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 1.189.49

सैषा देवी रुचिरा देवजुष्टा पञ्चानामेका स्वकृतेन कर्मणा ।
सृष्टा स्वयं देवपत्नी स्वयम्भुवा श्रुत्वा राजन्द्रुपदेष्टं कुरुष्व ॥ ४९ ॥

saiṣā devī rucirā devajuṣṭā pañcānāmekā svakṛtena karmaṇā |
sṛṣṭā svayaṃ devapatnī svayambhuvā śrutvā rājandrupadeṣṭaṃ kuruṣva || 49 ||

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

...the master Dvaipayana—rose, and taking hold of Drupada’s hand led him to a private apartment. The Pandavas and Kunti and Dhrishtadyumna of Prishata’s race sat there, waiting for the return...

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

Devi, Devin, Rucira, Devajushta, Panca, Eka, Svakrita, Karman, Srishta, Svayam, Devapatni, Svayambhu, Svayambhuva, Rajan, Rajat, Drupada, Ishtam, Ishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.189.49). 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: “saiṣā devī rucirā devajuṣṭā pañcānāmekā svakṛtena karmaṇā
  • sai -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣā -
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rucirā* -
  • rucira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rucirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devajuṣṭā -
  • devajuṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcānām -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pañcā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ekā -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svakṛtena -
  • svakṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svakṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “sṛṣṭā svayaṃ devapatnī svayambhuvā śrutvā rājandrupadeṣṭaṃ kuruṣva
  • sṛṣṭā -
  • sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sṛj -> sṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • devapatnī -
  • devapatnī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • svayambhuvā -
  • svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    svayambhuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • drupade -
  • drupada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    drupada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    drupadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣṭam -
  • iṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √iṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • kuruṣva -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.189.49

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 1.189.49 in Kannada sript:
ಸೈಷಾ ದೇವೀ ರುಚಿರಾ ದೇವಜುಷ್ಟಾ ಪಞ್ಚಾನಾಮೇಕಾ ಸ್ವಕೃತೇನ ಕರ್ಮಣಾ ।
ಸೃಷ್ಟಾ ಸ್ವಯಂ ದೇವಪತ್ನೀ ಸ್ವಯಮ್ಭುವಾ ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ರಾಜನ್ದ್ರುಪದೇಷ್ಟಂ ಕುರುಷ್ವ ॥ ೪೯ ॥

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 1.189.49 in Bengali sript:
সৈষা দেবী রুচিরা দেবজুষ্টা পঞ্চানামেকা স্বকৃতেন কর্মণা ।
সৃষ্টা স্বযং দেবপত্নী স্বযম্ভুবা শ্রুত্বা রাজন্দ্রুপদেষ্টং কুরুষ্ব ॥ ৪৯ ॥

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 1.189.49 in Gujarati sript:
સૈષા દેવી રુચિરા દેવજુષ્ટા પઞ્ચાનામેકા સ્વકૃતેન કર્મણા ।
સૃષ્ટા સ્વયં દેવપત્ની સ્વયમ્ભુવા શ્રુત્વા રાજન્દ્રુપદેષ્ટં કુરુષ્વ ॥ ૪૯ ॥

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 1.189.49 in Malayalam sript:
സൈഷാ ദേവീ രുചിരാ ദേവജുഷ്ടാ പഞ്ചാനാമേകാ സ്വകൃതേന കര്മണാ ।
സൃഷ്ടാ സ്വയം ദേവപത്നീ സ്വയമ്ഭുവാ ശ്രുത്വാ രാജന്ദ്രുപദേഷ്ടം കുരുഷ്വ ॥ ൪൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.189.49 in Telugu sript:
సైషా దేవీ రుచిరా దేవజుష్టా పఞ్చానామేకా స్వకృతేన కర్మణా ।
సృష్టా స్వయం దేవపత్నీ స్వయమ్భువా శ్రుత్వా రాజన్ద్రుపదేష్టం కురుష్వ ॥ ౪౯ ॥

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