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 1.180.20

योऽसौ पुरस्तात्कमलायताक्षस्तनुर्महासिंहगतिर्विनीतः ।
गौरः प्रलम्बोज्ज्वलचारुघोणो विनिःसृतः सोऽच्युत धर्मराजः ॥ २० ॥

yo'sau purastātkamalāyatākṣastanurmahāsiṃhagatirvinītaḥ |
gauraḥ pralambojjvalacārughoṇo viniḥsṛtaḥ so'cyuta dharmarājaḥ || 20 ||

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

...when in that assemblage consisting of highly respectable people, all the monarchs had become subjects of derisive talk that foremost of heroes—Jishnu, the son of Kunti—desired to string...

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

Yah, Asi, Asu, Adah, Purastat, Kamalayataksha, Tanu, Tanus, Mahasimhagati, Vinita, Gaura, Pralambojjvalacarughona, Vinihsrita, Sah, Acyuta, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.180.20). 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: “yo'sau purastātkamalāyatākṣastanurmahāsiṃhagatirvinītaḥ
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • purastāt -
  • purastāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    purastāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    purastāt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    purastāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kamalāyatākṣas -
  • kamalāyatākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tanur -
  • tanus (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahāsiṃhagatir -
  • mahāsiṃhagati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahāsiṃhagati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vinītaḥ -
  • vinīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gauraḥ pralambojjvalacārughoṇo viniḥsṛtaḥ so'cyuta dharmarājaḥ
  • gauraḥ -
  • gaura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pralambojjvalacārughoṇo* -
  • pralambojjvalacārughoṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viniḥsṛtaḥ -
  • viniḥsṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • acyuta -
  • acyuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acyuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmarājaḥ -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.180.20

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 1.180.20 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋಽಸೌ ಪುರಸ್ತಾತ್ಕಮಲಾಯತಾಕ್ಷಸ್ತನುರ್ಮಹಾಸಿಂಹಗತಿರ್ವಿನೀತಃ ।
ಗೌರಃ ಪ್ರಲಮ್ಬೋಜ್ಜ್ವಲಚಾರುಘೋಣೋ ವಿನಿಃಸೃತಃ ಸೋಽಚ್ಯುತ ಧರ್ಮರಾಜಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.180.20 in Bengali sript:
যোঽসৌ পুরস্তাত্কমলাযতাক্ষস্তনুর্মহাসিংহগতির্বিনীতঃ ।
গৌরঃ প্রলম্বোজ্জ্বলচারুঘোণো বিনিঃসৃতঃ সোঽচ্যুত ধর্মরাজঃ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.180.20 in Gujarati sript:
યોઽસૌ પુરસ્તાત્કમલાયતાક્ષસ્તનુર્મહાસિંહગતિર્વિનીતઃ ।
ગૌરઃ પ્રલમ્બોજ્જ્વલચારુઘોણો વિનિઃસૃતઃ સોઽચ્યુત ધર્મરાજઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 1.180.20 in Malayalam sript:
യോഽസൌ പുരസ്താത്കമലായതാക്ഷസ്തനുര്മഹാസിംഹഗതിര്വിനീതഃ ।
ഗൌരഃ പ്രലമ്ബോജ്ജ്വലചാരുഘോണോ വിനിഃസൃതഃ സോഽച്യുത ധര്മരാജഃ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.180.20 in Telugu sript:
యోఽసౌ పురస్తాత్కమలాయతాక్షస్తనుర్మహాసింహగతిర్వినీతః ।
గౌరః ప్రలమ్బోజ్జ్వలచారుఘోణో వినిఃసృతః సోఽచ్యుత ధర్మరాజః ॥ ౨౦ ॥

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