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 1.71.53

समन्युरुत्थाय महानुभावस्तदोशना विप्रहितं चिकीर्षुः ।
काव्यः स्वयं वाक्यमिदं जगाद सुरापानं प्रति वै जातशङ्कः ॥ ५३ ॥

samanyurutthāya mahānubhāvastadośanā viprahitaṃ cikīrṣuḥ |
kāvyaḥ svayaṃ vākyamidaṃ jagāda surāpānaṃ prati vai jātaśaṅkaḥ || 53 ||

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

...Sarmishtha thereupon threw her into a well and went home. Indeed, the wicked Sarmishtha believing that Devayani was dead, bent her steps home-wards in a wrathful mood. "After Sarmishtha...

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

Samanyu, Utthaya, Uttha, Mahanubhava, Tada, Ushana, Vipra, Hita, Cikirshu, Kavya, Kavi, Svayam, Vakya, Idam, Surapana, Prati, Jata, Shanka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.71.53). 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: “samanyurutthāya mahānubhāvastadośanā viprahitaṃ cikīrṣuḥ
  • samanyur -
  • samanyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    samanyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utthāya -
  • utthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    uttha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mahānubhāvas -
  • mahānubhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tado -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uśanā* -
  • uśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    uśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hitam -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • cikīrṣuḥ -
  • cikīrṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    cikīrṣu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kāvyaḥ svayaṃ vākyamidaṃ jagāda surāpānaṃ prati vai jātaśaṅkaḥ
  • kāvyaḥ -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kāvī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kāvī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jagāda -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • surāpānam -
  • surāpāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    surāpāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    surāpānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • jāta -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • śaṅkaḥ -
  • śaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.71.53

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 1.71.53 in Kannada sript:
ಸಮನ್ಯುರುತ್ಥಾಯ ಮಹಾನುಭಾವಸ್ತದೋಶನಾ ವಿಪ್ರಹಿತಂ ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷುಃ ।
ಕಾವ್ಯಃ ಸ್ವಯಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಮಿದಂ ಜಗಾದ ಸುರಾಪಾನಂ ಪ್ರತಿ ವೈ ಜಾತಶಙ್ಕಃ ॥ ೫೩ ॥

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 1.71.53 in Bengali sript:
সমন্যুরুত্থায মহানুভাবস্তদোশনা বিপ্রহিতং চিকীর্ষুঃ ।
কাব্যঃ স্বযং বাক্যমিদং জগাদ সুরাপানং প্রতি বৈ জাতশঙ্কঃ ॥ ৫৩ ॥

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 1.71.53 in Gujarati sript:
સમન્યુરુત્થાય મહાનુભાવસ્તદોશના વિપ્રહિતં ચિકીર્ષુઃ ।
કાવ્યઃ સ્વયં વાક્યમિદં જગાદ સુરાપાનં પ્રતિ વૈ જાતશઙ્કઃ ॥ ૫૩ ॥

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 1.71.53 in Malayalam sript:
സമന്യുരുത്ഥായ മഹാനുഭാവസ്തദോശനാ വിപ്രഹിതം ചികീര്ഷുഃ ।
കാവ്യഃ സ്വയം വാക്യമിദം ജഗാദ സുരാപാനം പ്രതി വൈ ജാതശങ്കഃ ॥ ൫൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.71.53 in Telugu sript:
సమన్యురుత్థాయ మహానుభావస్తదోశనా విప్రహితం చికీర్షుః ।
కావ్యః స్వయం వాక్యమిదం జగాద సురాపానం ప్రతి వై జాతశఙ్కః ॥ ౫౩ ॥

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