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 1.143.20

शैलशृङ्गेषु रम्येषु देवतायतनेषु च ।
मृगपक्षिविघुष्टेषु रमणीयेषु सर्वदा ॥ २० ॥

śailaśṛṅgeṣu ramyeṣu devatāyataneṣu ca |
mṛgapakṣivighuṣṭeṣu ramaṇīyeṣu sarvadā || 20 ||

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

...growing in the same forest. We, however, have been forced in exile by the wicked Dhritarashtra and his sons having escaped with difficulty, from sheer good fortune, a fiery death....

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

Shailashringa, Ramya, Devatayatana, Mrigapakshi, Vighushta, Ramaniya, Sarvada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.143.20). 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: “śailaśṛṅgeṣu ramyeṣu devatāyataneṣu ca
  • śailaśṛṅgeṣu -
  • śailaśṛṅga (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ramyeṣu -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ramya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [locative plural from √ram]
    ram -> ramya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [locative plural from √ram]
  • devatāyataneṣu -
  • devatāyatana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛgapakṣivighuṣṭeṣu ramaṇīyeṣu sarvadā
  • mṛgapakṣi -
  • mṛgapakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mṛgapakṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    mṛgapakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mṛgapakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vighuṣṭeṣu -
  • vighuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vighuṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ramaṇīyeṣu -
  • ramaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ramaṇīya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [locative plural from √ram]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [locative plural from √ram]
  • sarvadā -
  • sarvadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.143.20

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 1.143.20 in Kannada sript:
ಶೈಲಶೃಙ್ಗೇಷು ರಮ್ಯೇಷು ದೇವತಾಯತನೇಷು ಚ ।
ಮೃಗಪಕ್ಷಿವಿಘುಷ್ಟೇಷು ರಮಣೀಯೇಷು ಸರ್ವದಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.143.20 in Bengali sript:
শৈলশৃঙ্গেষু রম্যেষু দেবতাযতনেষু চ ।
মৃগপক্ষিবিঘুষ্টেষু রমণীযেষু সর্বদা ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.143.20 in Gujarati sript:
શૈલશૃઙ્ગેષુ રમ્યેષુ દેવતાયતનેષુ ચ ।
મૃગપક્ષિવિઘુષ્ટેષુ રમણીયેષુ સર્વદા ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.143.20 in Malayalam sript:
ശൈലശൃങ്ഗേഷു രമ്യേഷു ദേവതായതനേഷു ച ।
മൃഗപക്ഷിവിഘുഷ്ടേഷു രമണീയേഷു സര്വദാ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.143.20 in Telugu sript:
శైలశృఙ్గేషు రమ్యేషు దేవతాయతనేషు చ ।
మృగపక్షివిఘుష్టేషు రమణీయేషు సర్వదా ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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