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 1.203.25
महेन्द्रस्यापि नेत्राणां पार्श्वतः पृष्ठतोऽग्रतः ।
रक्तान्तानां विशालानां सहस्रं सर्वतोऽभवत् ॥ २५ ॥
mahendrasyāpi netrāṇāṃ pārśvataḥ pṛṣṭhato'grataḥ |
raktāntānāṃ viśālānāṃ sahasraṃ sarvato'bhavat || 25 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...hunger and thirst, with matted locks on their heads and attired in barks of trees, they acquired sufficient ascetic merit at length. Besmearing themselves with dirt from head to foot, living...
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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 (1.203.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahendra, Api, Netra, Parshvatah, Prishthatah, Agratah, Agratas, Raktanta, Vishala, Sahasram, Sahasra, Sarvatah, Sarvata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.203.25). 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: “mahendrasyāpi netrāṇāṃ pārśvataḥ pṛṣṭhato'grataḥ ”
- mahendrasyā -
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mahendra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- netrāṇām -
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netra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]netra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- pārśvataḥ -
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pārśvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pṛṣṭhato' -
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pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- agrataḥ -
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agrataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]agratas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “raktāntānāṃ viśālānāṃ sahasraṃ sarvato'bhavat ”
- raktāntānām -
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raktānta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]raktānta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]raktāntā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- viśālānām -
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viśāla (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]viśāla (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]viśālā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- sahasram -
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sahasram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sarvato' -
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sarvataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sarvata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.203.25
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 1.203.25 in Kannada sript:
ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ನೇತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವತಃ ಪೃಷ್ಠತೋಽಗ್ರತಃ ।
ರಕ್ತಾನ್ತಾನಾಂ ವಿಶಾಲಾನಾಂ ಸಹಸ್ರಂ ಸರ್ವತೋಽಭವತ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
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 1.203.25 in Bengali sript:
মহেন্দ্রস্যাপি নেত্রাণাং পার্শ্বতঃ পৃষ্ঠতোঽগ্রতঃ ।
রক্তান্তানাং বিশালানাং সহস্রং সর্বতোঽভবত্ ॥ ২৫ ॥
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 1.203.25 in Gujarati sript:
મહેન્દ્રસ્યાપિ નેત્રાણાં પાર્શ્વતઃ પૃષ્ઠતોઽગ્રતઃ ।
રક્તાન્તાનાં વિશાલાનાં સહસ્રં સર્વતોઽભવત્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.203.25 in Malayalam sript:
മഹേന്ദ്രസ്യാപി നേത്രാണാം പാര്ശ്വതഃ പൃഷ്ഠതോഽഗ്രതഃ ।
രക്താന്താനാം വിശാലാനാം സഹസ്രം സര്വതോഽഭവത് ॥ ൨൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.203.25 in Telugu sript:
మహేన్ద్రస్యాపి నేత్రాణాం పార్శ్వతః పృష్ఠతోఽగ్రతః ।
రక్తాన్తానాం విశాలానాం సహస్రం సర్వతోఽభవత్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥