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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 1.218.5
अश्वसेनस्तु तत्रासीत्तक्षकस्य सुतो बली ।
स यत्नमकरोत्तीव्रं मोक्षार्थं हव्यवाहनात् ॥ ५ ॥
aśvasenastu tatrāsīttakṣakasya suto balī |
sa yatnamakarottīvraṃ mokṣārthaṃ havyavāhanāt || 5 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...so much butter, Agni, satiated, desired not to drink butter again from the hand of anybody else at any other sacrifice. Agni became pale, having lost his colour, and he could not shine...
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 (1.218.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashvasena, Tatra, Takshaka, Sut, Suta, Balin, Bali, Yatna, Tivram, Tivra, Moksha, Artha, Havyavahana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.218.5). 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: “aśvasenastu tatrāsīttakṣakasya suto balī ”
- aśvasenas -
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aśvasena (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tatrā -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āsīt -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- takṣakasya -
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takṣaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- suto* -
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sut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]suta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- balī -
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balī (noun, masculine)[compound]balī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]balin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sa yatnamakarottīvraṃ mokṣārthaṃ havyavāhanāt ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yatnam -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- akarot -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperfect active third single]
- tīvram -
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tīvram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tīvra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tīvra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tīvrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mokṣā -
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mokṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mokṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- havyavāhanāt -
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havyavāhana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]havyavāhana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.218.5
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 1.218.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಸೇನಸ್ತು ತತ್ರಾಸೀತ್ತಕ್ಷಕಸ್ಯ ಸುತೋ ಬಲೀ ।
ಸ ಯತ್ನಮಕರೋತ್ತೀವ್ರಂ ಮೋಕ್ಷಾರ್ಥಂ ಹವ್ಯವಾಹನಾತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥
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 1.218.5 in Bengali sript:
অশ্বসেনস্তু তত্রাসীত্তক্ষকস্য সুতো বলী ।
স যত্নমকরোত্তীব্রং মোক্ষার্থং হব্যবাহনাত্ ॥ ৫ ॥
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 1.218.5 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વસેનસ્તુ તત્રાસીત્તક્ષકસ્ય સુતો બલી ।
સ યત્નમકરોત્તીવ્રં મોક્ષાર્થં હવ્યવાહનાત્ ॥ ૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.218.5 in Malayalam sript:
അശ്വസേനസ്തു തത്രാസീത്തക്ഷകസ്യ സുതോ ബലീ ।
സ യത്നമകരോത്തീവ്രം മോക്ഷാര്ഥം ഹവ്യവാഹനാത് ॥ ൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.218.5 in Telugu sript:
అశ్వసేనస్తు తత్రాసీత్తక్షకస్య సుతో బలీ ।
స యత్నమకరోత్తీవ్రం మోక్షార్థం హవ్యవాహనాత్ ॥ ౫ ॥