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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 4.2.15
यथैतानि विशिष्टानि जात्यां जात्यां वृकोदर ।
एवं युवा गुडाकेशः श्रेष्ठः सर्वधनुष्मताम् ॥ १५ ॥
yathaitāni viśiṣṭāni jātyāṃ jātyāṃ vṛkodara |
evaṃ yuvā guḍākeśaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām || 15 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...O king, appear as one of the third sex, Brihannala by name. And living as a female I shall (always) entertain the king and the inmates of the inner apartments by reciting stories. And, O king...
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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 (4.2.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Eta, Etad, Vishishta, Jati, Jatya, Vrikodara, Evam, Eva, Yuva, Gudakesha, Shreshtha, Sarva, Dhanushmat, Dhanushmata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.2.15). 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: “yathaitāni viśiṣṭāni jātyāṃ jātyāṃ vṛkodara ”
- yathai -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- etāni -
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eta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- viśiṣṭāni -
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viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jātyām -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[locative single]jātī (noun, feminine)[locative single]jātyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- jātyām -
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jāti (noun, feminine)[locative single]jātī (noun, feminine)[locative single]jātyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vṛkodara -
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vṛkodara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “evaṃ yuvā guḍākeśaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām ”
- 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]
- yuvā* -
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yū (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yuvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- guḍākeśaḥ -
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guḍākeśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śreṣṭhaḥ -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarva -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- dhanuṣmatām -
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dhanuṣmat (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dhanuṣmat (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]dhanuṣmatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.2.15
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 4.2.15 in Kannada sript:
ಯಥೈತಾನಿ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಾನಿ ಜಾತ್ಯಾಂ ಜಾತ್ಯಾಂ ವೃಕೋದರ ।
ಏವಂ ಯುವಾ ಗುಡಾಕೇಶಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಃ ಸರ್ವಧನುಷ್ಮತಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
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 4.2.15 in Bengali sript:
যথৈতানি বিশিষ্টানি জাত্যাং জাত্যাং বৃকোদর ।
এবং যুবা গুডাকেশঃ শ্রেষ্ঠঃ সর্বধনুষ্মতাম্ ॥ ১৫ ॥
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 4.2.15 in Gujarati sript:
યથૈતાનિ વિશિષ્ટાનિ જાત્યાં જાત્યાં વૃકોદર ।
એવં યુવા ગુડાકેશઃ શ્રેષ્ઠઃ સર્વધનુષ્મતામ્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.2.15 in Malayalam sript:
യഥൈതാനി വിശിഷ്ടാനി ജാത്യാം ജാത്യാം വൃകോദര ।
ഏവം യുവാ ഗുഡാകേശഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠഃ സര്വധനുഷ്മതാമ് ॥ ൧൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.2.15 in Telugu sript:
యథైతాని విశిష్టాని జాత్యాం జాత్యాం వృకోదర ।
ఏవం యువా గుడాకేశః శ్రేష్ఠః సర్వధనుష్మతామ్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥