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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 1.3.141
बहूनि नागवर्त्मानि गङ्गायास्तीर उत्तरे ।
इच्छेत्कोऽर्कांशुसेनायां चर्तुमैरावतं विना ॥ १४१ ॥
bahūni nāgavartmāni gaṅgāyāstīra uttare |
icchetko'rkāṃśusenāyāṃ cartumairāvataṃ vinā || 141 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the Sky above! The Rishis, according to the course of the same Sun, perform their sacrifices, and the gods and men, according to what has been appointed for them, perform their sacrifices...
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 (1.3.141). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bahu, Nagavartman, Ani, Ganga, Tira, Uttara, Kah, Arka, Sena, Airavata, Vina,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.3.141). 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: “bahūni nāgavartmāni gaṅgāyāstīra uttare ”
- bahūni -
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bahu (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāgavartmā -
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nāgavartman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- gaṅgāyās -
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gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tīra* -
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tīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uttare -
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uttara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]uttara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uttarā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “icchetko'rkāṃśusenāyāṃ cartumairāvataṃ vinā ”
- icchet -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[optative active third single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arkā -
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arka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṃśu -
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aṃśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- senāyām -
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senā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- cartum -
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√car -> cartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √car]
- airāvatam -
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airāvata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]airāvata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.3.141
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 1.3.141 in Kannada sript:
ಬಹೂನಿ ನಾಗವರ್ತ್ಮಾನಿ ಗಙ್ಗಾಯಾಸ್ತೀರ ಉತ್ತರೇ ।
ಇಚ್ಛೇತ್ಕೋಽರ್ಕಾಂಶುಸೇನಾಯಾಂ ಚರ್ತುಮೈರಾವತಂ ವಿನಾ ॥ ೧೪೧ ॥
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 1.3.141 in Bengali sript:
বহূনি নাগবর্ত্মানি গঙ্গাযাস্তীর উত্তরে ।
ইচ্ছেত্কোঽর্কাংশুসেনাযাং চর্তুমৈরাবতং বিনা ॥ ১৪১ ॥
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 1.3.141 in Gujarati sript:
બહૂનિ નાગવર્ત્માનિ ગઙ્ગાયાસ્તીર ઉત્તરે ।
ઇચ્છેત્કોઽર્કાંશુસેનાયાં ચર્તુમૈરાવતં વિના ॥ ૧૪૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.3.141 in Malayalam sript:
ബഹൂനി നാഗവര്ത്മാനി ഗങ്ഗായാസ്തീര ഉത്തരേ ।
ഇച്ഛേത്കോഽര്കാംശുസേനായാം ചര്തുമൈരാവതം വിനാ ॥ ൧൪൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.3.141 in Telugu sript:
బహూని నాగవర్త్మాని గఙ్గాయాస్తీర ఉత్తరే ।
ఇచ్ఛేత్కోఽర్కాంశుసేనాయాం చర్తుమైరావతం వినా ॥ ౧౪౧ ॥