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 1.148.2

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
उपपन्नं सतामेतद्यद्ब्रवीषि तपोधने ।
न तु दुःखमिदं शक्यं मानुषेण व्यपोहितुम् ॥ २ ॥

brāhmaṇa uvāca |
upapannaṃ satāmetadyadbravīṣi tapodhane |
na tu duḥkhamidaṃ śakyaṃ mānuṣeṇa vyapohitum || 2 ||

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

...in the garbs of ascetics. And those mighty car-warriors sometimes proceeded in haste, carrying their mother on their backs; and sometimes they proceeded in disguise, and sometimes again...

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

Brahmana, Upapanna, Sat, Etad, Tapodhana, Duhkham, Duhkha, Idam, Shakya, Manusha, Vya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.148.2). 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: “brāhmaṇa uvāca
  • brāhmaṇa* -
  • brāhmaṇa (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: “upapannaṃ satāmetadyadbravīṣi tapodhane
  • upapannam -
  • upapanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upapanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upapannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • satām -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • etadya -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bravīṣi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • tapodhane -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tapodhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tapodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 3: “na tu duḥkhamidaṃ śakyaṃ mānuṣeṇa vyapohitum
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śakyam -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • mānuṣeṇa -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mānuṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ohitum -
  • uh -> ohitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √uh]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.148.2

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 1.148.2 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಉಪಪನ್ನಂ ಸತಾಮೇತದ್ಯದ್ಬ್ರವೀಷಿ ತಪೋಧನೇ ।
ನ ತು ದುಃಖಮಿದಂ ಶಕ್ಯಂ ಮಾನುಷೇಣ ವ್ಯಪೋಹಿತುಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 1.148.2 in Bengali sript:
ব্রাহ্মণ উবাচ ।
উপপন্নং সতামেতদ্যদ্ব্রবীষি তপোধনে ।
ন তু দুঃখমিদং শক্যং মানুষেণ ব্যপোহিতুম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 1.148.2 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રાહ્મણ ઉવાચ ।
ઉપપન્નં સતામેતદ્યદ્બ્રવીષિ તપોધને ।
ન તુ દુઃખમિદં શક્યં માનુષેણ વ્યપોહિતુમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 1.148.2 in Malayalam sript:
ബ്രാഹ്മണ ഉവാച ।
ഉപപന്നം സതാമേതദ്യദ്ബ്രവീഷി തപോധനേ ।
ന തു ദുഃഖമിദം ശക്യം മാനുഷേണ വ്യപോഹിതുമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.148.2 in Telugu sript:
బ్రాహ్మణ ఉవాచ ।
ఉపపన్నం సతామేతద్యద్బ్రవీషి తపోధనే ।
న తు దుఃఖమిదం శక్యం మానుషేణ వ్యపోహితుమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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