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 1.160.37

या हि दृष्टा मया काश्चिच्छ्रुता वापि वराङ्गनाः ।
न तासां सदृशीं मन्ये त्वामहं मत्तकाशिनि ॥ ३७ ॥

yā hi dṛṣṭā mayā kāścicchrutā vāpi varāṅganāḥ |
na tāsāṃ sadṛśīṃ manye tvāmahaṃ mattakāśini || 37 ||

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

...said, 'O slayer of foes, O child, who would slay a foe who has been vanquished in fight, who has been deprived of fame, who is protected by a woman, and who has no prowess?' Arjuna...

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

Drishta, Maya, Asmad, Cit, Shruta, Vapi, Vapin, Varangana, Sadrishi, Manya, Mani, Tva, Yushmad, Aha, Mattakashini,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.160.37). 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: “ hi dṛṣṭā mayā kāścicchrutā vāpi varāṅganāḥ
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dṛṣṭā* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāś -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cicch -
  • 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]
  • śrutā* -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √śru class 5 verb]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • varāṅganāḥ -
  • varāṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “na tāsāṃ sadṛśīṃ manye tvāmahaṃ mattakāśini
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sadṛśīm -
  • sadṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mattakāśini -
  • mattakāśinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.160.37

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 1.160.37 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾ ಹಿ ದೃಷ್ಟಾ ಮಯಾ ಕಾಶ್ಚಿಚ್ಛ್ರುತಾ ವಾಪಿ ವರಾಙ್ಗನಾಃ ।
ನ ತಾಸಾಂ ಸದೃಶೀಂ ಮನ್ಯೇ ತ್ವಾಮಹಂ ಮತ್ತಕಾಶಿನಿ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 1.160.37 in Bengali sript:
যা হি দৃষ্টা মযা কাশ্চিচ্ছ্রুতা বাপি বরাঙ্গনাঃ ।
ন তাসাং সদৃশীং মন্যে ত্বামহং মত্তকাশিনি ॥ ৩৭ ॥

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 1.160.37 in Gujarati sript:
યા હિ દૃષ્ટા મયા કાશ્ચિચ્છ્રુતા વાપિ વરાઙ્ગનાઃ ।
ન તાસાં સદૃશીં મન્યે ત્વામહં મત્તકાશિનિ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 1.160.37 in Malayalam sript:
യാ ഹി ദൃഷ്ടാ മയാ കാശ്ചിച്ഛ്രുതാ വാപി വരാങ്ഗനാഃ ।
ന താസാം സദൃശീം മന്യേ ത്വാമഹം മത്തകാശിനി ॥ ൩൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.160.37 in Telugu sript:
యా హి దృష్టా మయా కాశ్చిచ్ఛ్రుతా వాపి వరాఙ్గనాః ।
న తాసాం సదృశీం మన్యే త్వామహం మత్తకాశిని ॥ ౩౭ ॥

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