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 1.118.20

अथैनं देशजैः शुक्लैर्वासोभिः समयोजयन् ।
आच्छन्नः स तु वासोभिर्जीवन्निव नरर्षभः ।
शुशुभे पुरुषव्याघ्रो महार्हशयनोचितः ॥ २० ॥

athainaṃ deśajaiḥ śuklairvāsobhiḥ samayojayan |
ācchannaḥ sa tu vāsobhirjīvanniva nararṣabhaḥ |
śuśubhe puruṣavyāghro mahārhaśayanocitaḥ || 20 ||

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

...And though every one of these contrivances was fully known to the Pandavas, yet in accordance with the advice of Vidura they suppressed their indignation. "Meanwhile, the king (Dhritarashtra...

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

Atha, Aina, Deshaja, Shukla, Vasas, Samaya, Jayat, Acchanna, Jivat, Jivan, Iva, Nara, Rishabha, Purushavyaghra, Maharha, Shayana, Ucita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.118.20). 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: “athainaṃ deśajaiḥ śuklairvāsobhiḥ samayojayan
  • athai -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ainam -
  • aina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • deśajaiḥ -
  • deśaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    deśaja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śuklair -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vāsobhiḥ -
  • vāsas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samayo -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jayan -
  • jayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ji -> jayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “ācchannaḥ sa tu vāsobhirjīvanniva nararṣabhaḥ
  • ācchannaḥ -
  • ācchanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāsobhir -
  • vāsas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jīvann -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • narar -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣabhaḥ -
  • ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śuśubhe puruṣavyāghro mahārhaśayanocitaḥ
  • śuśubhe -
  • śubh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • puruṣavyāghro* -
  • puruṣavyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahārha -
  • mahārha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śayano -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucitaḥ -
  • ucita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    uc -> ucita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √uc class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.118.20

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 1.118.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥೈನಂ ದೇಶಜೈಃ ಶುಕ್ಲೈರ್ವಾಸೋಭಿಃ ಸಮಯೋಜಯನ್ ।
ಆಚ್ಛನ್ನಃ ಸ ತು ವಾಸೋಭಿರ್ಜೀವನ್ನಿವ ನರರ್ಷಭಃ ।
ಶುಶುಭೇ ಪುರುಷವ್ಯಾಘ್ರೋ ಮಹಾರ್ಹಶಯನೋಚಿತಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.118.20 in Bengali sript:
অথৈনং দেশজৈঃ শুক্লৈর্বাসোভিঃ সমযোজযন্ ।
আচ্ছন্নঃ স তু বাসোভির্জীবন্নিব নরর্ষভঃ ।
শুশুভে পুরুষব্যাঘ্রো মহার্হশযনোচিতঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.118.20 in Gujarati sript:
અથૈનં દેશજૈઃ શુક્લૈર્વાસોભિઃ સમયોજયન્ ।
આચ્છન્નઃ સ તુ વાસોભિર્જીવન્નિવ નરર્ષભઃ ।
શુશુભે પુરુષવ્યાઘ્રો મહાર્હશયનોચિતઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.118.20 in Malayalam sript:
അഥൈനം ദേശജൈഃ ശുക്ലൈര്വാസോഭിഃ സമയോജയന് ।
ആച്ഛന്നഃ സ തു വാസോഭിര്ജീവന്നിവ നരര്ഷഭഃ ।
ശുശുഭേ പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്രോ മഹാര്ഹശയനോചിതഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.118.20 in Telugu sript:
అథైనం దేశజైః శుక్లైర్వాసోభిః సమయోజయన్ ।
ఆచ్ఛన్నః స తు వాసోభిర్జీవన్నివ నరర్షభః ।
శుశుభే పురుషవ్యాఘ్రో మహార్హశయనోచితః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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