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 1.120.15

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धनुश्च सशरं दृष्ट्वा तथा कृष्णाजिनानि च ।
व्यवस्य ब्राह्मणापत्यं धनुर्वेदान्तगस्य तत् ।
स राज्ञे दर्शयामास मिथुनं सशरं तदा ॥ १५ ॥

dhanuśca saśaraṃ dṛṣṭvā tathā kṛṣṇājināni ca |
vyavasya brāhmaṇāpatyaṃ dhanurvedāntagasya tat |
sa rājñe darśayāmāsa mithunaṃ saśaraṃ tadā || 15 ||

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

..."Vaisampayana said, 'Arrived at Hastinapura, that best of Brahmanas, the son of Bharadvaja, continued to live privately in the house of Gautama (Kripa). His mighty son (Asvatthaman) at...
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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 (1.120.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanu, Dhanus, Sashara, Tatha, Krishnajina, Vya, Ava, Brahmana, Apatya, Dhanurveda, Tat, Tad, Rajan, Mithuna, Tada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.120.15). 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: “dhanuśca saśaraṃ dṛṣṭvā tathā kṛṣṇājināni ca ”
dhanuś -
dhanus (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

dhanu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

dhanu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
saśaram -
saśara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saśara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

saśarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
dṛṣṭvā -
√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √dṛś]
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kṛṣṇājināni -
kṛṣṇājina (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “vyavasya brāhmaṇāpatyaṃ dhanurvedāntagasya tat ”
vya -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

vi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
avasya -
ava (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
brāhmaṇā -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
apatyam -
apatya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√pat (verb class 4)

[imperfect active first single]
dhanurvedān -
dhanurveda (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ta -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound]
gasya -
ga (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ga (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
tat -
tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 3: “sa rājñe darśayāmāsa mithunaṃ saśaraṃ tadā ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
rājñe -
rājan (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
darśayāmā -
√dṛś (verb class 0)

[imperative active first plural]
asa -
asan (noun, neuter)

[compound]
mithunam -
mithuna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

mithuna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

mithunā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
saśaram -
saśara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saśara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

saśarā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.120.15

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;

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Preview of verse 1.120.15 in Kannada sript:
ಧನುಶ್ಚ ಸಶರಂ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತಥಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಜಿನಾನಿ ಚ ।
ವ್ಯವಸ್ಯ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಾಪತ್ಯಂ ಧನುರ್ವೇದಾನ್ತಗಸ್ಯ ತತ್ ।
ಸ ರಾಜ್ಞೇ ದರ್ಶಯಾಮಾಸ ಮಿಥುನಂ ಸಶರಂ ತದಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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)]

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Preview of verse 1.120.15 in Bengali sript:
ধনুশ্চ সশরং দৃষ্ট্বা তথা কৃষ্ণাজিনানি চ ।
ব্যবস্য ব্রাহ্মণাপত্যং ধনুর্বেদান্তগস্য তত্ ।
স রাজ্ঞে দর্শযামাস মিথুনং সশরং তদা ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 1.120.15 in Gujarati sript:
ધનુશ્ચ સશરં દૃષ્ટ્વા તથા કૃષ્ણાજિનાનિ ચ ।
વ્યવસ્ય બ્રાહ્મણાપત્યં ધનુર્વેદાન્તગસ્ય તત્ ।
સ રાજ્ઞે દર્શયામાસ મિથુનં સશરં તદા ॥ ૧૫ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.120.15 in Malayalam sript:
ധനുശ്ച സശരം ദൃഷ്ട്വാ തഥാ കൃഷ്ണാജിനാനി ച ।
വ്യവസ്യ ബ്രാഹ്മണാപത്യം ധനുര്വേദാന്തഗസ്യ തത് ।
സ രാജ്ഞേ ദര്ശയാമാസ മിഥുനം സശരം തദാ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.120.15 in Telugu sript:
ధనుశ్చ సశరం దృష్ట్వా తథా కృష్ణాజినాని చ ।
వ్యవస్య బ్రాహ్మణాపత్యం ధనుర్వేదాన్తగస్య తత్ ।
స రాజ్ఞే దర్శయామాస మిథునం సశరం తదా ॥ ౧౫ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021