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 1.146.15

कथं शक्ष्यामि बालेऽस्मिन्गुणानाधातुमीप्षितान् ।
अनाथे सर्वतो लुप्ते यथा त्वं धर्मदर्शिवान् ॥ १५ ॥

kathaṃ śakṣyāmi bāle'sminguṇānādhātumīpṣitān |
anāthe sarvato lupte yathā tvaṃ dharmadarśivān || 15 ||

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

...hast you grown and thriven on unsanctified flesh. You deserves, therefore, an unholy death and I shall reduce you today to nothing. I shall make this forest blessed today, like one...

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

Katham, Katha, Anatha, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Lupta, Yatha, Tva, Yushmad, Dharmadarshin, Vat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.146.15). 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: “kathaṃ śakṣyāmi bāle'sminguṇānādhātumīpṣitān
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śakṣyāmi -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [future active first single]
  • Cannot analyse bāle'sminguṇānādhātumīpṣitān
  • Line 2: “anāthe sarvato lupte yathā tvaṃ dharmadarśivān
  • anāthe -
  • anātha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anātha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anāthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nāth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • sarvato* -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lupte -
  • lupta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lupta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    luptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lup -> lupta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √lup class 4 verb], [locative single from √lup class 6 verb]
    lup -> lupta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √lup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √lup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √lup class 4 verb], [locative single from √lup class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √lup class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lup class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lup class 6 verb], [locative single from √lup class 6 verb]
    lup -> luptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √lup class 4 verb], [vocative single from √lup class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √lup class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √lup class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √lup class 6 verb], [vocative single from √lup class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lup class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lup class 6 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmadarśi -
  • dharmadarśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dharmadarśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.146.15

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 1.146.15 in Kannada sript:
ಕಥಂ ಶಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಬಾಲೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ಗುಣಾನಾಧಾತುಮೀಪ್ಷಿತಾನ್ ।
ಅನಾಥೇ ಸರ್ವತೋ ಲುಪ್ತೇ ಯಥಾ ತ್ವಂ ಧರ್ಮದರ್ಶಿವಾನ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 1.146.15 in Bengali sript:
কথং শক্ষ্যামি বালেঽস্মিন্গুণানাধাতুমীপ্ষিতান্ ।
অনাথে সর্বতো লুপ্তে যথা ত্বং ধর্মদর্শিবান্ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 1.146.15 in Gujarati sript:
કથં શક્ષ્યામિ બાલેઽસ્મિન્ગુણાનાધાતુમીપ્ષિતાન્ ।
અનાથે સર્વતો લુપ્તે યથા ત્વં ધર્મદર્શિવાન્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 1.146.15 in Malayalam sript:
കഥം ശക്ഷ്യാമി ബാലേഽസ്മിന്ഗുണാനാധാതുമീപ്ഷിതാന് ।
അനാഥേ സര്വതോ ലുപ്തേ യഥാ ത്വം ധര്മദര്ശിവാന് ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.146.15 in Telugu sript:
కథం శక్ష్యామి బాలేఽస్మిన్గుణానాధాతుమీప్షితాన్ ।
అనాథే సర్వతో లుప్తే యథా త్వం ధర్మదర్శివాన్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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