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 1.68.79

सुनिकृष्टा च योनिस्ते पुंश्चली प्रतिभासि मे ।
यदृच्छया कामरागाज्जाता मेनकया ह्यसि ॥ ७९ ॥

sunikṛṣṭā ca yoniste puṃścalī pratibhāsi me |
yadṛcchayā kāmarāgājjātā menakayā hyasi || 79 ||

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

...achievements. It is from him that the great race called after him in his race are called after him. And in the Bharata race there have been born many godlike monarchs gifted with great energy...

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

Sunikrishta, Yoni, Yonin, Sti, Pumshcali, Pratibhasin, Pratibhasi, Asmad, Yadriccha, Menaka, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.68.79). 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: “sunikṛṣṭā ca yoniste puṃścalī pratibhāsi me
  • sunikṛṣṭā -
  • sunikṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoni -
  • yonī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yonin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yonin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ste -
  • sti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • puṃścalī -
  • puṃścalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • pratibhāsi -
  • pratibhāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratibhāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratibhāsī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratibhāsī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratibhāsī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “yadṛcchayā kāmarāgājjātā menakayā hyasi
  • yadṛcchayā -
  • yadṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse kāmarāgājjātā*me
  • menakayā -
  • menakā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.68.79

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 1.68.79 in Kannada sript:
ಸುನಿಕೃಷ್ಟಾ ಚ ಯೋನಿಸ್ತೇ ಪುಂಶ್ಚಲೀ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾಸಿ ಮೇ ।
ಯದೃಚ್ಛಯಾ ಕಾಮರಾಗಾಜ್ಜಾತಾ ಮೇನಕಯಾ ಹ್ಯಸಿ ॥ ೭೯ ॥

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 1.68.79 in Bengali sript:
সুনিকৃষ্টা চ যোনিস্তে পুংশ্চলী প্রতিভাসি মে ।
যদৃচ্ছযা কামরাগাজ্জাতা মেনকযা হ্যসি ॥ ৭৯ ॥

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 1.68.79 in Gujarati sript:
સુનિકૃષ્ટા ચ યોનિસ્તે પુંશ્ચલી પ્રતિભાસિ મે ।
યદૃચ્છયા કામરાગાજ્જાતા મેનકયા હ્યસિ ॥ ૭૯ ॥

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 1.68.79 in Malayalam sript:
സുനികൃഷ്ടാ ച യോനിസ്തേ പുംശ്ചലീ പ്രതിഭാസി മേ ।
യദൃച്ഛയാ കാമരാഗാജ്ജാതാ മേനകയാ ഹ്യസി ॥ ൭൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.68.79 in Telugu sript:
సునికృష్టా చ యోనిస్తే పుంశ్చలీ ప్రతిభాసి మే ।
యదృచ్ఛయా కామరాగాజ్జాతా మేనకయా హ్యసి ॥ ౭౯ ॥

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