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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 1.112.20
पतिं विना मृतं श्रेयो नार्याः क्षत्रियपुंगव ।
त्वद्गतिं गन्तुमिच्छामि प्रसीदस्व नयस्व माम् ॥ २० ॥
patiṃ vinā mṛtaṃ śreyo nāryāḥ kṣatriyapuṃgava |
tvadgatiṃ gantumicchāmi prasīdasva nayasva mām || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...creatures. And she brought his excellent child, who lived to acquire a great fame, at the eighth Muhurta called Abhijit, of the hour of noon of that very auspicious day of the seventh month...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.112.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pati, Vina, Mrita, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Nari, Narya, Kshatriyapungava, Yushmad, Gati, Gantu, Pra, Sida, Sva, Svan, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.112.20). 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: “patiṃ vinā mṛtaṃ śreyo nāryāḥ kṣatriyapuṃgava ”
- patim -
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pati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vinā* -
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vina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mṛtam -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- nāryāḥ -
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nāri (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]nārī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]nārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb]√nṝ -> nāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb]
- kṣatriyapuṅgava -
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kṣatriyapuṅgava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣatriyapuṅgava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “tvadgatiṃ gantumicchāmi prasīdasva nayasva mām ”
- tvad -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- gatim -
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gati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gantum -
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√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]gantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- icchāmi -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active first single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- sīda -
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sīda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sīda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- nayasva -
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√nay (verb class 1)[imperative middle second single]√nī (verb class 1)[imperative middle second single]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.112.20
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 1.112.20 in Kannada sript:
ಪತಿಂ ವಿನಾ ಮೃತಂ ಶ್ರೇಯೋ ನಾರ್ಯಾಃ ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಪುಂಗವ ।
ತ್ವದ್ಗತಿಂ ಗನ್ತುಮಿಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಪ್ರಸೀದಸ್ವ ನಯಸ್ವ ಮಾಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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 1.112.20 in Bengali sript:
পতিং বিনা মৃতং শ্রেযো নার্যাঃ ক্ষত্রিযপুংগব ।
ত্বদ্গতিং গন্তুমিচ্ছামি প্রসীদস্ব নযস্ব মাম্ ॥ ২০ ॥
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 1.112.20 in Gujarati sript:
પતિં વિના મૃતં શ્રેયો નાર્યાઃ ક્ષત્રિયપુંગવ ।
ત્વદ્ગતિં ગન્તુમિચ્છામિ પ્રસીદસ્વ નયસ્વ મામ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.112.20 in Malayalam sript:
പതിം വിനാ മൃതം ശ്രേയോ നാര്യാഃ ക്ഷത്രിയപുംഗവ ।
ത്വദ്ഗതിം ഗന്തുമിച്ഛാമി പ്രസീദസ്വ നയസ്വ മാമ് ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.112.20 in Telugu sript:
పతిం వినా మృతం శ్రేయో నార్యాః క్షత్రియపుంగవ ।
త్వద్గతిం గన్తుమిచ్ఛామి ప్రసీదస్వ నయస్వ మామ్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥