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 1.60.49

द्वौ पुत्रौ ब्रह्मणस्त्वन्यौ ययोस्तिष्ठति लक्षणम् ।
लोके धाता विधाता च यौ स्थितौ मनुना सह ॥ ४९ ॥

dvau putrau brahmaṇastvanyau yayostiṣṭhati lakṣaṇam |
loke dhātā vidhātā ca yau sthitau manunā saha || 49 ||

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

...Kratha, was born on earth as the royal sage Parvateya of form resplendent like a golden mountain. He amongst the Asura who was known as Salabha the second, became on earth the monarch Prahlada...

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

Dva, Putra, Brahman, Brahmana, Tva, Ani, Yayu, Yah, Yat, Tishthat, Lakshana, Loka, Dhata, Vidhatri, Vidhata, Sthita, Sthiti, Manu, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.60.49). 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: “dvau putrau brahmaṇastvanyau yayostiṣṭhati lakṣaṇam
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • putrau -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • brahmaṇas -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anyau -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yayos -
  • yayu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “loke dhātā vidhātā ca yau sthitau manunā saha
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • dhātā* -
  • dhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vidhātā -
  • vidhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yau -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthitau -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • manunā -
  • manu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    manu (noun, neuter)
    [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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.60.49

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 1.60.49 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವೌ ಪುತ್ರೌ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಸ್ತ್ವನ್ಯೌ ಯಯೋಸ್ತಿಷ್ಠತಿ ಲಕ್ಷಣಮ್ ।
ಲೋಕೇ ಧಾತಾ ವಿಧಾತಾ ಚ ಯೌ ಸ್ಥಿತೌ ಮನುನಾ ಸಹ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 1.60.49 in Bengali sript:
দ্বৌ পুত্রৌ ব্রহ্মণস্ত্বন্যৌ যযোস্তিষ্ঠতি লক্ষণম্ ।
লোকে ধাতা বিধাতা চ যৌ স্থিতৌ মনুনা সহ ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 1.60.49 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વૌ પુત્રૌ બ્રહ્મણસ્ત્વન્યૌ યયોસ્તિષ્ઠતિ લક્ષણમ્ ।
લોકે ધાતા વિધાતા ચ યૌ સ્થિતૌ મનુના સહ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 1.60.49 in Malayalam sript:
ദ്വൌ പുത്രൌ ബ്രഹ്മണസ്ത്വന്യൌ യയോസ്തിഷ്ഠതി ലക്ഷണമ് ।
ലോകേ ധാതാ വിധാതാ ച യൌ സ്ഥിതൌ മനുനാ സഹ ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.60.49 in Telugu sript:
ద్వౌ పుత్రౌ బ్రహ్మణస్త్వన్యౌ యయోస్తిష్ఠతి లక్షణమ్ ।
లోకే ధాతా విధాతా చ యౌ స్థితౌ మనునా సహ ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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