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 1.126.36

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततस्तस्मिन्क्षणे कर्णः सलाजकुसुमैर्घटैः ।
काञ्चनैः काञ्चने पीठे मन्त्रविद्भिर्महारथः ।
अभिषिक्तोऽङ्गराज्ये स श्रिया युक्तो महाबलः ॥ ३६ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tatastasminkṣaṇe karṇaḥ salājakusumairghaṭaiḥ |
kāñcanaiḥ kāñcane pīṭhe mantravidbhirmahārathaḥ |
abhiṣikto'ṅgarājye sa śriyā yukto mahābalaḥ || 36 ||

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

...king of Pancala can never be taken on the field of the battle by any of these.' Having said this, the sinless son of Kunti surrounded by his brothers, waited outside the town at a distance...

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

Vaishampayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kshana, Karna, Salajakusuma, Ghata, Kancana, Pitha, Mantravid, Maharatha, Abhishikta, Angarajya, Shri, Shriya, Yukta, Mahabala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.126.36). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (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: “tatastasminkṣaṇe karṇaḥ salājakusumairghaṭaiḥ
  • tatas -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kṣaṇe -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • karṇaḥ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • salājakusumair -
  • salājakusuma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    salājakusuma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ghaṭaiḥ -
  • ghaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ghaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 3: “kāñcanaiḥ kāñcane pīṭhe mantravidbhirmahārathaḥ
  • kāñcanaiḥ -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kāñcane -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pīṭhe -
  • pīṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pīṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mantravidbhir -
  • mantravid (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mantravid (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mahārathaḥ -
  • mahāratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “abhiṣikto'ṅgarājye sa śriyā yukto mahābalaḥ
  • abhiṣikto' -
  • abhiṣikta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgarājye -
  • aṅgarājya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śriyā* -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yukto* -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • mahābalaḥ -
  • mahābala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.126.36

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 1.126.36 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತಸ್ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ಕ್ಷಣೇ ಕರ್ಣಃ ಸಲಾಜಕುಸುಮೈರ್ಘಟೈಃ ।
ಕಾಞ್ಚನೈಃ ಕಾಞ್ಚನೇ ಪೀಠೇ ಮನ್ತ್ರವಿದ್ಭಿರ್ಮಹಾರಥಃ ।
ಅಭಿಷಿಕ್ತೋಽಙ್ಗರಾಜ್ಯೇ ಸ ಶ್ರಿಯಾ ಯುಕ್ತೋ ಮಹಾಬಲಃ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 1.126.36 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
ততস্তস্মিন্ক্ষণে কর্ণঃ সলাজকুসুমৈর্ঘটৈঃ ।
কাঞ্চনৈঃ কাঞ্চনে পীঠে মন্ত্রবিদ্ভির্মহারথঃ ।
অভিষিক্তোঽঙ্গরাজ্যে স শ্রিযা যুক্তো মহাবলঃ ॥ ৩৬ ॥

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 1.126.36 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તતસ્તસ્મિન્ક્ષણે કર્ણઃ સલાજકુસુમૈર્ઘટૈઃ ।
કાઞ્ચનૈઃ કાઞ્ચને પીઠે મન્ત્રવિદ્ભિર્મહારથઃ ।
અભિષિક્તોઽઙ્ગરાજ્યે સ શ્રિયા યુક્તો મહાબલઃ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 1.126.36 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തതസ്തസ്മിന്ക്ഷണേ കര്ണഃ സലാജകുസുമൈര്ഘടൈഃ ।
കാഞ്ചനൈഃ കാഞ്ചനേ പീഠേ മന്ത്രവിദ്ഭിര്മഹാരഥഃ ।
അഭിഷിക്തോഽങ്ഗരാജ്യേ സ ശ്രിയാ യുക്തോ മഹാബലഃ ॥ ൩൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.126.36 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తతస్తస్మిన్క్షణే కర్ణః సలాజకుసుమైర్ఘటైః ।
కాఞ్చనైః కాఞ్చనే పీఠే మన్త్రవిద్భిర్మహారథః ।
అభిషిక్తోఽఙ్గరాజ్యే స శ్రియా యుక్తో మహాబలః ॥ ౩౬ ॥

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