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 1.49.4

सूत उवाच ।
तत आचष्ट सा तस्मै बान्धवानां हितैषिणी ।
भगिनी नागराजस्य जरत्कारुरविक्लवा ॥ ४ ॥

sūta uvāca |
tata ācaṣṭa sā tasmai bāndhavānāṃ hitaiṣiṇī |
bhaginī nāgarājasya jaratkāruraviklavā || 4 ||

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

...according to the wager, therefore, shall he whose charioteer is Vayu burn you all in Janamejaya’s sacrifice. And perishing in that sacrifice, you shall go to the region of the unredeemed...

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

Suta, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Aca, Bandhava, Hitaishini, Hitaishin, Hitaishi, Bhagin, Bhagini, Nagaraja, Jaratkaru, Aviklava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.49.4). 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* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • 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: “tata ācaṣṭa tasmai bāndhavānāṃ hitaiṣiṇī
  • tata* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • ācaṣ -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • bāndhavānām -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hitaiṣiṇī -
  • hitaiṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    hitaiṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hitaiṣī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “bhaginī nāgarājasya jaratkāruraviklavā
  • bhaginī -
  • bhaginī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhagin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāgarājasya -
  • nāgarāja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • jaratkārur -
  • jaratkāru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jaratkāru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aviklavā -
  • aviklavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.49.4

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 1.49.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತ ಆಚಷ್ಟ ಸಾ ತಸ್ಮೈ ಬಾನ್ಧವಾನಾಂ ಹಿತೈಷಿಣೀ ।
ಭಗಿನೀ ನಾಗರಾಜಸ್ಯ ಜರತ್ಕಾರುರವಿಕ್ಲವಾ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 1.49.4 in Bengali sript:
সূত উবাচ ।
তত আচষ্ট সা তস্মৈ বান্ধবানাং হিতৈষিণী ।
ভগিনী নাগরাজস্য জরত্কারুরবিক্লবা ॥ ৪ ॥

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 1.49.4 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત ઉવાચ ।
તત આચષ્ટ સા તસ્મૈ બાન્ધવાનાં હિતૈષિણી ।
ભગિની નાગરાજસ્ય જરત્કારુરવિક્લવા ॥ ૪ ॥

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 1.49.4 in Malayalam sript:
സൂത ഉവാച ।
തത ആചഷ്ട സാ തസ്മൈ ബാന്ധവാനാം ഹിതൈഷിണീ ।
ഭഗിനീ നാഗരാജസ്യ ജരത്കാരുരവിക്ലവാ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.49.4 in Telugu sript:
సూత ఉవాచ ।
తత ఆచష్ట సా తస్మై బాన్ధవానాం హితైషిణీ ।
భగినీ నాగరాజస్య జరత్కారురవిక్లవా ॥ ౪ ॥

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