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 1.123.74

अथाब्रवीन्महात्मानं भारद्वाजो महारथम् ।
गृहाणेदं महाबाहो विशिष्टमतिदुर्धरम् ।
अस्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरो नाम सप्रयोगनिवर्तनम् ॥ ७४ ॥

athābravīnmahātmānaṃ bhāradvājo mahāratham |
gṛhāṇedaṃ mahābāho viśiṣṭamatidurdharam |
astraṃ brahmaśiro nāma saprayoganivartanam || 74 ||

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

...impatient was every one to behold the spectacle, that the vast crowd assembled there in almost an instant. And with the sounds of trumpets and drums and the noise of many voices, that vast...

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

Atha, Mahatman, Bharadvaja, Maharatha, Idam, Mahabaha, Vishishta, Ati, Durdhara, Astra, Brahmashiras, Brahmashira, Naman, Saprayoganivartana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.123.74). 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: “athābravīnmahātmānaṃ bhāradvājo mahāratham
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abravīn -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • mahātmānam -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhāradvājo* -
  • bhāradvāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāratham -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahāratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahārathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “gṛhāṇedaṃ mahābāho viśiṣṭamatidurdharam
  • gṛhāṇe -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [imperative active second single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśiṣṭam -
  • viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • durdharam -
  • durdhara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durdhara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durdharā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “astraṃ brahmaśiro nāma saprayoganivartanam
  • astram -
  • astra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • brahmaśiro* -
  • brahmaśiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmaśira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saprayoganivartanam -
  • saprayoganivartana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saprayoganivartana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saprayoganivartanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.123.74

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 1.123.74 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥಾಬ್ರವೀನ್ಮಹಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜೋ ಮಹಾರಥಮ್ ।
ಗೃಹಾಣೇದಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಮತಿದುರ್ಧರಮ್ ।
ಅಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಶಿರೋ ನಾಮ ಸಪ್ರಯೋಗನಿವರ್ತನಮ್ ॥ ೭೪ ॥

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 1.123.74 in Bengali sript:
অথাব্রবীন্মহাত্মানং ভারদ্বাজো মহারথম্ ।
গৃহাণেদং মহাবাহো বিশিষ্টমতিদুর্ধরম্ ।
অস্ত্রং ব্রহ্মশিরো নাম সপ্রযোগনিবর্তনম্ ॥ ৭৪ ॥

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 1.123.74 in Gujarati sript:
અથાબ્રવીન્મહાત્માનં ભારદ્વાજો મહારથમ્ ।
ગૃહાણેદં મહાબાહો વિશિષ્ટમતિદુર્ધરમ્ ।
અસ્ત્રં બ્રહ્મશિરો નામ સપ્રયોગનિવર્તનમ્ ॥ ૭૪ ॥

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 1.123.74 in Malayalam sript:
അഥാബ്രവീന്മഹാത്മാനം ഭാരദ്വാജോ മഹാരഥമ് ।
ഗൃഹാണേദം മഹാബാഹോ വിശിഷ്ടമതിദുര്ധരമ് ।
അസ്ത്രം ബ്രഹ്മശിരോ നാമ സപ്രയോഗനിവര്തനമ് ॥ ൭൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.123.74 in Telugu sript:
అథాబ్రవీన్మహాత్మానం భారద్వాజో మహారథమ్ ।
గృహాణేదం మహాబాహో విశిష్టమతిదుర్ధరమ్ ।
అస్త్రం బ్రహ్మశిరో నామ సప్రయోగనివర్తనమ్ ॥ ౭౪ ॥

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