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 1.141.19

निगृह्य तं बलाद्भीमो विस्फुरन्तं चकर्ष ह ।
तस्माद्देशाद्धनूंष्यष्टौ सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा ॥ १९ ॥

nigṛhya taṃ balādbhīmo visphurantaṃ cakarṣa ha |
tasmāddeśāddhanūṃṣyaṣṭau siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṃ yathā || 19 ||

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

...constructed by trusted artificers and capable of withstanding wind and wave and endued with the speed of the tempest or of thought. He then addressed the Pandavas in these words to show...

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

Nigrihya, Balat, Bala, Bhima, Visphurat, Han, Tasmat, Tad, Desha, Dhanus, Ashta, Ashti, Simha, Kshudra, Ric, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.141.19). 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: “nigṛhya taṃ balādbhīmo visphurantaṃ cakarṣa ha
  • nigṛhya -
  • nigṛhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nigṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nigṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • balād -
  • balāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhīmo* -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • visphurantam -
  • visphurat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • cakarṣa -
  • kṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛṣ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmāddeśāddhanūṃṣyaṣṭau siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṃ yathā
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • deśād -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dhanūṃṣya -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • siṃhaḥ -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣudram -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣudra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣudrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.141.19

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 1.141.19 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಗೃಹ್ಯ ತಂ ಬಲಾದ್ಭೀಮೋ ವಿಸ್ಫುರನ್ತಂ ಚಕರ್ಷ ಹ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ದೇಶಾದ್ಧನೂಂಷ್ಯಷ್ಟೌ ಸಿಂಹಃ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಮೃಗಂ ಯಥಾ ॥ 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 1.141.19 in Bengali sript:
নিগৃহ্য তং বলাদ্ভীমো বিস্ফুরন্তং চকর্ষ হ ।
তস্মাদ্দেশাদ্ধনূংষ্যষ্টৌ সিংহঃ ক্ষুদ্রমৃগং যথা ॥ 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 1.141.19 in Gujarati sript:
નિગૃહ્ય તં બલાદ્ભીમો વિસ્ફુરન્તં ચકર્ષ હ ।
તસ્માદ્દેશાદ્ધનૂંષ્યષ્ટૌ સિંહઃ ક્ષુદ્રમૃગં યથા ॥ 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 1.141.19 in Malayalam sript:
നിഗൃഹ്യ തം ബലാദ്ഭീമോ വിസ്ഫുരന്തം ചകര്ഷ ഹ ।
തസ്മാദ്ദേശാദ്ധനൂംഷ്യഷ്ടൌ സിംഹഃ ക്ഷുദ്രമൃഗം യഥാ ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.141.19 in Telugu sript:
నిగృహ్య తం బలాద్భీమో విస్ఫురన్తం చకర్ష హ ।
తస్మాద్దేశాద్ధనూంష్యష్టౌ సింహః క్షుద్రమృగం యథా ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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