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 1.20.4

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चैव गरुडः काल आगते ।
विना मात्रा महातेजा विदार्याण्डमजायत ॥ ४ ॥

etasminnantare caiva garuḍaḥ kāla āgate |
vinā mātrā mahātejā vidāryāṇḍamajāyata || 4 ||

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

...other about menial service as a slave, the sisters went home, and resolved to satisfy themselves by examining the horse next day. And Kadru, bent upon practising a deception, ordered her...

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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 (1.20.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Esha, Antare, Antara, Garuda, Kala, Agata, Agati, Vina, Matra, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Vidari, Vidarin, Anda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.20.4). 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: “etasminnantare caiva garuḍaḥ kāla āgate
  • etasminn -
  • etad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • antare -
  • antare (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • garuḍaḥ -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāla* -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgate -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āgata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āgati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vinā mātrā mahātejā vidāryāṇḍamajāyata
  • vinā* -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mātrā* -
  • mātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahātejā* -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidāryā -
  • vidāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    vidārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    vidārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vidārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āṇḍam -
  • āṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ajāyata -
  • jai (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.20.4

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 1.20.4 in Kannada sript:
ಏತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನನ್ತರೇ ಚೈವ ಗರುಡಃ ಕಾಲ ಆಗತೇ ।
ವಿನಾ ಮಾತ್ರಾ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾ ವಿದಾರ್ಯಾಣ್ಡಮಜಾಯತ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 1.20.4 in Bengali sript:
এতস্মিন্নন্তরে চৈব গরুডঃ কাল আগতে ।
বিনা মাত্রা মহাতেজা বিদার্যাণ্ডমজাযত ॥ ৪ ॥

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 1.20.4 in Gujarati sript:
એતસ્મિન્નન્તરે ચૈવ ગરુડઃ કાલ આગતે ।
વિના માત્રા મહાતેજા વિદાર્યાણ્ડમજાયત ॥ ૪ ॥

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 1.20.4 in Malayalam sript:
ഏതസ്മിന്നന്തരേ ചൈവ ഗരുഡഃ കാല ആഗതേ ।
വിനാ മാത്രാ മഹാതേജാ വിദാര്യാണ്ഡമജായത ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.20.4 in Telugu sript:
ఏతస్మిన్నన్తరే చైవ గరుడః కాల ఆగతే ।
వినా మాత్రా మహాతేజా విదార్యాణ్డమజాయత ॥ ౪ ॥

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