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 1.71.45

देवयान्युवाच ।
द्वौ मां शोकावग्निकल्पौ दहेतां कचस्य नाशस्तव चैवोपघातः ।
कचस्य नाशे मम नास्ति शर्म तवोपघाते जीवितुं नास्मि शक्ता ॥ ४५ ॥

devayānyuvāca |
dvau māṃ śokāvagnikalpau dahetāṃ kacasya nāśastava caivopaghātaḥ |
kacasya nāśe mama nāsti śarma tavopaghāte jīvituṃ nāsmi śaktā || 45 ||

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

...those maidens which they had laid on the bank. A little while after, the maidens, getting up from the water, approached their garments that had, indeed, got mixed up with one another. And...

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

Devayani, Dva, Asmad, Shoka, Agnikalpa, Kaca, Nasha, Yushmad, Upaghata, Nasti, Sharma, Sharman, Nri, Shakta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.71.45). 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: “devayānyuvāca
  • devayānyu -
  • devayānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    div (verb class 10)
    [imperative active first single]
    dīv (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first 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: “dvau māṃ śokāvagnikalpau dahetāṃ kacasya nāśastava caivopaghātaḥ
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śokāva -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • agnikalpau -
  • agnikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dahetām -
  • dah (verb class 1)
    [optative active third dual]
  • kacasya -
  • kaca (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • nāśas -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivo -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • upaghātaḥ -
  • upaghāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “kacasya nāśe mama nāsti śarma tavopaghāte jīvituṃ nāsmi śaktā
  • kacasya -
  • kaca (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • nāśe -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śarma -
  • śarma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    śarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tavo -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • upaghāte -
  • upaghāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jīvitum -
  • jīv -> jīvitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jīv]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • śaktā -
  • śaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śac -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
    śak -> śaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.71.45

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 1.71.45 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಯಾನ್ಯುವಾಚ ।
ದ್ವೌ ಮಾಂ ಶೋಕಾವಗ್ನಿಕಲ್ಪೌ ದಹೇತಾಂ ಕಚಸ್ಯ ನಾಶಸ್ತವ ಚೈವೋಪಘಾತಃ ।
ಕಚಸ್ಯ ನಾಶೇ ಮಮ ನಾಸ್ತಿ ಶರ್ಮ ತವೋಪಘಾತೇ ಜೀವಿತುಂ ನಾಸ್ಮಿ ಶಕ್ತಾ ॥ 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 1.71.45 in Bengali sript:
দেবযান্যুবাচ ।
দ্বৌ মাং শোকাবগ্নিকল্পৌ দহেতাং কচস্য নাশস্তব চৈবোপঘাতঃ ।
কচস্য নাশে মম নাস্তি শর্ম তবোপঘাতে জীবিতুং নাস্মি শক্তা ॥ 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 1.71.45 in Gujarati sript:
દેવયાન્યુવાચ ।
દ્વૌ માં શોકાવગ્નિકલ્પૌ દહેતાં કચસ્ય નાશસ્તવ ચૈવોપઘાતઃ ।
કચસ્ય નાશે મમ નાસ્તિ શર્મ તવોપઘાતે જીવિતું નાસ્મિ શક્તા ॥ 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 1.71.45 in Malayalam sript:
ദേവയാന്യുവാച ।
ദ്വൌ മാം ശോകാവഗ്നികല്പൌ ദഹേതാം കചസ്യ നാശസ്തവ ചൈവോപഘാതഃ ।
കചസ്യ നാശേ മമ നാസ്തി ശര്മ തവോപഘാതേ ജീവിതും നാസ്മി ശക്താ ॥ ൪൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.71.45 in Telugu sript:
దేవయాన్యువాచ ।
ద్వౌ మాం శోకావగ్నికల్పౌ దహేతాం కచస్య నాశస్తవ చైవోపఘాతః ।
కచస్య నాశే మమ నాస్తి శర్మ తవోపఘాతే జీవితుం నాస్మి శక్తా ॥ ౪౫ ॥

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