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 1.160.26

गिरिप्रस्थे तु सा यस्मिन्स्थिता स्वसितलोचना ।
स सवृक्षक्षुपलतो हिरण्मय इवाभवत् ॥ २६ ॥

giriprasthe tu sā yasminsthitā svasitalocanā |
sa savṛkṣakṣupalato hiraṇmaya ivābhavat || 26 ||

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

...leading to heaven (them that touch its waters), is free from all dangers. Why dost you then desire to bar us from it? This act of thine is not in consonance with eternal virtue. Disregarding...

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

Giriprastha, Yah, Yat, Sthita, Svasita, Locana, Savrikshakshupalata, Hiranmaya, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.160.26). 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: “giriprasthe tu yasminsthitā svasitalocanā
  • giriprasthe -
  • giriprastha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sthitā -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • svasita -
  • svasita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svasita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • locanā -
  • locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa savṛkṣakṣupalato hiraṇmaya ivābhavat
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • savṛkṣakṣupalato* -
  • savṛkṣakṣupalata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hiraṇmaya* -
  • hiraṇmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.160.26

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 1.160.26 in Kannada sript:
ಗಿರಿಪ್ರಸ್ಥೇ ತು ಸಾ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಸ್ಥಿತಾ ಸ್ವಸಿತಲೋಚನಾ ।
ಸ ಸವೃಕ್ಷಕ್ಷುಪಲತೋ ಹಿರಣ್ಮಯ ಇವಾಭವತ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 1.160.26 in Bengali sript:
গিরিপ্রস্থে তু সা যস্মিন্স্থিতা স্বসিতলোচনা ।
স সবৃক্ষক্ষুপলতো হিরণ্ময ইবাভবত্ ॥ ২৬ ॥

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 1.160.26 in Gujarati sript:
ગિરિપ્રસ્થે તુ સા યસ્મિન્સ્થિતા સ્વસિતલોચના ।
સ સવૃક્ષક્ષુપલતો હિરણ્મય ઇવાભવત્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 1.160.26 in Malayalam sript:
ഗിരിപ്രസ്ഥേ തു സാ യസ്മിന്സ്ഥിതാ സ്വസിതലോചനാ ।
സ സവൃക്ഷക്ഷുപലതോ ഹിരണ്മയ ഇവാഭവത് ॥ ൨൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.160.26 in Telugu sript:
గిరిప్రస్థే తు సా యస్మిన్స్థితా స్వసితలోచనా ।
స సవృక్షక్షుపలతో హిరణ్మయ ఇవాభవత్ ॥ ౨౬ ॥

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