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 1.37.26

तेनेह क्षुधितेनाद्य श्रान्तेन च तपस्विना ।
अजानता व्रतमिदं कृतमेतदसंशयम् ॥ २६ ॥

teneha kṣudhitenādya śrāntena ca tapasvinā |
ajānatā vratamidaṃ kṛtametadasaṃśayam || 26 ||

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

...hunting. And the monarch wandered about, hunting deer, and wild boars, and wolves, and buffaloes and various other kinds of wild animals. One day, having pierced a deer with a sharp arrow...

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

Tad, Tena, Iha, Kshudhita, Adya, Shranta, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Ajanata, Vrata, Idam, Krit, Krita, Etad, Asamshayam, Asamshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.37.26). 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: “teneha kṣudhitenādya śrāntena ca tapasvinā
  • tene -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṣudhitenā -
  • kṣudhita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣudhita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣudh -> kṣudhita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kṣudh class 4 verb]
    kṣudh -> kṣudhita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kṣudh class 4 verb]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrāntena -
  • śrānta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śrānta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śram class 4 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śram class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapasvinā -
  • tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tapasvī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “ajānatā vratamidaṃ kṛtametadasaṃśayam
  • ajānatā* -
  • ajānatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vratam -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asaṃśayam -
  • asaṃśayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asaṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.37.26

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 1.37.26 in Kannada sript:
ತೇನೇಹ ಕ್ಷುಧಿತೇನಾದ್ಯ ಶ್ರಾನ್ತೇನ ಚ ತಪಸ್ವಿನಾ ।
ಅಜಾನತಾ ವ್ರತಮಿದಂ ಕೃತಮೇತದಸಂಶಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 1.37.26 in Bengali sript:
তেনেহ ক্ষুধিতেনাদ্য শ্রান্তেন চ তপস্বিনা ।
অজানতা ব্রতমিদং কৃতমেতদসংশযম্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 1.37.26 in Gujarati sript:
તેનેહ ક્ષુધિતેનાદ્ય શ્રાન્તેન ચ તપસ્વિના ।
અજાનતા વ્રતમિદં કૃતમેતદસંશયમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 1.37.26 in Malayalam sript:
തേനേഹ ക്ഷുധിതേനാദ്യ ശ്രാന്തേന ച തപസ്വിനാ ।
അജാനതാ വ്രതമിദം കൃതമേതദസംശയമ് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.37.26 in Telugu sript:
తేనేహ క్షుధితేనాద్య శ్రాన్తేన చ తపస్వినా ।
అజానతా వ్రతమిదం కృతమేతదసంశయమ్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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