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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 1.23.1
सूत उवाच ।
सुपर्णेनोह्यमानास्ते जग्मुस्तं देशमाशु वै ।
सागराम्बुपरिक्षिप्तं पक्षिसंघनिनादितम् ॥ १ ॥
sūta uvāca |
suparṇenohyamānāste jagmustaṃ deśamāśu vai |
sāgarāmbuparikṣiptaṃ pakṣisaṃghanināditam || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...by many thousands of great rivers, dancing as it were in waves. Such was the Ocean, full of rolling waves, vast as the expanse of the sky, deep, of body lighted with the flames of subterranean...
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 (1.23.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Suta, Suparna, Uhyamana, Tad, Yushmad, Desha, Ashu, Sagarambu, Parikshipta, Pakshisangha, Ninadita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.23.1). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
- sūta* -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “suparṇenohyamānāste jagmustaṃ deśamāśu vai ”
- suparṇeno -
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suparṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]suparṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- uhyamānās -
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√uh -> uhyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √uh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √uh class 1 verb]√uh -> uhyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √uh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √uh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √uh class 1 verb]√vah -> uhyamāna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb]√vah -> uhyamānā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- jagmus -
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√gam (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]√gam (verb class 2)[perfect active third plural]√gam (verb class 3)[perfect active third plural]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- deśam -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- Line 3: “sāgarāmbuparikṣiptaṃ pakṣisaṃghanināditam ”
- sāgarāmbu -
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sāgarāmbu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sāgarāmbu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sāgarāmbu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- parikṣiptam -
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parikṣipta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]parikṣipta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parikṣiptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pakṣisaṅgha -
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pakṣisaṅgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pakṣisaṅgha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nināditam -
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ninādita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ninādita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nināditā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.23.1
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 1.23.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸುಪರ್ಣೇನೋಹ್ಯಮಾನಾಸ್ತೇ ಜಗ್ಮುಸ್ತಂ ದೇಶಮಾಶು ವೈ ।
ಸಾಗರಾಮ್ಬುಪರಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಂ ಪಕ್ಷಿಸಂಘನಿನಾದಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥
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 1.23.1 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
সুপর্ণেনোহ্যমানাস্তে জগ্মুস্তং দেশমাশু বৈ ।
সাগরাম্বুপরিক্ষিপ্তং পক্ষিসংঘনিনাদিতম্ ॥ ১ ॥
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 1.23.1 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
સુપર્ણેનોહ્યમાનાસ્તે જગ્મુસ્તં દેશમાશુ વૈ ।
સાગરામ્બુપરિક્ષિપ્તં પક્ષિસંઘનિનાદિતમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.23.1 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
സുപര്ണേനോഹ്യമാനാസ്തേ ജഗ്മുസ്തം ദേശമാശു വൈ ।
സാഗരാമ്ബുപരിക്ഷിപ്തം പക്ഷിസംഘനിനാദിതമ് ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.23.1 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
సుపర్ణేనోహ్యమానాస్తే జగ్ముస్తం దేశమాశు వై ।
సాగరామ్బుపరిక్షిప్తం పక్షిసంఘనినాదితమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥