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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 1.17.19
तत्र दिव्यं धनुर्दृष्ट्वा नरस्य भगवानपि ।
चिन्तयामास वै चक्रं विष्णुर्दानवसूदनम् ॥ १९ ॥
tatra divyaṃ dhanurdṛṣṭvā narasya bhagavānapi |
cintayāmāsa vai cakraṃ viṣṇurdānavasūdanam || 19 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...the milky water of the agitated deep turned into clarified butter by virtue of those gums and juices. But nectar did not appear even then. The gods came before the boon-granting Brahman...
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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 (1.17.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatra, Divya, Dhanu, Dhanus, Nara, Bhagavat, Api, Cakra, Vishnu, Danava, Sudana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.17.19). 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: “tatra divyaṃ dhanurdṛṣṭvā narasya bhagavānapi ”
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- divyam -
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divya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]divya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhanur -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- narasya -
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nara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]nara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bhagavān -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “cintayāmāsa vai cakraṃ viṣṇurdānavasūdanam ”
- cintayāmā -
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√cint (verb class 10)[imperative active first plural]
- asa -
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asan (noun, neuter)[compound]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- cakram -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viṣṇur -
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viṣṇu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]viṣṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dānava -
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dānava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dānava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūdanam -
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sūdana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūdana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūdanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.17.19
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 1.17.19 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ದಿವ್ಯಂ ಧನುರ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ನರಸ್ಯ ಭಗವಾನಪಿ ।
ಚಿನ್ತಯಾಮಾಸ ವೈ ಚಕ್ರಂ ವಿಷ್ಣುರ್ದಾನವಸೂದನಮ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥
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 1.17.19 in Bengali sript:
তত্র দিব্যং ধনুর্দৃষ্ট্বা নরস্য ভগবানপি ।
চিন্তযামাস বৈ চক্রং বিষ্ণুর্দানবসূদনম্ ॥ ১৯ ॥
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 1.17.19 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર દિવ્યં ધનુર્દૃષ્ટ્વા નરસ્ય ભગવાનપિ ।
ચિન્તયામાસ વૈ ચક્રં વિષ્ણુર્દાનવસૂદનમ્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.17.19 in Malayalam sript:
തത്ര ദിവ്യം ധനുര്ദൃഷ്ട്വാ നരസ്യ ഭഗവാനപി ।
ചിന്തയാമാസ വൈ ചക്രം വിഷ്ണുര്ദാനവസൂദനമ് ॥ ൧൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.17.19 in Telugu sript:
తత్ర దివ్యం ధనుర్దృష్ట్వా నరస్య భగవానపి ।
చిన్తయామాస వై చక్రం విష్ణుర్దానవసూదనమ్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥