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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 1.38.6
सोऽहं पश्यामि वक्तव्यं त्वयि धर्मभृतां वर ।
पुत्रत्वं बालतां चैव तवावेक्ष्य च साहसम् ॥ ६ ॥
so'haṃ paśyāmi vaktavyaṃ tvayi dharmabhṛtāṃ vara |
putratvaṃ bālatāṃ caiva tavāvekṣya ca sāhasam || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...thereupon placed upon his shoulder a dead snake, taking it up with the end of his bow. The Muni suffered him to do it without protest. And he spoke not a word, good or bad. And the king...
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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 (1.38.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sah, Aha, Asmad, Pashya, Amin, Vaktavya, Yushmad, Dharmabhrit, Vara, Putratva, Balata, Ikshya, Sahasa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.38.6). 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: “so'haṃ paśyāmi vaktavyaṃ tvayi dharmabhṛtāṃ vara ”
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vaktavyam -
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vaktavya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vaktavya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vaktavyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vac -> vaktavya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vaktavya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- tvayi -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
- dharmabhṛtām -
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dharmabhṛt (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vara -
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vara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “putratvaṃ bālatāṃ caiva tavāvekṣya ca sāhasam ”
- putratvam -
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putratva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- bālatām -
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bālatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tavāve -
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√tu (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- īkṣya -
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√īkṣ -> īkṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √īkṣ]√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]√īkṣ -> īkṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sāhasam -
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sāhasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sāhasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sāhasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.38.6
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 1.38.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಽಹಂ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ ವಕ್ತವ್ಯಂ ತ್ವಯಿ ಧರ್ಮಭೃತಾಂ ವರ ।
ಪುತ್ರತ್ವಂ ಬಾಲತಾಂ ಚೈವ ತವಾವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಚ ಸಾಹಸಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥
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 1.38.6 in Bengali sript:
সোঽহং পশ্যামি বক্তব্যং ত্বযি ধর্মভৃতাং বর ।
পুত্রত্বং বালতাং চৈব তবাবেক্ষ্য চ সাহসম্ ॥ ৬ ॥
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 1.38.6 in Gujarati sript:
સોઽહં પશ્યામિ વક્તવ્યં ત્વયિ ધર્મભૃતાં વર ।
પુત્રત્વં બાલતાં ચૈવ તવાવેક્ષ્ય ચ સાહસમ્ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.38.6 in Malayalam sript:
സോഽഹം പശ്യാമി വക്തവ്യം ത്വയി ധര്മഭൃതാം വര ।
പുത്രത്വം ബാലതാം ചൈവ തവാവേക്ഷ്യ ച സാഹസമ് ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.38.6 in Telugu sript:
సోఽహం పశ్యామి వక్తవ్యం త్వయి ధర్మభృతాం వర ।
పుత్రత్వం బాలతాం చైవ తవావేక్ష్య చ సాహసమ్ ॥ ౬ ॥