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 1.142.23

त्वरस्व भीम मा क्रीड जहि रक्षो विभीषणम् ।
पुरा विकुरुते मायां भुजयोः सारमर्पय ॥ २३ ॥

tvarasva bhīma mā krīḍa jahi rakṣo vibhīṣaṇam |
purā vikurute māyāṃ bhujayoḥ sāramarpaya || 23 ||

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

...energy, said, 'What can be more painful than this? We are now in the deep woods. We know not which side is which, nor can we proceed much further. We do not know whether that wretch Purocana...

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

Bhima, Asmad, Krida, Jahi, Raksha, Rakshas, Vibhishana, Pura, Vij, Uruta, Maya, Bhuja, Sara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.142.23). 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: “tvarasva bhīma krīḍa jahi rakṣo vibhīṣaṇam
  • tvarasva -
  • tvar (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • bhīma -
  • bhīma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • krīḍa -
  • krīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jahi -
  • jahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rakṣo* -
  • rakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    rakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vibhīṣaṇam -
  • vibhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vibhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vibhīṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “purā vikurute māyāṃ bhujayoḥ sāramarpaya
  • purā* -
  • pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vik -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • urute -
  • urutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • māyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    māyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active first single]
  • bhujayoḥ -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    bhujā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • sāram -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
    sṛ -> sāram (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sṛ]
  • arpaya -
  • (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.142.23

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 1.142.23 in Kannada sript:
ತ್ವರಸ್ವ ಭೀಮ ಮಾ ಕ್ರೀಡ ಜಹಿ ರಕ್ಷೋ ವಿಭೀಷಣಮ್ ।
ಪುರಾ ವಿಕುರುತೇ ಮಾಯಾಂ ಭುಜಯೋಃ ಸಾರಮರ್ಪಯ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 1.142.23 in Bengali sript:
ত্বরস্ব ভীম মা ক্রীড জহি রক্ষো বিভীষণম্ ।
পুরা বিকুরুতে মাযাং ভুজযোঃ সারমর্পয ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 1.142.23 in Gujarati sript:
ત્વરસ્વ ભીમ મા ક્રીડ જહિ રક્ષો વિભીષણમ્ ।
પુરા વિકુરુતે માયાં ભુજયોઃ સારમર્પય ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 1.142.23 in Malayalam sript:
ത്വരസ്വ ഭീമ മാ ക്രീഡ ജഹി രക്ഷോ വിഭീഷണമ് ।
പുരാ വികുരുതേ മായാം ഭുജയോഃ സാരമര്പയ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.142.23 in Telugu sript:
త్వరస్వ భీమ మా క్రీడ జహి రక్షో విభీషణమ్ ।
పురా వికురుతే మాయాం భుజయోః సారమర్పయ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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