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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 2.72.18
तस्याः कृपणचक्षुर्भ्यां प्रदह्येतापि मेदिनी ।
अपि शेषं भवेदद्य पुत्राणां मम संजय ॥ १८ ॥
tasyāḥ kṛpaṇacakṣurbhyāṃ pradahyetāpi medinī |
api śeṣaṃ bhavedadya putrāṇāṃ mama saṃjaya || 18 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...kingdom in a friendly dispute. Robbed of his kingdom by me, O Bharata, the king performed a sacrifice for obtaining a son (that should slay me). Aided by the ascetic power of Yaja and Upayaja...
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 (2.72.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kripana, Cakshus, Prada, Eta, Etri, Api, Medin, Medini, Shesha, Adya, Putra, Asmad, Sanjaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 2.72.18). 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: “tasyāḥ kṛpaṇacakṣurbhyāṃ pradahyetāpi medinī ”
- tasyāḥ -
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sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kṛpaṇa -
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kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakṣurbhyām -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- prada -
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prada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- etā -
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eta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]etṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√i (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- medinī -
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medinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]medin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]medini (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]medini (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “api śeṣaṃ bhavedadya putrāṇāṃ mama saṃjaya ”
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śeṣam -
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śeṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śeṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śeṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putrāṇām -
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putra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]putra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]putrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- sañjaya -
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sañjaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sañjaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 2.72.18
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 2.72.18 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಯಾಃ ಕೃಪಣಚಕ್ಷುರ್ಭ್ಯಾಂ ಪ್ರದಹ್ಯೇತಾಪಿ ಮೇದಿನೀ ।
ಅಪಿ ಶೇಷಂ ಭವೇದದ್ಯ ಪುತ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಮಮ ಸಂಜಯ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
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 2.72.18 in Bengali sript:
তস্যাঃ কৃপণচক্ষুর্ভ্যাং প্রদহ্যেতাপি মেদিনী ।
অপি শেষং ভবেদদ্য পুত্রাণাং মম সংজয ॥ ১৮ ॥
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 2.72.18 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્યાઃ કૃપણચક્ષુર્ભ્યાં પ્રદહ્યેતાપિ મેદિની ।
અપિ શેષં ભવેદદ્ય પુત્રાણાં મમ સંજય ॥ ૧૮ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.72.18 in Malayalam sript:
തസ്യാഃ കൃപണചക്ഷുര്ഭ്യാം പ്രദഹ്യേതാപി മേദിനീ ।
അപി ശേഷം ഭവേദദ്യ പുത്രാണാം മമ സംജയ ॥ ൧൮ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 2.72.18 in Telugu sript:
తస్యాః కృపణచక్షుర్భ్యాం ప్రదహ్యేతాపి మేదినీ ।
అపి శేషం భవేదద్య పుత్రాణాం మమ సంజయ ॥ ౧౮ ॥