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 1.168.4

मन्त्रपूतेन च पुनः स तमभ्युक्ष्य वारिणा ।
मोक्षयामास वै घोराद्राक्षसाद्राजसत्तमम् ॥ ४ ॥

mantrapūtena ca punaḥ sa tamabhyukṣya vāriṇā |
mokṣayāmāsa vai ghorādrākṣasādrājasattamam || 4 ||

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

...the king yield to him from pride and anger. That best of monarchs, enraged at the Rishi, refusing to yield him the way, acted like a Rakshasa, striking him with his whip. Thus whipped by...

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

Mantraputa, Puna, Tama, Bha, Ukshya, Vari, Ghora, Rakshasa, Rajasa, Tta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.168.4). 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: “mantrapūtena ca punaḥ sa tamabhyukṣya vāriṇā
  • mantrapūtena -
  • mantrapūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mantrapūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhyu -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ukṣya -
  • ukṣ -> ukṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ukṣ]
    ukṣ -> ukṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
    ukṣ -> ukṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ukṣ class 1 verb]
  • vāriṇā -
  • vāri (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “mokṣayāmāsa vai ghorādrākṣasādrājasattamam
  • mokṣayāmā -
  • mokṣ (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • ghorād -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ghora (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rākṣasād -
  • rākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • rājasa -
  • rājasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ttam -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.168.4

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 1.168.4 in Kannada sript:
ಮನ್ತ್ರಪೂತೇನ ಚ ಪುನಃ ಸ ತಮಭ್ಯುಕ್ಷ್ಯ ವಾರಿಣಾ ।
ಮೋಕ್ಷಯಾಮಾಸ ವೈ ಘೋರಾದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಸಾದ್ರಾಜಸತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 1.168.4 in Bengali sript:
মন্ত্রপূতেন চ পুনঃ স তমভ্যুক্ষ্য বারিণা ।
মোক্ষযামাস বৈ ঘোরাদ্রাক্ষসাদ্রাজসত্তমম্ ॥ ৪ ॥

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 1.168.4 in Gujarati sript:
મન્ત્રપૂતેન ચ પુનઃ સ તમભ્યુક્ષ્ય વારિણા ।
મોક્ષયામાસ વૈ ઘોરાદ્રાક્ષસાદ્રાજસત્તમમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 1.168.4 in Malayalam sript:
മന്ത്രപൂതേന ച പുനഃ സ തമഭ്യുക്ഷ്യ വാരിണാ ।
മോക്ഷയാമാസ വൈ ഘോരാദ്രാക്ഷസാദ്രാജസത്തമമ് ॥ ൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.168.4 in Telugu sript:
మన్త్రపూతేన చ పునః స తమభ్యుక్ష్య వారిణా ।
మోక్షయామాస వై ఘోరాద్రాక్షసాద్రాజసత్తమమ్ ॥ ౪ ॥

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