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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 1.123.56
ततो दुर्योधनादींस्तान्धार्तराष्ट्रान्महायशाः ।
तेनैव क्रमयोगेन जिज्ञासुः पर्यपृच्छत ॥ ५६ ॥
tato duryodhanādīṃstāndhārtarāṣṭrānmahāyaśāḥ |
tenaiva kramayogena jijñāsuḥ paryapṛcchata || 56 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...superior and irresistible weapon called Brahmasira with the methods of hurling and recalling it. You must not, however, ever use it against any human foe, for if hurled at any foe endued...
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 (1.123.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Duryodhana, Dhartarashtra, Mahayashas, Mahayasha, Tena, Kramayoga, Ina, Jijnasu, Pari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.123.56). 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: “tato duryodhanādīṃstāndhārtarāṣṭrānmahāyaśāḥ ”
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- duryodhanād -
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duryodhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]duryodhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- īṃs -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dhārtarāṣṭrān -
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dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]dhārtarāṣṭra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- mahāyaśāḥ -
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mahāyaśas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mahāyaśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahāyaśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “tenaiva kramayogena jijñāsuḥ paryapṛcchata ”
- tenai -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- kramayoge -
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kramayoga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jijñāsuḥ -
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jijñāsu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]jijñāsu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- parya -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- apṛcchata -
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√praś (verb class 6)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.123.56
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 1.123.56 in Kannada sript:
ತತೋ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಾದೀಂಸ್ತಾನ್ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ಮಹಾಯಶಾಃ ।
ತೇನೈವ ಕ್ರಮಯೋಗೇನ ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸುಃ ಪರ್ಯಪೃಚ್ಛತ ॥ ೫೬ ॥
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 1.123.56 in Bengali sript:
ততো দুর্যোধনাদীংস্তান্ধার্তরাষ্ট্রান্মহাযশাঃ ।
তেনৈব ক্রমযোগেন জিজ্ঞাসুঃ পর্যপৃচ্ছত ॥ ৫৬ ॥
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 1.123.56 in Gujarati sript:
તતો દુર્યોધનાદીંસ્તાન્ધાર્તરાષ્ટ્રાન્મહાયશાઃ ।
તેનૈવ ક્રમયોગેન જિજ્ઞાસુઃ પર્યપૃચ્છત ॥ ૫૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.123.56 in Malayalam sript:
തതോ ദുര്യോധനാദീംസ്താന്ധാര്തരാഷ്ട്രാന്മഹായശാഃ ।
തേനൈവ ക്രമയോഗേന ജിജ്ഞാസുഃ പര്യപൃച്ഛത ॥ ൫൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.123.56 in Telugu sript:
తతో దుర్యోధనాదీంస్తాన్ధార్తరాష్ట్రాన్మహాయశాః ।
తేనైవ క్రమయోగేన జిజ్ఞాసుః పర్యపృచ్ఛత ॥ ౫౬ ॥