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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 1.71.49
वैशंपायन उवाच ।
गुरोः सकाशात्समवाप्य विद्यां भित्त्वा कुक्षिं निर्विचक्राम विप्रः ।
कचोऽभिरूपो दक्षिणं ब्राह्मणस्य शुक्लात्यये पौर्णमास्यामिवेन्दुः ॥ ४९ ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
guroḥ sakāśātsamavāpya vidyāṃ bhittvā kukṣiṃ nirvicakrāma vipraḥ |
kaco'bhirūpo dakṣiṇaṃ brāhmaṇasya śuklātyaye paurṇamāsyāmivenduḥ || 49 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...downcast looks, like a hired chanter of praises, my father, whether he sits at his ease or reclines at full length! You are the daughter of one that chants the praises of others, of...
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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 (1.71.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaishampayana, Guru, Sakasha, Sama, Vapya, Vidya, Bhittva, Kukshi, Vipra, Kaca, Kacu, Abhirupa, Dakshina, Brahmana, Shukla, Yayi, Paurnamasi, Paurnamasya, Iva, Indu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.71.49). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca ”
- vaiśampāyana* -
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vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√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: “guroḥ sakāśātsamavāpya vidyāṃ bhittvā kukṣiṃ nirvicakrāma vipraḥ ”
- guroḥ -
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guru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sakāśāt -
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sakāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sakāśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- vāpya -
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vāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]√vā -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vā]√vā -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vā]√vap -> vāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vap]√vap -> vāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vap]
- vidyām -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- bhittvā -
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√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]√bhid -> bhittvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhid]bhittvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kukṣim -
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kukṣi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]kukṣi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nirvi -
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nirvi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- cakrāma -
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√kram (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kram (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- vipraḥ -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 3: “kaco'bhirūpo dakṣiṇaṃ brāhmaṇasya śuklātyaye paurṇamāsyāmivenduḥ ”
- kaco' -
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kaca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kacu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- abhirūpo* -
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abhirūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dakṣiṇam -
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dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- brāhmaṇasya -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śuklāt -
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śukla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]śukla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yaye -
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yayi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yayi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- paurṇamāsyām -
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paurṇamāsī (noun, feminine)[locative single]paurṇamāsyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ive -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- induḥ -
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indu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.71.49
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 1.71.49 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಗುರೋಃ ಸಕಾಶಾತ್ಸಮವಾಪ್ಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ಭಿತ್ತ್ವಾ ಕುಕ್ಷಿಂ ನಿರ್ವಿಚಕ್ರಾಮ ವಿಪ್ರಃ ।
ಕಚೋಽಭಿರೂಪೋ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಸ್ಯ ಶುಕ್ಲಾತ್ಯಯೇ ಪೌರ್ಣಮಾಸ್ಯಾಮಿವೇನ್ದುಃ ॥ ೪೯ ॥
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 1.71.49 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
গুরোঃ সকাশাত্সমবাপ্য বিদ্যাং ভিত্ত্বা কুক্ষিং নির্বিচক্রাম বিপ্রঃ ।
কচোঽভিরূপো দক্ষিণং ব্রাহ্মণস্য শুক্লাত্যযে পৌর্ণমাস্যামিবেন্দুঃ ॥ ৪৯ ॥
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 1.71.49 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
ગુરોઃ સકાશાત્સમવાપ્ય વિદ્યાં ભિત્ત્વા કુક્ષિં નિર્વિચક્રામ વિપ્રઃ ।
કચોઽભિરૂપો દક્ષિણં બ્રાહ્મણસ્ય શુક્લાત્યયે પૌર્ણમાસ્યામિવેન્દુઃ ॥ ૪૯ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.71.49 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഗുരോഃ സകാശാത്സമവാപ്യ വിദ്യാം ഭിത്ത്വാ കുക്ഷിം നിര്വിചക്രാമ വിപ്രഃ ।
കചോഽഭിരൂപോ ദക്ഷിണം ബ്രാഹ്മണസ്യ ശുക്ലാത്യയേ പൌര്ണമാസ്യാമിവേന്ദുഃ ॥ ൪൯ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.71.49 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
గురోః సకాశాత్సమవాప్య విద్యాం భిత్త్వా కుక్షిం నిర్విచక్రామ విప్రః ।
కచోఽభిరూపో దక్షిణం బ్రాహ్మణస్య శుక్లాత్యయే పౌర్ణమాస్యామివేన్దుః ॥ ౪౯ ॥