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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 1.40.6
नृपं शिशुं तस्य सुतं प्रचक्रिरे समेत्य सर्वे पुरवासिनो जनाः ।
नृपं यमाहुस्तममित्रघातिनं कुरुप्रवीरं जनमेजयं जनाः ॥ ६ ॥
nṛpaṃ śiśuṃ tasya sutaṃ pracakrire sametya sarve puravāsino janāḥ |
nṛpaṃ yamāhustamamitraghātinaṃ kurupravīraṃ janamejayaṃ janāḥ || 6 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...learned Kasyapa, revived, by his vidya, that tree which had been reduced to a heap of ashes. And first he created the sprout, then he furnished it with two leaves, and then he made the stem...
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 (1.40.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nripa, Shishu, Tad, Sut, Suta, Pra, Sarva, Puravasin, Puravasi, Jana, Yama, Ahu, Tama, Mitra, Ghatin, Pravira, Janamejaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.40.6). 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: “nṛpaṃ śiśuṃ tasya sutaṃ pracakrire sametya sarve puravāsino janāḥ ”
- nṛpam -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śiśum -
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śiśu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]śiśu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sutam -
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suta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> suta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb], [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cakrire -
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√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect middle third plural]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect middle third plural]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect middle third plural]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect middle third plural]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect middle third plural]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect middle third plural]
- samet -
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√sam (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ya -
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- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- puravāsino* -
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puravāsin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]puravāsin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puravāsī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nṛpaṃ yamāhustamamitraghātinaṃ kurupravīraṃ janamejayaṃ janāḥ ”
- nṛpam -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yamā -
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yama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahus -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hā (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]√hā (verb class 3)[aorist active third plural]
- tama -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mitra -
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mitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ghātinam -
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ghātin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kuru -
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kuru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kuru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperative active second single]
- pravīram -
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pravīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pravīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pravīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- janamejayam -
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janamejaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- janāḥ -
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jana (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]janā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.40.6
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 1.40.6 in Kannada sript:
ನೃಪಂ ಶಿಶುಂ ತಸ್ಯ ಸುತಂ ಪ್ರಚಕ್ರಿರೇ ಸಮೇತ್ಯ ಸರ್ವೇ ಪುರವಾಸಿನೋ ಜನಾಃ ।
ನೃಪಂ ಯಮಾಹುಸ್ತಮಮಿತ್ರಘಾತಿನಂ ಕುರುಪ್ರವೀರಂ ಜನಮೇಜಯಂ ಜನಾಃ ॥ 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 1.40.6 in Bengali sript:
নৃপং শিশুং তস্য সুতং প্রচক্রিরে সমেত্য সর্বে পুরবাসিনো জনাঃ ।
নৃপং যমাহুস্তমমিত্রঘাতিনং কুরুপ্রবীরং জনমেজযং জনাঃ ॥ 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 1.40.6 in Gujarati sript:
નૃપં શિશું તસ્ય સુતં પ્રચક્રિરે સમેત્ય સર્વે પુરવાસિનો જનાઃ ।
નૃપં યમાહુસ્તમમિત્રઘાતિનં કુરુપ્રવીરં જનમેજયં જનાઃ ॥ ૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.40.6 in Malayalam sript:
നൃപം ശിശും തസ്യ സുതം പ്രചക്രിരേ സമേത്യ സര്വേ പുരവാസിനോ ജനാഃ ।
നൃപം യമാഹുസ്തമമിത്രഘാതിനം കുരുപ്രവീരം ജനമേജയം ജനാഃ ॥ ൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.40.6 in Telugu sript:
నృపం శిశుం తస్య సుతం ప్రచక్రిరే సమేత్య సర్వే పురవాసినో జనాః ।
నృపం యమాహుస్తమమిత్రఘాతినం కురుప్రవీరం జనమేజయం జనాః ॥ ౬ ॥