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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 1.180.18
य एष मत्तर्षभतुल्यगामी महद्धनुः कर्षति तालमात्रम् ।
एषोऽर्जुनो नात्र विचार्यमस्ति यद्यस्मि संकर्षण वासुदेवः ॥ १८ ॥
ya eṣa mattarṣabhatulyagāmī mahaddhanuḥ karṣati tālamātram |
eṣo'rjuno nātra vicāryamasti yadyasmi saṃkarṣaṇa vāsudevaḥ || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...approaching the bow stood there for some moment, fixed and motionless like a mountain. Tossed by the bow, he too fell upon his knees on the ground, and rising up, the monarch left the amphitheatre...
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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 (1.180.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Esha, Matta, Rishabha, Tulya, Gamin, Mahat, Hanu, Karshat, Talamatra, Arjuna, Vicarya, Vicari, Asti, Yadi, Yad, Sankarshana, Vasudeva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.180.18). 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: “ya eṣa mattarṣabhatulyagāmī mahaddhanuḥ karṣati tālamātram ”
- ya* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mattar -
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matta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]matta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mattā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mad -> matta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> matta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 3 verb], [vocative single from √mad class 4 verb]√mad -> mattā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √mad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 3 verb], [nominative single from √mad class 4 verb]
- ṛṣabha -
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ṛṣabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tulya -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tulya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tul class 10 verb]
- gāmī -
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gāmin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahaddh -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hanuḥ -
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hanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]hanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- karṣati -
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√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]√kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]√kṛṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- tālamātram -
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tālamātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tālamātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tālamātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “eṣo'rjuno nātra vicāryamasti yadyasmi saṃkarṣaṇa vāsudevaḥ ”
- eṣo' -
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eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arjuno* -
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arjuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vicāryam -
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vicārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vicārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vicāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]vicārī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- yadya -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- saṅkarṣaṇa -
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saṅkarṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṅkarṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vāsudevaḥ -
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vāsudeva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.180.18
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 1.180.18 in Kannada sript:
ಯ ಏಷ ಮತ್ತರ್ಷಭತುಲ್ಯಗಾಮೀ ಮಹದ್ಧನುಃ ಕರ್ಷತಿ ತಾಲಮಾತ್ರಮ್ ।
ಏಷೋಽರ್ಜುನೋ ನಾತ್ರ ವಿಚಾರ್ಯಮಸ್ತಿ ಯದ್ಯಸ್ಮಿ ಸಂಕರ್ಷಣ ವಾಸುದೇವಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 1.180.18 in Bengali sript:
য এষ মত্তর্ষভতুল্যগামী মহদ্ধনুঃ কর্ষতি তালমাত্রম্ ।
এষোঽর্জুনো নাত্র বিচার্যমস্তি যদ্যস্মি সংকর্ষণ বাসুদেবঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 1.180.18 in Gujarati sript:
ય એષ મત્તર્ષભતુલ્યગામી મહદ્ધનુઃ કર્ષતિ તાલમાત્રમ્ ।
એષોઽર્જુનો નાત્ર વિચાર્યમસ્તિ યદ્યસ્મિ સંકર્ષણ વાસુદેવઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.180.18 in Malayalam sript:
യ ഏഷ മത്തര്ഷഭതുല്യഗാമീ മഹദ്ധനുഃ കര്ഷതി താലമാത്രമ് ।
ഏഷോഽര്ജുനോ നാത്ര വിചാര്യമസ്തി യദ്യസ്മി സംകര്ഷണ വാസുദേവഃ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.180.18 in Telugu sript:
య ఏష మత్తర్షభతుల్యగామీ మహద్ధనుః కర్షతి తాలమాత్రమ్ ।
ఏషోఽర్జునో నాత్ర విచార్యమస్తి యద్యస్మి సంకర్షణ వాసుదేవః ॥ ౧౮ ॥