjaya -
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sañjaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sañjaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.140
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 1.1.140 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾ ದ್ರೋಣಃ ಕೃತವರ್ಮಾ ಕೃಪಶ್ಚ ಕರ್ಣೋ ದ್ರೌಣಿರ್ಮದ್ರರಾಜಶ್ಚ ಶೂರಃ ।
ಅಮರ್ಷಯನ್ಸೈನ್ಧವಂ ವಧ್ಯಮಾನಂ ತದಾ ನಾಶಂಸೇ ವಿಜಯಾಯ ಸಂಜಯ ॥ ೧೪೦ ॥
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 1.1.140 in Bengali sript:
যদা দ্রোণঃ কৃতবর্মা কৃপশ্চ কর্ণো দ্রৌণির্মদ্ররাজশ্চ শূরঃ ।
অমর্ষযন্সৈন্ধবং বধ্যমানং তদা নাশংসে বিজযায সংজয ॥ ১৪০ ॥
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 1.1.140 in Gujarati sript:
યદા દ્રોણઃ કૃતવર્મા કૃપશ્ચ કર્ણો દ્રૌણિર્મદ્રરાજશ્ચ શૂરઃ ।
અમર્ષયન્સૈન્ધવં વધ્યમાનં તદા નાશંસે વિજયાય સંજય ॥ ૧૪૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.140 in Malayalam sript:
യദാ ദ്രോണഃ കൃതവര്മാ കൃപശ്ച കര്ണോ ദ്രൌണിര്മദ്രരാജശ്ച ശൂരഃ ।
അമര്ഷയന്സൈന്ധവം വധ്യമാനം തദാ നാശംസേ വിജയായ സംജയ ॥ ൧൪൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.140 in Telugu sript:
యదా ద్రోణః కృతవర్మా కృపశ్చ కర్ణో ద్రౌణిర్మద్రరాజశ్చ శూరః ।
అమర్షయన్సైన్ధవం వధ్యమానం తదా నాశంసే విజయాయ సంజయ ॥ ౧౪౦ ॥