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 2.41.25

इच्छतां किल नामाहं जीवाम्येषां महीक्षिताम् ।
योऽहं न गणयाम्येतांस्तृणानीव नराधिपान् ॥ २५ ॥

icchatāṃ kila nāmāhaṃ jīvāmyeṣāṃ mahīkṣitām |
yo'haṃ na gaṇayāmyetāṃstṛṇānīva narādhipān || 25 ||

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

...worshipped. Let him who wishes for speedy death, summon to battle Madhava of dark hue and the wielder of the discus and the mace; and falling enter into and mingle with the body of this...

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

Icchata, Icchat, Kila, Naman, Aha, Asmad, Idam, Mahikshit, Yah, Eta, Esha, Trina, Iva, Naradhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.41.25). 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: “icchatāṃ kila nāmāhaṃ jīvāmyeṣāṃ mahīkṣitām
  • icchatām -
  • icchatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāmā -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • jīvāmye -
  • jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • mahīkṣitām -
  • mahīkṣit (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “yo'haṃ na gaṇayāmyetāṃstṛṇānīva narādhipān
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇayāmye -
  • gaṇ (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • etāṃs -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tṛṇānī -
  • tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • narādhipān -
  • narādhipa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.41.25

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 2.41.25 in Kannada sript:
ಇಚ್ಛತಾಂ ಕಿಲ ನಾಮಾಹಂ ಜೀವಾಮ್ಯೇಷಾಂ ಮಹೀಕ್ಷಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಯೋಽಹಂ ನ ಗಣಯಾಮ್ಯೇತಾಂಸ್ತೃಣಾನೀವ ನರಾಧಿಪಾನ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 2.41.25 in Bengali sript:
ইচ্ছতাং কিল নামাহং জীবাম্যেষাং মহীক্ষিতাম্ ।
যোঽহং ন গণযাম্যেতাংস্তৃণানীব নরাধিপান্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 2.41.25 in Gujarati sript:
ઇચ્છતાં કિલ નામાહં જીવામ્યેષાં મહીક્ષિતામ્ ।
યોઽહં ન ગણયામ્યેતાંસ્તૃણાનીવ નરાધિપાન્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 2.41.25 in Malayalam sript:
ഇച്ഛതാം കില നാമാഹം ജീവാമ്യേഷാം മഹീക്ഷിതാമ് ।
യോഽഹം ന ഗണയാമ്യേതാംസ്തൃണാനീവ നരാധിപാന് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 2.41.25 in Telugu sript:
ఇచ్ఛతాం కిల నామాహం జీవామ్యేషాం మహీక్షితామ్ ।
యోఽహం న గణయామ్యేతాంస్తృణానీవ నరాధిపాన్ ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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