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 1.59.7

जनमेजय उवाच ।
देवदानवसंघानां गन्धर्वाप्सरसां तथा ।
मानवानां च सर्वेषां तथा वै यक्षरक्षसाम् ॥ ७ ॥

janamejaya uvāca |
devadānavasaṃghānāṃ gandharvāpsarasāṃ tathā |
mānavānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ tathā vai yakṣarakṣasām || 7 ||

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

...to Rahu, the persecutor of the Sun and the Moon, and to three others, Sucandra, Candrahantri, and Candrapramardana. And the countless progeny of Krura (krodha) were as crooked and wicked...

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

Janamejaya, Devadanava, Sangha, Gandharvapsaras, Tatha, Manava, Sarva, Yaksha, Rakshas, Rakshasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.59.7). 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: “janamejaya uvāca
  • janamejaya* -
  • janamejaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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: “devadānavasaṃghānāṃ gandharvāpsarasāṃ tathā
  • devadānava -
  • devadānava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devadānava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅghānām -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • gandharvāpsarasām -
  • gandharvāpsaras (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “mānavānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ tathā vai yakṣarakṣasām
  • mānavānām -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    mānava (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarveṣām -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • yakṣa -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rakṣasām -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    rakṣasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.59.7

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 1.59.7 in Kannada sript:
ಜನಮೇಜಯ ಉವಾಚ ।
ದೇವದಾನವಸಂಘಾನಾಂ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಪ್ಸರಸಾಂ ತಥಾ ।
ಮಾನವಾನಾಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ತಥಾ ವೈ ಯಕ್ಷರಕ್ಷಸಾಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 1.59.7 in Bengali sript:
জনমেজয উবাচ ।
দেবদানবসংঘানাং গন্ধর্বাপ্সরসাং তথা ।
মানবানাং চ সর্বেষাং তথা বৈ যক্ষরক্ষসাম্ ॥ ৭ ॥

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 1.59.7 in Gujarati sript:
જનમેજય ઉવાચ ।
દેવદાનવસંઘાનાં ગન્ધર્વાપ્સરસાં તથા ।
માનવાનાં ચ સર્વેષાં તથા વૈ યક્ષરક્ષસામ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 1.59.7 in Malayalam sript:
ജനമേജയ ഉവാച ।
ദേവദാനവസംഘാനാം ഗന്ധര്വാപ്സരസാം തഥാ ।
മാനവാനാം ച സര്വേഷാം തഥാ വൈ യക്ഷരക്ഷസാമ് ॥ ൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.59.7 in Telugu sript:
జనమేజయ ఉవాచ ।
దేవదానవసంఘానాం గన్ధర్వాప్సరసాం తథా ।
మానవానాం చ సర్వేషాం తథా వై యక్షరక్షసామ్ ॥ ౭ ॥

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