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 1.139.23

साहं त्वामभिसंप्रेक्ष्य देवगर्भसमप्रभम् ।
नान्यं भर्तारमिच्छामि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ २३ ॥

sāhaṃ tvāmabhisaṃprekṣya devagarbhasamaprabham |
nānyaṃ bhartāramicchāmi satyametadbravīmi te || 23 ||

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

...all soaked in clarified butter. This wicked wretch, Purocana, acting under the instruction of Duryodhana, stays here with the object of burning me to death when he sees me trustful...

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

Saha, Devagarbha, Samaprabha, Bhartri, Satyam, Satya, Etad, Tad, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.139.23). 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: “sāhaṃ tvāmabhisaṃprekṣya devagarbhasamaprabham
  • sāham -
  • sāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse tvāmabhisamprekṣya*de
  • devagarbha -
  • devagarbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samaprabham -
  • samaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samaprabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samaprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “nānyaṃ bhartāramicchāmi satyametadbravīmi te
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhartāram -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • icchāmi -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active first single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.139.23

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 1.139.23 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಹಂ ತ್ವಾಮಭಿಸಂಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ದೇವಗರ್ಭಸಮಪ್ರಭಮ್ ।
ನಾನ್ಯಂ ಭರ್ತಾರಮಿಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಸತ್ಯಮೇತದ್ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ತೇ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 1.139.23 in Bengali sript:
সাহং ত্বামভিসংপ্রেক্ষ্য দেবগর্ভসমপ্রভম্ ।
নান্যং ভর্তারমিচ্ছামি সত্যমেতদ্ব্রবীমি তে ॥ ২৩ ॥

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 1.139.23 in Gujarati sript:
સાહં ત્વામભિસંપ્રેક્ષ્ય દેવગર્ભસમપ્રભમ્ ।
નાન્યં ભર્તારમિચ્છામિ સત્યમેતદ્બ્રવીમિ તે ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 1.139.23 in Malayalam sript:
സാഹം ത്വാമഭിസംപ്രേക്ഷ്യ ദേവഗര്ഭസമപ്രഭമ് ।
നാന്യം ഭര്താരമിച്ഛാമി സത്യമേതദ്ബ്രവീമി തേ ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.139.23 in Telugu sript:
సాహం త్వామభిసంప్రేక్ష్య దేవగర్భసమప్రభమ్ ।
నాన్యం భర్తారమిచ్ఛామి సత్యమేతద్బ్రవీమి తే ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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