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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 1.185.13
यथा हि लक्ष्यं निहतं धनुश्च सज्यं कृतं तेन तथा प्रसह्य ।
यथा च भाषन्ति परस्परं ते छन्ना ध्रुवं ते प्रचरन्ति पार्थाः ॥ १३ ॥
yathā hi lakṣyaṃ nihataṃ dhanuśca sajyaṃ kṛtaṃ tena tathā prasahya |
yathā ca bhāṣanti parasparaṃ te channā dhruvaṃ te pracaranti pārthāḥ || 13 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...of all, Sahadeva endued with great activity. Both Vrikodara and myself, and the twins and this maiden also, all await, O monarch, your commands. When such is the state of things, do...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.185.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Lakshya, Nihata, Dhanu, Dhanus, Sajya, Krit, Krita, Tad, Tena, Tatha, Prasahya, Bha, Parasparam, Paraspara, Yushmad, Channa, Dhruvam, Dhruva, Pra, Partha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.185.13). 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: “yathā hi lakṣyaṃ nihataṃ dhanuśca sajyaṃ kṛtaṃ tena tathā prasahya ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- lakṣyam -
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lakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lakṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- nihatam -
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nihata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nihata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nihatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dhanuś -
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dhanus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dhanu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]dhanu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sajyam -
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sajya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sajya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sajyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sañj -> sajya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]√sañj -> sajya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sañj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- prasahya -
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prasahya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prasahya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasahya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “yathā ca bhāṣanti parasparaṃ te channā dhruvaṃ te pracaranti pārthāḥ ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhā -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aṣanti -
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√aṣ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- parasparam -
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parasparam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paraspara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paraspara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]parasparā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- channā* -
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channa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]channā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhruvam -
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dhruvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dhruva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dhruva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dhruvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- caranti -
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√car (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- pārthāḥ -
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pārtha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.185.13
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 1.185.13 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥಾ ಹಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯಂ ನಿಹತಂ ಧನುಶ್ಚ ಸಜ್ಯಂ ಕೃತಂ ತೇನ ತಥಾ ಪ್ರಸಹ್ಯ ।
ಯಥಾ ಚ ಭಾಷನ್ತಿ ಪರಸ್ಪರಂ ತೇ ಛನ್ನಾ ಧ್ರುವಂ ತೇ ಪ್ರಚರನ್ತಿ ಪಾರ್ಥಾಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
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 1.185.13 in Bengali sript:
যথা হি লক্ষ্যং নিহতং ধনুশ্চ সজ্যং কৃতং তেন তথা প্রসহ্য ।
যথা চ ভাষন্তি পরস্পরং তে ছন্না ধ্রুবং তে প্রচরন্তি পার্থাঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥
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 1.185.13 in Gujarati sript:
યથા હિ લક્ષ્યં નિહતં ધનુશ્ચ સજ્યં કૃતં તેન તથા પ્રસહ્ય ।
યથા ચ ભાષન્તિ પરસ્પરં તે છન્ના ધ્રુવં તે પ્રચરન્તિ પાર્થાઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.185.13 in Malayalam sript:
യഥാ ഹി ലക്ഷ്യം നിഹതം ധനുശ്ച സജ്യം കൃതം തേന തഥാ പ്രസഹ്യ ।
യഥാ ച ഭാഷന്തി പരസ്പരം തേ ഛന്നാ ധ്രുവം തേ പ്രചരന്തി പാര്ഥാഃ ॥ ൧൩ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.185.13 in Telugu sript:
యథా హి లక్ష్యం నిహతం ధనుశ్చ సజ్యం కృతం తేన తథా ప్రసహ్య ।
యథా చ భాషన్తి పరస్పరం తే ఛన్నా ధ్రువం తే ప్రచరన్తి పార్థాః ॥ ౧౩ ॥