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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 1.42.1
सूत उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा जरत्कारुर्दुःखशोकपरायणः ।
उवाच स्वान्पितॄन्दुःखाद्बाष्पसंदिग्धया गिरा ॥ १ ॥
sūta uvāca |
etacchrutvā jaratkārurduḥkhaśokaparāyaṇaḥ |
uvāca svānpitṝnduḥkhādbāṣpasaṃdigdhayā girā || 1 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...he became daily emaciated and grew lean-fleshed. And one day he saw the spirits of his ancestors, heads down, in a hole, by a cord of virana roots having only one thread entire. And that...
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 (1.42.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Suta, Etad, Jaratkaru, Duhkhashoka, Parayana, Sva, Pitri, Duhkha, Bashpasandigdha, Gir, Gira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.42.1). 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: “sūta uvāca ”
- sūta* -
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sūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> sūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sūta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “etacchrutvā jaratkārurduḥkhaśokaparāyaṇaḥ ”
- etacch -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- jaratkārur -
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jaratkāru (noun, feminine)[nominative single]jaratkāru (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- duḥkhaśoka -
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duḥkhaśoka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duḥkhaśoka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- parāyaṇaḥ -
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parāyaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “uvāca svānpitṝnduḥkhādbāṣpasaṃdigdhayā girā ”
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- svān -
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sva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- pitṝn -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- duḥkhād -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bāṣpasandigdhayā -
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bāṣpasandigdhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- girā -
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gir (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]gir (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gir (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]girā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.42.1
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 1.42.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಏತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಜರತ್ಕಾರುರ್ದುಃಖಶೋಕಪರಾಯಣಃ ।
ಉವಾಚ ಸ್ವಾನ್ಪಿತೄನ್ದುಃಖಾದ್ಬಾಷ್ಪಸಂದಿಗ್ಧಯಾ ಗಿರಾ ॥ ೧ ॥
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 1.42.1 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
এতচ্ছ্রুত্বা জরত্কারুর্দুঃখশোকপরাযণঃ ।
উবাচ স্বান্পিতৄন্দুঃখাদ্বাষ্পসংদিগ্ধযা গিরা ॥ ১ ॥
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 1.42.1 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
એતચ્છ્રુત્વા જરત્કારુર્દુઃખશોકપરાયણઃ ।
ઉવાચ સ્વાન્પિતૄન્દુઃખાદ્બાષ્પસંદિગ્ધયા ગિરા ॥ ૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.42.1 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
ഏതച്ഛ്രുത്വാ ജരത്കാരുര്ദുഃഖശോകപരായണഃ ।
ഉവാച സ്വാന്പിതൄന്ദുഃഖാദ്ബാഷ്പസംദിഗ്ധയാ ഗിരാ ॥ ൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.42.1 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
ఏతచ్ఛ్రుత్వా జరత్కారుర్దుఃఖశోకపరాయణః ।
ఉవాచ స్వాన్పితౄన్దుఃఖాద్బాష్పసందిగ్ధయా గిరా ॥ ౧ ॥