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 1.123.73

स पार्थबाणैर्बहुधा खण्डशः परिकल्पितः ।
ग्राहः पञ्चत्वमापेदे जङ्घां त्यक्त्वा महात्मनः ॥ ७३ ॥

sa pārthabāṇairbahudhā khaṇḍaśaḥ parikalpitaḥ |
grāhaḥ pañcatvamāpede jaṅghāṃ tyaktvā mahātmanaḥ || 73 ||

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

...the Sumeru mountain. And the four orders including the Brahmanas and Kshatriyas, desirous of beholding the princes' skill in arms, left the city and came running to the spot. And so impatient...

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

Partha, Bana, Bahudha, Khandashah, Khandashas, Parikalpita, Graha, Pancatva, Apa, Api, Jangha, Mahatman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.123.73). 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 pārthabāṇairbahudhā khaṇḍaśaḥ parikalpitaḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pārtha -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāṇair -
  • bāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bahudhā -
  • bahudhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • khaṇḍaśaḥ -
  • khaṇḍaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khaṇḍaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • parikalpitaḥ -
  • parikalpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “grāhaḥ pañcatvamāpede jaṅghāṃ tyaktvā mahātmanaḥ
  • grāhaḥ -
  • grāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcatvam -
  • pañcatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āpe -
  • āpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    āpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āpi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    āpi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single], [aorist middle first single]
  • ide -
  • jaṅghām -
  • jaṅghā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • mahātmanaḥ -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.123.73

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 1.123.73 in Kannada sript:
ಸ ಪಾರ್ಥಬಾಣೈರ್ಬಹುಧಾ ಖಣ್ಡಶಃ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪಿತಃ ।
ಗ್ರಾಹಃ ಪಞ್ಚತ್ವಮಾಪೇದೇ ಜಙ್ಘಾಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಃ ॥ ೭೩ ॥

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 1.123.73 in Bengali sript:
স পার্থবাণৈর্বহুধা খণ্ডশঃ পরিকল্পিতঃ ।
গ্রাহঃ পঞ্চত্বমাপেদে জঙ্ঘাং ত্যক্ত্বা মহাত্মনঃ ॥ ৭৩ ॥

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 1.123.73 in Gujarati sript:
સ પાર્થબાણૈર્બહુધા ખણ્ડશઃ પરિકલ્પિતઃ ।
ગ્રાહઃ પઞ્ચત્વમાપેદે જઙ્ઘાં ત્યક્ત્વા મહાત્મનઃ ॥ ૭૩ ॥

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 1.123.73 in Malayalam sript:
സ പാര്ഥബാണൈര്ബഹുധാ ഖണ്ഡശഃ പരികല്പിതഃ ।
ഗ്രാഹഃ പഞ്ചത്വമാപേദേ ജങ്ഘാം ത്യക്ത്വാ മഹാത്മനഃ ॥ ൭൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.123.73 in Telugu sript:
స పార్థబాణైర్బహుధా ఖణ్డశః పరికల్పితః ।
గ్రాహః పఞ్చత్వమాపేదే జఙ్ఘాం త్యక్త్వా మహాత్మనః ॥ ౭౩ ॥

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