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 1.2.146

प्रत्याख्यानं च कृष्णस्य राज्ञा दुर्योधनेन वै ।
शमार्थं याचमानस्य पक्षयोरुभयोर्हितम् ॥ १४६ ॥

pratyākhyānaṃ ca kṛṣṇasya rājñā duryodhanena vai |
śamārthaṃ yācamānasya pakṣayorubhayorhitam || 146 ||

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

...Yudhishthira on the occasion of his meeting with the worshipful great sage Brihadasva. Here occurs the holy and highly pathetic story of Nala illustrating the patience of Damayanti and 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 (1.2.146). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratyakhyana, Krishna, Rajan, Duryodhana, Shama, Artha, Yacamana, Paksha, Ubha, Hita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.146). 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: “pratyākhyānaṃ ca kṛṣṇasya rājñā duryodhanena vai
  • pratyākhyānam -
  • pratyākhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratyākhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratyākhyānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇasya -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • duryodhanena -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “śamārthaṃ yācamānasya pakṣayorubhayorhitam
  • śamā -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yācamānasya -
  • yāc -> yācamāna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √yāc class 1 verb]
    yāc -> yācamāna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √yāc class 1 verb]
  • pakṣayor -
  • pakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    pakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • ubhayor -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • hitam -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.146

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 1.2.146 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಂ ಚ ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ಯ ರಾಜ್ಞಾ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನೇನ ವೈ ।
ಶಮಾರ್ಥಂ ಯಾಚಮಾನಸ್ಯ ಪಕ್ಷಯೋರುಭಯೋರ್ಹಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧೪೬ ॥

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 1.2.146 in Bengali sript:
প্রত্যাখ্যানং চ কৃষ্ণস্য রাজ্ঞা দুর্যোধনেন বৈ ।
শমার্থং যাচমানস্য পক্ষযোরুভযোর্হিতম্ ॥ ১৪৬ ॥

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 1.2.146 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રત્યાખ્યાનં ચ કૃષ્ણસ્ય રાજ્ઞા દુર્યોધનેન વૈ ।
શમાર્થં યાચમાનસ્ય પક્ષયોરુભયોર્હિતમ્ ॥ ૧૪૬ ॥

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 1.2.146 in Malayalam sript:
പ്രത്യാഖ്യാനം ച കൃഷ്ണസ്യ രാജ്ഞാ ദുര്യോധനേന വൈ ।
ശമാര്ഥം യാചമാനസ്യ പക്ഷയോരുഭയോര്ഹിതമ് ॥ ൧൪൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.2.146 in Telugu sript:
ప్రత్యాఖ్యానం చ కృష్ణస్య రాజ్ఞా దుర్యోధనేన వై ।
శమార్థం యాచమానస్య పక్షయోరుభయోర్హితమ్ ॥ ౧౪౬ ॥

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