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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 4.61.20
अयं कथं स्विद्भवतां विमुक्तस्तं वै प्रबध्नीत यथा न मुच्येत् ।
तमब्रवीच्छांतनवः प्रहस्य क्व ते गता बुद्धिरभूत्क्व वीर्यम् ॥ २० ॥
ayaṃ kathaṃ svidbhavatāṃ vimuktastaṃ vai prabadhnīta yathā na mucyet |
tamabravīcchāṃtanavaḥ prahasya kva te gatā buddhirabhūtkva vīryam || 20 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...Dhananjaya, the son of Pritha, quickly rushed at them like a crane rushing at a descending cloud. And with celestial weapons in their hands, they completely surrounded the son of Pritha and rained...
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 (4.61.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aya, Idam, Katham, Katha, Vimukta, Pra, Yatha, Shantanava, Shantanu, Prahasya, Kva, Tad, Yushmad, Gata, Buddhi, Virya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 4.61.20). 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: “ayaṃ kathaṃ svidbhavatāṃ vimuktastaṃ vai prabadhnīta yathā na mucyet ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse svidbhavatām*vi
- vimuktas -
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vimukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- badhnīta -
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√bandh (verb class 9)[optative middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse mucyet
- Line 2: “tamabravīcchāṃtanavaḥ prahasya kva te gatā buddhirabhūtkva vīryam ”
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- abravīcch -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- śāntanavaḥ -
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śāntanava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śāntanu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śāntanu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- prahasya -
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prahasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prahasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- gatā* -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- buddhir -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vīryam -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vīryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 4.61.20
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 4.61.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅಯಂ ಕಥಂ ಸ್ವಿದ್ಭವತಾಂ ವಿಮುಕ್ತಸ್ತಂ ವೈ ಪ್ರಬಧ್ನೀತ ಯಥಾ ನ ಮುಚ್ಯೇತ್ ।
ತಮಬ್ರವೀಚ್ಛಾಂತನವಃ ಪ್ರಹಸ್ಯ ಕ್ವ ತೇ ಗತಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿರಭೂತ್ಕ್ವ ವೀರ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
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 4.61.20 in Bengali sript:
অযং কথং স্বিদ্ভবতাং বিমুক্তস্তং বৈ প্রবধ্নীত যথা ন মুচ্যেত্ ।
তমব্রবীচ্ছাংতনবঃ প্রহস্য ক্ব তে গতা বুদ্ধিরভূত্ক্ব বীর্যম্ ॥ ২০ ॥
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 4.61.20 in Gujarati sript:
અયં કથં સ્વિદ્ભવતાં વિમુક્તસ્તં વૈ પ્રબધ્નીત યથા ન મુચ્યેત્ ।
તમબ્રવીચ્છાંતનવઃ પ્રહસ્ય ક્વ તે ગતા બુદ્ધિરભૂત્ક્વ વીર્યમ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.61.20 in Malayalam sript:
അയം കഥം സ്വിദ്ഭവതാം വിമുക്തസ്തം വൈ പ്രബധ്നീത യഥാ ന മുച്യേത് ।
തമബ്രവീച്ഛാംതനവഃ പ്രഹസ്യ ക്വ തേ ഗതാ ബുദ്ധിരഭൂത്ക്വ വീര്യമ് ॥ ൨൦ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 4.61.20 in Telugu sript:
అయం కథం స్విద్భవతాం విముక్తస్తం వై ప్రబధ్నీత యథా న ముచ్యేత్ ।
తమబ్రవీచ్ఛాంతనవః ప్రహస్య క్వ తే గతా బుద్ధిరభూత్క్వ వీర్యమ్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥