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 1.55.20

अथ संधाय ते वीरा एकचक्रां व्रजंस्तदा ।
ब्रह्मरूपधरा भूत्वा मात्रा सह परंतपाः ॥ २० ॥

atha saṃdhāya te vīrā ekacakrāṃ vrajaṃstadā |
brahmarūpadharā bhūtvā mātrā saha paraṃtapāḥ || 20 ||

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

...that tiger among men, of firm soul, and gifted with every virtue, lived in the woods for eleven years and months. And during this period, on a certain occasion, Arjuna went to Krishna in...

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

Atha, Sandha, Tad, Yushmad, Vira, Ekacakra, Vrajat, Tada, Brahmarupa, Dhara, Matri, Matra, Saha, Parantapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.55.20). 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: “atha saṃdhāya te vīrā ekacakrāṃ vrajaṃstadā
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sandhāya -
  • sandha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sandha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vīrā* -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ekacakrām -
  • ekacakrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vrajaṃs -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmarūpadharā bhūtvā mātrā saha paraṃtapāḥ
  • brahmarūpa -
  • brahmarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharā* -
  • dhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • mātrā -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • parantapāḥ -
  • parantapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parantapā (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 1.55.20

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 1.55.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಸಂಧಾಯ ತೇ ವೀರಾ ಏಕಚಕ್ರಾಂ ವ್ರಜಂಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರೂಪಧರಾ ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಮಾತ್ರಾ ಸಹ ಪರಂತಪಾಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.55.20 in Bengali sript:
অথ সংধায তে বীরা একচক্রাং ব্রজংস্তদা ।
ব্রহ্মরূপধরা ভূত্বা মাত্রা সহ পরংতপাঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.55.20 in Gujarati sript:
અથ સંધાય તે વીરા એકચક્રાં વ્રજંસ્તદા ।
બ્રહ્મરૂપધરા ભૂત્વા માત્રા સહ પરંતપાઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.55.20 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ സംധായ തേ വീരാ ഏകചക്രാം വ്രജംസ്തദാ ।
ബ്രഹ്മരൂപധരാ ഭൂത്വാ മാത്രാ സഹ പരംതപാഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.55.20 in Telugu sript:
అథ సంధాయ తే వీరా ఏకచక్రాం వ్రజంస్తదా ।
బ్రహ్మరూపధరా భూత్వా మాత్రా సహ పరంతపాః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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