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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 1.159.21
न हि केवलशौर्येण तापत्याभिजनेन च ।
जयेदब्राह्मणः कश्चिद्भूमिं भूमिपतिः क्वचित् ॥ २१ ॥
na hi kevalaśauryeṇa tāpatyābhijanena ca |
jayedabrāhmaṇaḥ kaścidbhūmiṃ bhūmipatiḥ kvacit || 21 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...a husband. With a sorrowful heart she thereupon began to practise ascetic penances with the object of obtaining a husband. She soon gratified by her severe asceticism the god Sankara...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.159.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kevala, Shaurya, Tapatya, Tapati, Abhijana, Abrahmana, Kah, Cit, Bhumi, Bhumipati, Kva, Acit,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.159.21). 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: “na hi kevalaśauryeṇa tāpatyābhijanena ca ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kevala -
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kevala (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kevala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kevala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śauryeṇa -
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śaurya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tāpatyā -
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tāpatya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāpatya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tāpatyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tāpatī (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]tāpatī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- abhijanena -
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abhijana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “jayedabrāhmaṇaḥ kaścidbhūmiṃ bhūmipatiḥ kvacit ”
- jayed -
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√ji (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- abrāhmaṇaḥ -
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abrāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūmim -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- bhūmipatiḥ -
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bhūmipati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.159.21
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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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.159.21 in Kannada sript:
ನ ಹಿ ಕೇವಲಶೌರ್ಯೇಣ ತಾಪತ್ಯಾಭಿಜನೇನ ಚ ।
ಜಯೇದಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಃ ಕಶ್ಚಿದ್ಭೂಮಿಂ ಭೂಮಿಪತಿಃ ಕ್ವಚಿತ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
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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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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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.159.21 in Bengali sript:
ন হি কেবলশৌর্যেণ তাপত্যাভিজনেন চ ।
জযেদব্রাহ্মণঃ কশ্চিদ্ভূমিং ভূমিপতিঃ ক্বচিত্ ॥ ২১ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.159.21 in Gujarati sript:
ન હિ કેવલશૌર્યેણ તાપત્યાભિજનેન ચ ।
જયેદબ્રાહ્મણઃ કશ્ચિદ્ભૂમિં ભૂમિપતિઃ ક્વચિત્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.159.21 in Malayalam sript:
ന ഹി കേവലശൌര്യേണ താപത്യാഭിജനേന ച ।
ജയേദബ്രാഹ്മണഃ കശ്ചിദ്ഭൂമിം ഭൂമിപതിഃ ക്വചിത് ॥ ൨൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.159.21 in Telugu sript:
న హి కేవలశౌర్యేణ తాపత్యాభిజనేన చ ।
జయేదబ్రాహ్మణః కశ్చిద్భూమిం భూమిపతిః క్వచిత్ ॥ ౨౧ ॥