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 5.141.45

कर्ण उवाच ।
अपि त्वा कृष्ण पश्याम जीवन्तोऽस्मान्महारणात् ।
समुत्तीर्णा महाबाहो वीरक्षयविनाशनात् ॥ ४५ ॥

karṇa uvāca |
api tvā kṛṣṇa paśyāma jīvanto'smānmahāraṇāt |
samuttīrṇā mahābāho vīrakṣayavināśanāt || 45 ||

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

...constantly heard (over their heads). All this is an indication of defeat. All auspicious birds, such as peacocks, swans, cranes, Chatakas, Jivajivas, and large flights of Vakas, follow...

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

Karna, Api, Tva, Yushmad, Krishna, Pashya, Jivanta, Jivat, Asmad, Idam, Asma, Maharana, Samuttirna, Mahabaha, Vira, Kshaya, Vinashana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.141.45). 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: “karṇa uvāca
  • karṇa* -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “api tvā kṛṣṇa paśyāma jīvanto'smānmahāraṇāt
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paśyām -
  • paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvanto' -
  • jīvanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • asmān -
  • asma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    asma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • mahāraṇāt -
  • mahāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 3: “samuttīrṇā mahābāho vīrakṣayavināśanāt
  • samuttīrṇā* -
  • samuttīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samuttīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahābāho* -
  • mahābāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vīra -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaya -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣan -> kṣaya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṣan]
    kṣi (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vināśanāt -
  • vināśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vināśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.141.45

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 5.141.45 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಅಪಿ ತ್ವಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮ ಜೀವನ್ತೋಽಸ್ಮಾನ್ಮಹಾರಣಾತ್ ।
ಸಮುತ್ತೀರ್ಣಾ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ವೀರಕ್ಷಯವಿನಾಶನಾತ್ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 5.141.45 in Bengali sript:
কর্ণ উবাচ ।
অপি ত্বা কৃষ্ণ পশ্যাম জীবন্তোঽস্মান্মহারণাত্ ।
সমুত্তীর্ণা মহাবাহো বীরক্ষযবিনাশনাত্ ॥ ৪৫ ॥

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 5.141.45 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણ ઉવાચ ।
અપિ ત્વા કૃષ્ણ પશ્યામ જીવન્તોઽસ્માન્મહારણાત્ ।
સમુત્તીર્ણા મહાબાહો વીરક્ષયવિનાશનાત્ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 5.141.45 in Malayalam sript:
കര്ണ ഉവാച ।
അപി ത്വാ കൃഷ്ണ പശ്യാമ ജീവന്തോഽസ്മാന്മഹാരണാത് ।
സമുത്തീര്ണാ മഹാബാഹോ വീരക്ഷയവിനാശനാത് ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 5.141.45 in Telugu sript:
కర్ణ ఉవాచ ।
అపి త్వా కృష్ణ పశ్యామ జీవన్తోఽస్మాన్మహారణాత్ ।
సముత్తీర్ణా మహాబాహో వీరక్షయవినాశనాత్ ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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