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 1.29.2

स चक्रं क्षुरपर्यन्तमपश्यदमृतान्तिके ।
परिभ्रमन्तमनिशं तीक्ष्णधारमयस्मयम् ॥ २ ॥

sa cakraṃ kṣuraparyantamapaśyadamṛtāntike |
paribhramantamaniśaṃ tīkṣṇadhāramayasmayam || 2 ||

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

...winds blew accompanied with thunder, and meteors fell by thousands. And the sky, though cloudless, roared tremendously. And even he who was the god of gods shed showers of blood. And the...

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

Cakra, Kshura, Paryantam, Paryanta, Apashyat, Amrita, Tika, Paribhramat, Anisham, Anisha, Tikshnadhara, Ayasmaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.29.2). 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: “sa cakraṃ kṣuraparyantamapaśyadamṛtāntike
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṣura -
  • kṣura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • paryantam -
  • paryantam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paryanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paryanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paryantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apaśyad -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    apaśyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • amṛtān -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tike -
  • tika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “paribhramantamaniśaṃ tīkṣṇadhāramayasmayam
  • paribhramantam -
  • paribhramat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aniśam -
  • aniśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aniśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aniśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aniśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tīkṣṇadhāram -
  • tīkṣṇadhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīkṣṇadhāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīkṣṇadhārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ayasmayam -
  • ayasmaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ayasmaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.29.2

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 1.29.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಚಕ್ರಂ ಕ್ಷುರಪರ್ಯನ್ತಮಪಶ್ಯದಮೃತಾನ್ತಿಕೇ ।
ಪರಿಭ್ರಮನ್ತಮನಿಶಂ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣಧಾರಮಯಸ್ಮಯಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 1.29.2 in Bengali sript:
স চক্রং ক্ষুরপর্যন্তমপশ্যদমৃতান্তিকে ।
পরিভ্রমন্তমনিশং তীক্ষ্ণধারমযস্মযম্ ॥ ২ ॥

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 1.29.2 in Gujarati sript:
સ ચક્રં ક્ષુરપર્યન્તમપશ્યદમૃતાન્તિકે ।
પરિભ્રમન્તમનિશં તીક્ષ્ણધારમયસ્મયમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 1.29.2 in Malayalam sript:
സ ചക്രം ക്ഷുരപര്യന്തമപശ്യദമൃതാന്തികേ ।
പരിഭ്രമന്തമനിശം തീക്ഷ്ണധാരമയസ്മയമ് ॥ ൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.29.2 in Telugu sript:
స చక్రం క్షురపర్యన్తమపశ్యదమృతాన్తికే ।
పరిభ్రమన్తమనిశం తీక్ష్ణధారమయస్మయమ్ ॥ ౨ ॥

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