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 1.109.4

तस्मादिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुमतिमानुषकर्मणाम् ।
तेषामाजननं सर्वं वैशंपायन कीर्तय ॥ ४ ॥

tasmādicchāmyahaṃ śrotumatimānuṣakarmaṇām |
teṣāmājananaṃ sarvaṃ vaiśaṃpāyana kīrtaya || 4 ||

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

...for his benefit, controlling our passions and bidding adieu to all luxuries, shall subject ourselves to the severest austerities. O king, O you of great wisdom, if you abandonest us...

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

Tasmat, Tad, Aha, Asmad, Shrotu, Atimanusha, Karman, Ajanana, Sarvam, Sarva, Vaishampayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.109.4). 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: “tasmādicchāmyahaṃ śrotumatimānuṣakarmaṇām
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • icchāmya -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • śrotum -
  • śru -> śrotum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śru]
    śrotu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • atimānuṣa -
  • atimānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atimānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “teṣāmājananaṃ sarvaṃ vaiśaṃpāyana kīrtaya
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ājananam -
  • ājanana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaiśampāyana -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaiśampāyana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrtaya -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.109.4

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 1.109.4 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಾದಿಚ್ಛಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ಶ್ರೋತುಮತಿಮಾನುಷಕರ್ಮಣಾಮ್ ।
ತೇಷಾಮಾಜನನಂ ಸರ್ವಂ ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಕೀರ್ತಯ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 1.109.4 in Bengali sript:
তস্মাদিচ্ছাম্যহং শ্রোতুমতিমানুষকর্মণাম্ ।
তেষামাজননং সর্বং বৈশংপাযন কীর্তয ॥ ৪ ॥

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 1.109.4 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્માદિચ્છામ્યહં શ્રોતુમતિમાનુષકર્મણામ્ ।
તેષામાજનનં સર્વં વૈશંપાયન કીર્તય ॥ ૪ ॥

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 1.109.4 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്മാദിച്ഛാമ്യഹം ശ്രോതുമതിമാനുഷകര്മണാമ് ।
തേഷാമാജനനം സര്വം വൈശംപായന കീര്തയ ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.109.4 in Telugu sript:
తస్మాదిచ్ఛామ్యహం శ్రోతుమతిమానుషకర్మణామ్ ।
తేషామాజననం సర్వం వైశంపాయన కీర్తయ ॥ ౪ ॥

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