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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 1.59.40
शेषोऽनन्तो वासुकिश्च तक्षकश्च भुजंगमः ।
कूर्मश्च कुलिकश्चैव काद्रवेया महाबलाः ॥ ४० ॥
śeṣo'nanto vāsukiśca takṣakaśca bhujaṃgamaḥ |
kūrmaśca kulikaścaiva kādraveyā mahābalāḥ || 40 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...These eight are known as the Vasus. Of these, Dhara and the truth-knowing Dhruva were born of Dhumra; Candramas (Soma) and Svasana (Anila) were born of the intelligent Svasa; Aha was the...
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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 (1.59.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shesha, Sheshas, Ananta, Vasuki, Takshaka, Bhujangama, Kurma, Kulika, Kadraveya, Mahabala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.59.40). 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: “śeṣo'nanto vāsukiśca takṣakaśca bhujaṃgamaḥ ”
- śeṣo' -
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śeṣas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śeṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ananto* -
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ananta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vāsukiś -
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vāsuki (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- takṣakaś -
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takṣaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhujaṅgamaḥ -
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bhujaṅgama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kūrmaśca kulikaścaiva kādraveyā mahābalāḥ ”
- kūrmaś -
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kūrma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kulikaś -
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kulika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kādraveyā* -
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kādraveya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mahābalāḥ -
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mahābala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahābalā (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 1.59.40
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 1.59.40 in Kannada sript:
ಶೇಷೋಽನನ್ತೋ ವಾಸುಕಿಶ್ಚ ತಕ್ಷಕಶ್ಚ ಭುಜಂಗಮಃ ।
ಕೂರ್ಮಶ್ಚ ಕುಲಿಕಶ್ಚೈವ ಕಾದ್ರವೇಯಾ ಮಹಾಬಲಾಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥
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 1.59.40 in Bengali sript:
শেষোঽনন্তো বাসুকিশ্চ তক্ষকশ্চ ভুজংগমঃ ।
কূর্মশ্চ কুলিকশ্চৈব কাদ্রবেযা মহাবলাঃ ॥ ৪০ ॥
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 1.59.40 in Gujarati sript:
શેષોઽનન્તો વાસુકિશ્ચ તક્ષકશ્ચ ભુજંગમઃ ।
કૂર્મશ્ચ કુલિકશ્ચૈવ કાદ્રવેયા મહાબલાઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.59.40 in Malayalam sript:
ശേഷോഽനന്തോ വാസുകിശ്ച തക്ഷകശ്ച ഭുജംഗമഃ ।
കൂര്മശ്ച കുലികശ്ചൈവ കാദ്രവേയാ മഹാബലാഃ ॥ ൪൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.59.40 in Telugu sript:
శేషోఽనన్తో వాసుకిశ్చ తక్షకశ్చ భుజంగమః ।
కూర్మశ్చ కులికశ్చైవ కాద్రవేయా మహాబలాః ॥ ౪౦ ॥