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 1.41.5

निराहारान्कृशान्दीनान्गर्तेऽऽर्तांस्त्राणमिच्छतः ।
उपसृत्य स तान्दीनान्दीनरूपोऽभ्यभाषत ॥ ५ ॥

nirāhārānkṛśāndīnāngarte''rtāṃstrāṇamicchataḥ |
upasṛtya sa tāndīnāndīnarūpo'bhyabhāṣata || 5 ||

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

...neutralising mantras and medicines.' "Sauti continued, 'The snake thereupon reflected thus, 'The monarch must be deceived by me with power of illusion. But what must be the means?...

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

Nirahara, Krisha, Dina, Garta, Trana, Icchat, Upasritya, Dinarupa, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.41.5). 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: “nirāhārānkṛśāndīnāngarte''rtāṃstrāṇamicchataḥ
  • nirāhārān -
  • nirāhāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kṛśān -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dīnān -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • garte' -
  • garta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    garta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gartā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • artā -
  • (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • āṃs -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • trāṇam -
  • trāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    trāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    trāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchataḥ -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √iṣ class 6 verb], [ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [genitive single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “upasṛtya sa tāndīnāndīnarūpo'bhyabhāṣata
  • upasṛtya -
  • upasṛtya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dīnān -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dīnarūpo' -
  • dīnarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.41.5

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 1.41.5 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರಾಹಾರಾನ್ಕೃಶಾನ್ದೀನಾನ್ಗರ್ತೇಽಽರ್ತಾಂಸ್ತ್ರಾಣಮಿಚ್ಛತಃ ।
ಉಪಸೃತ್ಯ ಸ ತಾನ್ದೀನಾನ್ದೀನರೂಪೋಽಭ್ಯಭಾಷತ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 1.41.5 in Bengali sript:
নিরাহারান্কৃশান্দীনান্গর্তেঽঽর্তাংস্ত্রাণমিচ্ছতঃ ।
উপসৃত্য স তান্দীনান্দীনরূপোঽভ্যভাষত ॥ ৫ ॥

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 1.41.5 in Gujarati sript:
નિરાહારાન્કૃશાન્દીનાન્ગર્તેઽઽર્તાંસ્ત્રાણમિચ્છતઃ ।
ઉપસૃત્ય સ તાન્દીનાન્દીનરૂપોઽભ્યભાષત ॥ ૫ ॥

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 1.41.5 in Malayalam sript:
നിരാഹാരാന്കൃശാന്ദീനാന്ഗര്തേഽഽര്താംസ്ത്രാണമിച്ഛതഃ ।
ഉപസൃത്യ സ താന്ദീനാന്ദീനരൂപോഽഭ്യഭാഷത ॥ ൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.41.5 in Telugu sript:
నిరాహారాన్కృశాన్దీనాన్గర్తేఽఽర్తాంస్త్రాణమిచ్ఛతః ।
ఉపసృత్య స తాన్దీనాన్దీనరూపోఽభ్యభాషత ॥ ౫ ॥

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