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 1.126.19

कर्ण उवाच ।
रङ्गोऽयं सर्वसामान्यः किमत्र तव फल्गुन ।
वीर्यश्रेष्ठाश्च राजन्या बलं धर्मोऽनुवर्तते ॥ १९ ॥

karṇa uvāca |
raṅgo'yaṃ sarvasāmānyaḥ kimatra tava phalguna |
vīryaśreṣṭhāśca rājanyā balaṃ dharmo'nuvartate || 19 ||

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

...Can a she-deer bring forth a tiger (like Karna), of the splendour of the Sun, and endued with every auspicious mark, and born also with a natural mail and ear-rings? This prince among men...

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

Karna, Ranga, Aya, Idam, Sarvasamanya, Kim, Atra, Yushmad, Phalguna, Virya, Shreshtha, Rajani, Rajanya, Bala, Dharma, Anuva, Rita, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.126.19). 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: “karṇa uvāca
  • karṇa* -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “raṅgo'yaṃ sarvasāmānyaḥ kimatra tava phalguna
  • raṅgo' -
  • raṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvasāmānyaḥ -
  • sarvasāmānya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • phalguna -
  • phalguna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phalguna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 3: “vīryaśreṣṭhāśca rājanyā balaṃ dharmo'nuvartate
  • vīrya -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīr -> vīrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vīr]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • śreṣṭhāś -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājanyā* -
  • rājanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rājanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dharmo' -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anuvar -
  • anuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ṛta -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.126.19

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 1.126.19 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ರಙ್ಗೋಽಯಂ ಸರ್ವಸಾಮಾನ್ಯಃ ಕಿಮತ್ರ ತವ ಫಲ್ಗುನ ।
ವೀರ್ಯಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಾಶ್ಚ ರಾಜನ್ಯಾ ಬಲಂ ಧರ್ಮೋಽನುವರ್ತತೇ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 1.126.19 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণ উবাচ ।
রঙ্গোঽযং সর্বসামান্যঃ কিমত্র তব ফল্গুন ।
বীর্যশ্রেষ্ঠাশ্চ রাজন্যা বলং ধর্মোঽনুবর্ততে ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 1.126.19 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણ ઉવાચ ।
રઙ્ગોઽયં સર્વસામાન્યઃ કિમત્ર તવ ફલ્ગુન ।
વીર્યશ્રેષ્ઠાશ્ચ રાજન્યા બલં ધર્મોઽનુવર્તતે ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 1.126.19 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണ ഉവാച ।
രങ്ഗോഽയം സര്വസാമാന്യഃ കിമത്ര തവ ഫല്ഗുന ।
വീര്യശ്രേഷ്ഠാശ്ച രാജന്യാ ബലം ധര്മോഽനുവര്തതേ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.126.19 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణ ఉవాచ ।
రఙ్గోఽయం సర్వసామాన్యః కిమత్ర తవ ఫల్గున ।
వీర్యశ్రేష్ఠాశ్చ రాజన్యా బలం ధర్మోఽనువర్తతే ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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