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 1.43.18

इति निश्चित्य मनसा जरत्कारुर्भुजंगमा ।
तमृषिं दीप्ततपसं शयानमनलोपमम् ।
उवाचेदं वचः श्लक्ष्णं ततो मधुरभाषिणी ॥ १८ ॥

iti niścitya manasā jaratkārurbhujaṃgamā |
tamṛṣiṃ dīptatapasaṃ śayānamanalopamam |
uvācedaṃ vacaḥ ślakṣṇaṃ tato madhurabhāṣiṇī || 18 ||

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

...bestow on me that am roaming far and near. Such a bride as is of same name with me, to be bestowed on me as alms, and whom, besides, I shall not maintain, O bestow on me!' Then those...

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

Iti, Nishcitya, Manasa, Jaratkaru, Bhujangama, Rishi, Diptatapas, Shayana, Anala, Upama, Idam, Vaca, Vacas, Shlakshnam, Shlakshna, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Madhurabhashini, Madhurabhashin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.43.18). 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: “iti niścitya manasā jaratkārurbhujaṃgamā
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • niścitya -
  • niścitya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • manasā* -
  • manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jaratkārur -
  • jaratkāru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jaratkāru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhujaṅgamā -
  • bhujaṅgamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tamṛṣiṃ dīptatapasaṃ śayānamanalopamam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛṣim -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dīptatapasam -
  • dīptatapasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dīptatapas (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śayānam -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śayāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śayānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • analo -
  • anala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    analā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upamam -
  • upama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “uvācedaṃ vacaḥ ślakṣṇaṃ tato madhurabhāṣiṇī
  • uvāce -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vacaḥ -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ślakṣṇam -
  • ślakṣṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ślakṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ślakṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ślakṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • madhurabhāṣiṇī -
  • madhurabhāṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    madhurabhāṣin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.43.18

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 1.43.18 in Kannada sript:
ಇತಿ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತ್ಯ ಮನಸಾ ಜರತ್ಕಾರುರ್ಭುಜಂಗಮಾ ।
ತಮೃಷಿಂ ದೀಪ್ತತಪಸಂ ಶಯಾನಮನಲೋಪಮಮ್ ।
ಉವಾಚೇದಂ ವಚಃ ಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣಂ ತತೋ ಮಧುರಭಾಷಿಣೀ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 1.43.18 in Bengali sript:
ইতি নিশ্চিত্য মনসা জরত্কারুর্ভুজংগমা ।
তমৃষিং দীপ্ততপসং শযানমনলোপমম্ ।
উবাচেদং বচঃ শ্লক্ষ্ণং ততো মধুরভাষিণী ॥ ১৮ ॥

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 1.43.18 in Gujarati sript:
ઇતિ નિશ્ચિત્ય મનસા જરત્કારુર્ભુજંગમા ।
તમૃષિં દીપ્તતપસં શયાનમનલોપમમ્ ।
ઉવાચેદં વચઃ શ્લક્ષ્ણં તતો મધુરભાષિણી ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 1.43.18 in Malayalam sript:
ഇതി നിശ്ചിത്യ മനസാ ജരത്കാരുര്ഭുജംഗമാ ।
തമൃഷിം ദീപ്തതപസം ശയാനമനലോപമമ് ।
ഉവാചേദം വചഃ ശ്ലക്ഷ്ണം തതോ മധുരഭാഷിണീ ॥ ൧൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.43.18 in Telugu sript:
ఇతి నిశ్చిత్య మనసా జరత్కారుర్భుజంగమా ।
తమృషిం దీప్తతపసం శయానమనలోపమమ్ ।
ఉవాచేదం వచః శ్లక్ష్ణం తతో మధురభాషిణీ ॥ ౧౮ ॥

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