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 1.143.1

भीम उवाच ।
स्मरन्ति वैरं रक्षांसि मायामाश्रित्य मोहिनीम् ।
हिडिम्बे व्रज पन्थानं त्वं वै भ्रातृनिषेवितम् ॥ १ ॥

bhīma uvāca |
smaranti vairaṃ rakṣāṃsi māyāmāśritya mohinīm |
hiḍimbe vraja panthānaṃ tvaṃ vai bhrātṛniṣevitam || 1 ||

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

...leaves and fruits. The Kaurava princes, afflicted with fatigue and thirst, and heavy with sleep, were unable to proceed further. They then all sat down in that forest without food and drink...

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

Bhima, Smarat, Smaranti, Vaira, Rakshas, Ashritya, Mohini, Hidimba, Vraja, Pathin, Panthana, Tva, Yushmad, Nishevita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.143.1). 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: “bhīma uvāca
  • bhīma* -
  • bhīma (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: “smaranti vairaṃ rakṣāṃsi māyāmāśritya mohinīm
  • smaranti -
  • smarantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    smarantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    smarantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    smṛ -> smarat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smarantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • vairam -
  • vaira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vairā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • rakṣāṃsi -
  • rakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • māyāmā -
  • (verb class 2)
    [optative active first plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • āśritya -
  • āśritya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśritya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśritya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mohinīm -
  • mohinī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “hiḍimbe vraja panthānaṃ tvaṃ vai bhrātṛniṣevitam
  • hiḍimbe -
  • hiḍimba (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hiḍimbā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vraja -
  • vraja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • panthānam -
  • panthāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pathin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • bhrātṛ -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niṣevitam -
  • niṣevita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣevita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣevitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.143.1

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 1.143.1 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಸ್ಮರನ್ತಿ ವೈರಂ ರಕ್ಷಾಂಸಿ ಮಾಯಾಮಾಶ್ರಿತ್ಯ ಮೋಹಿನೀಮ್ ।
ಹಿಡಿಮ್ಬೇ ವ್ರಜ ಪನ್ಥಾನಂ ತ್ವಂ ವೈ ಭ್ರಾತೃನಿಷೇವಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 1.143.1 in Bengali sript:
ভীম উবাচ ।
স্মরন্তি বৈরং রক্ষাংসি মাযামাশ্রিত্য মোহিনীম্ ।
হিডিম্বে ব্রজ পন্থানং ত্বং বৈ ভ্রাতৃনিষেবিতম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 1.143.1 in Gujarati sript:
ભીમ ઉવાચ ।
સ્મરન્તિ વૈરં રક્ષાંસિ માયામાશ્રિત્ય મોહિનીમ્ ।
હિડિમ્બે વ્રજ પન્થાનં ત્વં વૈ ભ્રાતૃનિષેવિતમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 1.143.1 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീമ ഉവാച ।
സ്മരന്തി വൈരം രക്ഷാംസി മായാമാശ്രിത്യ മോഹിനീമ് ।
ഹിഡിമ്ബേ വ്രജ പന്ഥാനം ത്വം വൈ ഭ്രാതൃനിഷേവിതമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.143.1 in Telugu sript:
భీమ ఉవాచ ।
స్మరన్తి వైరం రక్షాంసి మాయామాశ్రిత్య మోహినీమ్ ।
హిడిమ్బే వ్రజ పన్థానం త్వం వై భ్రాతృనిషేవితమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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