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 1.41.23

यानि पश्यसि वै ब्रह्मन्मूलानीहास्य वीरुधः ।
एते नस्तन्तवस्तात कालेन परिभक्षिताः ॥ २३ ॥

yāni paśyasi vai brahmanmūlānīhāsya vīrudhaḥ |
ete nastantavastāta kālena paribhakṣitāḥ || 23 ||

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

...And with his councillors and priest, the eldest son Parikshita, that bull amongst the Kurus, ruled the kingdom like his heroic great-grand-father (Yudhishthira). And the ministers of the...

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

Yani, Yat, Pash, Pashya, Asi, Virudh, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Asmad, Tantu, Tata, Kalena, Kala, Paribhakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.41.23). 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: “yāni paśyasi vai brahmanmūlānīhāsya vīrudhaḥ
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • paśya -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Cannot analyse brahmanmūlānīhāsya*vī
  • vīrudhaḥ -
  • vīrudh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ete nastantavastāta kālena paribhakṣitāḥ
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • nas -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • tantavas -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • paribhakṣitāḥ -
  • paribhakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paribhakṣitā (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 1.41.23

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 1.41.23 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾನಿ ಪಶ್ಯಸಿ ವೈ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನ್ಮೂಲಾನೀಹಾಸ್ಯ ವೀರುಧಃ ।
ಏತೇ ನಸ್ತನ್ತವಸ್ತಾತ ಕಾಲೇನ ಪರಿಭಕ್ಷಿತಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 1.41.23 in Bengali sript:
যানি পশ্যসি বৈ ব্রহ্মন্মূলানীহাস্য বীরুধঃ ।
এতে নস্তন্তবস্তাত কালেন পরিভক্ষিতাঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 1.41.23 in Gujarati sript:
યાનિ પશ્યસિ વૈ બ્રહ્મન્મૂલાનીહાસ્ય વીરુધઃ ।
એતે નસ્તન્તવસ્તાત કાલેન પરિભક્ષિતાઃ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 1.41.23 in Malayalam sript:
യാനി പശ്യസി വൈ ബ്രഹ്മന്മൂലാനീഹാസ്യ വീരുധഃ ।
ഏതേ നസ്തന്തവസ്താത കാലേന പരിഭക്ഷിതാഃ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.41.23 in Telugu sript:
యాని పశ్యసి వై బ్రహ్మన్మూలానీహాస్య వీరుధః ।
ఏతే నస్తన్తవస్తాత కాలేన పరిభక్షితాః ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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