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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 1.203.26
एवं चतुर्मुखः स्थाणुर्महादेवोऽभवत्पुरा ।
तथा सहस्रनेत्रश्च बभूव बलसूदनः ॥ २६ ॥
evaṃ caturmukhaḥ sthāṇurmahādevo'bhavatpurā |
tathā sahasranetraśca babhūva balasūdanaḥ || 26 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...living upon air alone, standing on their toes, they threw pieces of the flesh of their bodies into the fire. Their arms upraised, and eye fixed, long was the period for which they observed...
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 (1.203.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Caturmukha, Sthanu, Mahadeva, Pura, Pur, Tatha, Sahasranetra, Balasudana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.203.26). 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: “evaṃ caturmukhaḥ sthāṇurmahādevo'bhavatpurā ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- caturmukhaḥ -
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caturmukha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthāṇur -
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sthāṇu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sthāṇu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- mahādevo' -
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mahādeva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tathā sahasranetraśca babhūva balasūdanaḥ ”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sahasranetraś -
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sahasranetra (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]
- babhūva -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- balasūdanaḥ -
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balasūdana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.203.26
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 1.203.26 in Kannada sript:
ಏವಂ ಚತುರ್ಮುಖಃ ಸ್ಥಾಣುರ್ಮಹಾದೇವೋಽಭವತ್ಪುರಾ ।
ತಥಾ ಸಹಸ್ರನೇತ್ರಶ್ಚ ಬಭೂವ ಬಲಸೂದನಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥
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 1.203.26 in Bengali sript:
এবং চতুর্মুখঃ স্থাণুর্মহাদেবোঽভবত্পুরা ।
তথা সহস্রনেত্রশ্চ বভূব বলসূদনঃ ॥ ২৬ ॥
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 1.203.26 in Gujarati sript:
એવં ચતુર્મુખઃ સ્થાણુર્મહાદેવોઽભવત્પુરા ।
તથા સહસ્રનેત્રશ્ચ બભૂવ બલસૂદનઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.203.26 in Malayalam sript:
ഏവം ചതുര്മുഖഃ സ്ഥാണുര്മഹാദേവോഽഭവത്പുരാ ।
തഥാ സഹസ്രനേത്രശ്ച ബഭൂവ ബലസൂദനഃ ॥ ൨൬ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.203.26 in Telugu sript:
ఏవం చతుర్ముఖః స్థాణుర్మహాదేవోఽభవత్పురా ।
తథా సహస్రనేత్రశ్చ బభూవ బలసూదనః ॥ ౨౬ ॥