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 1.46.40

महानतिक्रमो ह्येष तक्षकस्य दुरात्मनः ।
द्विजस्य योऽददद्द्रव्यं मा नृपं जीवयेदिति ॥ ४० ॥

mahānatikramo hyeṣa takṣakasya durātmanaḥ |
dvijasya yo'dadaddravyaṃ mā nṛpaṃ jīvayediti || 40 ||

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

...them for sacrificial fuel. He was not perceived either by the snake or by the Brahmana. And, O king, that man was reduced to ashes along with the tree itself. And, O king of kings, he was...

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

Maha, Mahat, Atikrama, Esha, Takshaka, Duratman, Dvija, Yah, Dravya, Dravi, Mas, Nripa, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.46.40). 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: “mahānatikramo hyeṣa takṣakasya durātmanaḥ
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • atikramo* -
  • atikrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • takṣakasya -
  • takṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • durātmanaḥ -
  • durātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    durātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “dvijasya yo'dadaddravyaṃ nṛpaṃ jīvayediti
  • dvijasya -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dvija (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adadad -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • dravyam -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dravyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mā* -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mās (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vayed -
  • vay (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.46.40

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 1.46.40 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹಾನತಿಕ್ರಮೋ ಹ್ಯೇಷ ತಕ್ಷಕಸ್ಯ ದುರಾತ್ಮನಃ ।
ದ್ವಿಜಸ್ಯ ಯೋಽದದದ್ದ್ರವ್ಯಂ ಮಾ ನೃಪಂ ಜೀವಯೇದಿತಿ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 1.46.40 in Bengali sript:
মহানতিক্রমো হ্যেষ তক্ষকস্য দুরাত্মনঃ ।
দ্বিজস্য যোঽদদদ্দ্রব্যং মা নৃপং জীবযেদিতি ॥ ৪০ ॥

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 1.46.40 in Gujarati sript:
મહાનતિક્રમો હ્યેષ તક્ષકસ્ય દુરાત્મનઃ ।
દ્વિજસ્ય યોઽદદદ્દ્રવ્યં મા નૃપં જીવયેદિતિ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 1.46.40 in Malayalam sript:
മഹാനതിക്രമോ ഹ്യേഷ തക്ഷകസ്യ ദുരാത്മനഃ ।
ദ്വിജസ്യ യോഽദദദ്ദ്രവ്യം മാ നൃപം ജീവയേദിതി ॥ ൪൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.46.40 in Telugu sript:
మహానతిక్రమో హ్యేష తక్షకస్య దురాత్మనః ।
ద్విజస్య యోఽదదద్ద్రవ్యం మా నృపం జీవయేదితి ॥ ౪౦ ॥

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