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 1.73.31

एवं हि मे कथयति शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी ।
वचनं तीक्ष्णपरुषं क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा भृशम् ॥ ३१ ॥

evaṃ hi me kathayati śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī |
vacanaṃ tīkṣṇaparuṣaṃ krodharaktekṣaṇā bhṛśam || 31 ||

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

...excellent Brahmanas, I am gratified. I shall now enter the Asura capital! I now know that your science and power of knowledge are not futile!' "Vaisampayana continued, 'That best of Brahmanas...

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

Evam, Eva, Asmad, Kathayat, Sharmishtha, Varshaparvani, Vacana, Tikshna, Parusham, Parusha, Krodha, Krodhan, Raktekshana, Bhrisham, Bhrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.73.31). 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: “evaṃ hi me kathayati śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kathayati -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
  • śarmiṣṭhā* -
  • śarmiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vārṣaparvaṇī -
  • vārṣaparvaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vacanaṃ tīkṣṇaparuṣaṃ krodharaktekṣaṇā bhṛśam
  • vacanam -
  • vacana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vacanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tīkṣṇa -
  • tīkṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tīkṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paruṣam -
  • paruṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • krodha -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krodhan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    krodhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • raktekṣaṇā* -
  • raktekṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.73.31

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 1.73.31 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಹಿ ಮೇ ಕಥಯತಿ ಶರ್ಮಿಷ್ಠಾ ವಾರ್ಷಪರ್ವಣೀ ।
ವಚನಂ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಪರುಷಂ ಕ್ರೋಧರಕ್ತೇಕ್ಷಣಾ ಭೃಶಮ್ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 1.73.31 in Bengali sript:
এবং হি মে কথযতি শর্মিষ্ঠা বার্ষপর্বণী ।
বচনং তীক্ষ্ণপরুষং ক্রোধরক্তেক্ষণা ভৃশম্ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 1.73.31 in Gujarati sript:
એવં હિ મે કથયતિ શર્મિષ્ઠા વાર્ષપર્વણી ।
વચનં તીક્ષ્ણપરુષં ક્રોધરક્તેક્ષણા ભૃશમ્ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 1.73.31 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം ഹി മേ കഥയതി ശര്മിഷ്ഠാ വാര്ഷപര്വണീ ।
വചനം തീക്ഷ്ണപരുഷം ക്രോധരക്തേക്ഷണാ ഭൃശമ് ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.73.31 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం హి మే కథయతి శర్మిష్ఠా వార్షపర్వణీ ।
వచనం తీక్ష్ణపరుషం క్రోధరక్తేక్షణా భృశమ్ ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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