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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 1.1.51
विविधं संहिताज्ञानं दीपयन्ति मनीषिणः ।
व्याख्यातुं कुशलाः केचिद्ग्रन्थं धारयितुं परे ॥ ५१ ॥
vividhaṃ saṃhitājñānaṃ dīpayanti manīṣiṇaḥ |
vyākhyātuṃ kuśalāḥ kecidgranthaṃ dhārayituṃ pare || 51 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...four castes, and the import of all the Puranas; an account of asceticism and of the duties of a religious student; the dimensions of the sun and moon, the planets, constellations, and stars...
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 (1.1.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vividham, Vividha, Samhita, Ajnana, Dipayat, Dipayanti, Manishin, Manishi, Vyakhya, Atu, Kushala, Kah, Kim, Cit, Grantha, Pare, Para, Pari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.51). 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: “vividhaṃ saṃhitājñānaṃ dīpayanti manīṣiṇaḥ ”
- vividham -
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vividham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vividha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vividha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vividhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṃhitā -
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saṃhita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃhita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saṃhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajñānam -
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ajñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ajñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dīpayanti -
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√dīp -> dīpayantī (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dīp]dīpayat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dīp -> dīpayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √dīp], [vocative plural from √dīp], [accusative plural from √dīp]√dīp -> dīpayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √dīp]
- manīṣiṇaḥ -
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manīṣin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]manīṣin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]manīṣī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “vyākhyātuṃ kuśalāḥ kecidgranthaṃ dhārayituṃ pare ”
- vyākhyā -
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vyākhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ātum -
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ātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- kuśalāḥ -
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kuśala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kuśalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- grantham -
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grantha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dhārayitum -
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√dhṛ -> dhārayitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dhṛ]
- pare -
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pare (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]parā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pari (noun, masculine)[vocative single]pari (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.51
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 1.1.51 in Kannada sript:
ವಿವಿಧಂ ಸಂಹಿತಾಜ್ಞಾನಂ ದೀಪಯನ್ತಿ ಮನೀಷಿಣಃ ।
ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾತುಂ ಕುಶಲಾಃ ಕೇಚಿದ್ಗ್ರನ್ಥಂ ಧಾರಯಿತುಂ ಪರೇ ॥ ೫೧ ॥
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 1.1.51 in Bengali sript:
বিবিধং সংহিতাজ্ঞানং দীপযন্তি মনীষিণঃ ।
ব্যাখ্যাতুং কুশলাঃ কেচিদ্গ্রন্থং ধারযিতুং পরে ॥ ৫১ ॥
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 1.1.51 in Gujarati sript:
વિવિધં સંહિતાજ્ઞાનં દીપયન્તિ મનીષિણઃ ।
વ્યાખ્યાતું કુશલાઃ કેચિદ્ગ્રન્થં ધારયિતું પરે ॥ ૫૧ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.51 in Malayalam sript:
വിവിധം സംഹിതാജ്ഞാനം ദീപയന്തി മനീഷിണഃ ।
വ്യാഖ്യാതും കുശലാഃ കേചിദ്ഗ്രന്ഥം ധാരയിതും പരേ ॥ ൫൧ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.1.51 in Telugu sript:
వివిధం సంహితాజ్ఞానం దీపయన్తి మనీషిణః ।
వ్యాఖ్యాతుం కుశలాః కేచిద్గ్రన్థం ధారయితుం పరే ॥ ౫౧ ॥