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 1.109.29

अन्तकाले च संवासं यया गन्तासि कान्तया ।
प्रेतराजवशं प्राप्तं सर्वभूतदुरत्ययम् ।
भक्त्या मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ सैव त्वामनुयास्यति ॥ २९ ॥

antakāle ca saṃvāsaṃ yayā gantāsi kāntayā |
pretarājavaśaṃ prāptaṃ sarvabhūtaduratyayam |
bhaktyā matimatāṃ śreṣṭha saiva tvāmanuyāsyati || 29 ||

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

...seen on its delightful breast many regions inaccessible to ordinary mortals; retreats also of the gods, and Gandharvas and Apsaras, with palatial mansions by hundreds clustering thick around...

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

Antakala, Samvasa, Kanta, Pretaraja, Vasha, Prapta, Sarvabhuta, Duratyaya, Bhakti, Matimat, Matimata, Shreshtha, Tva, Yushmad, Anuya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.109.29). 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: “antakāle ca saṃvāsaṃ yayā gantāsi kāntayā
  • antakāle -
  • antakāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃvāsam -
  • saṃvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • gantāsi -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active second single]
  • kāntayā -
  • kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “pretarājavaśaṃ prāptaṃ sarvabhūtaduratyayam
  • pretarāja -
  • pretarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaśam -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sarvabhūta -
  • sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duratyayam -
  • duratyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duratyaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duratyayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “bhaktyā matimatāṃ śreṣṭha saiva tvāmanuyāsyati
  • bhaktyā* -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • matimatām -
  • matimat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    matimat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    matimatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sai -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • anuyā -
  • anuyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asyati -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.109.29

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 1.109.29 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ತಕಾಲೇ ಚ ಸಂವಾಸಂ ಯಯಾ ಗನ್ತಾಸಿ ಕಾನ್ತಯಾ ।
ಪ್ರೇತರಾಜವಶಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಂ ಸರ್ವಭೂತದುರತ್ಯಯಮ್ ।
ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ಮತಿಮತಾಂ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಸೈವ ತ್ವಾಮನುಯಾಸ್ಯತಿ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 1.109.29 in Bengali sript:
অন্তকালে চ সংবাসং যযা গন্তাসি কান্তযা ।
প্রেতরাজবশং প্রাপ্তং সর্বভূতদুরত্যযম্ ।
ভক্ত্যা মতিমতাং শ্রেষ্ঠ সৈব ত্বামনুযাস্যতি ॥ ২৯ ॥

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 1.109.29 in Gujarati sript:
અન્તકાલે ચ સંવાસં યયા ગન્તાસિ કાન્તયા ।
પ્રેતરાજવશં પ્રાપ્તં સર્વભૂતદુરત્યયમ્ ।
ભક્ત્યા મતિમતાં શ્રેષ્ઠ સૈવ ત્વામનુયાસ્યતિ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 1.109.29 in Malayalam sript:
അന്തകാലേ ച സംവാസം യയാ ഗന്താസി കാന്തയാ ।
പ്രേതരാജവശം പ്രാപ്തം സര്വഭൂതദുരത്യയമ് ।
ഭക്ത്യാ മതിമതാം ശ്രേഷ്ഠ സൈവ ത്വാമനുയാസ്യതി ॥ ൨൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.109.29 in Telugu sript:
అన్తకాలే చ సంవాసం యయా గన్తాసి కాన్తయా ।
ప్రేతరాజవశం ప్రాప్తం సర్వభూతదురత్యయమ్ ।
భక్త్యా మతిమతాం శ్రేష్ఠ సైవ త్వామనుయాస్యతి ॥ ౨౯ ॥

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