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 1.24.2

विनतोवाच ।
समुद्रकुक्षावेकान्ते निषादालयमुत्तमम् ।
सहस्राणामनेकानां तान्भुक्त्वामृतमानय ॥ २ ॥

vinatovāca |
samudrakukṣāvekānte niṣādālayamuttamam |
sahasrāṇāmanekānāṃ tānbhuktvāmṛtamānaya || 2 ||

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

...controller along with the Rishi wended their way towards Garuda and adored him of birds, the presiding spirit of the animate and the inanimate universe. You are the destroyer of all...

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

Vinata, Samudrakukshi, Ekanta, Nishada, Alaya, Uttamam, Uttama, Sahasra, Aneka, Bhuktva, Amrita, Anaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.24.2). 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: “vinatovāca
  • vinato -
  • vinata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “samudrakukṣāvekānte niṣādālayamuttamam
  • samudrakukṣāve -
  • samudrakukṣi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ekānte -
  • ekānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ekānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ekāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • niṣādā -
  • niṣāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alayam -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “sahasrāṇāmanekānāṃ tānbhuktvāmṛtamānaya
  • sahasrāṇām -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • anekān -
  • aneka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhuktvā -
  • bhuktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhuktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
  • amṛtam -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānaya -
  • ānaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.24.2

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 1.24.2 in Kannada sript:
ವಿನತೋವಾಚ ।
ಸಮುದ್ರಕುಕ್ಷಾವೇಕಾನ್ತೇ ನಿಷಾದಾಲಯಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ।
ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಾಮನೇಕಾನಾಂ ತಾನ್ಭುಕ್ತ್ವಾಮೃತಮಾನಯ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 1.24.2 in Bengali sript:
বিনতোবাচ ।
সমুদ্রকুক্ষাবেকান্তে নিষাদালযমুত্তমম্ ।
সহস্রাণামনেকানাং তান্ভুক্ত্বামৃতমানয ॥ ২ ॥

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 1.24.2 in Gujarati sript:
વિનતોવાચ ।
સમુદ્રકુક્ષાવેકાન્તે નિષાદાલયમુત્તમમ્ ।
સહસ્રાણામનેકાનાં તાન્ભુક્ત્વામૃતમાનય ॥ ૨ ॥

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 1.24.2 in Malayalam sript:
വിനതോവാച ।
സമുദ്രകുക്ഷാവേകാന്തേ നിഷാദാലയമുത്തമമ് ।
സഹസ്രാണാമനേകാനാം താന്ഭുക്ത്വാമൃതമാനയ ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.24.2 in Telugu sript:
వినతోవాచ ।
సముద్రకుక్షావేకాన్తే నిషాదాలయముత్తమమ్ ।
సహస్రాణామనేకానాం తాన్భుక్త్వామృతమానయ ॥ ౨ ॥

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