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 1.147.9

पित्रा त्यक्ता तथा मात्रा भ्रात्रा चाहमसंशयम् ।
दुःखाद्दुःखतरं प्राप्य म्रियेयमतथोचिता ॥ ९ ॥

pitrā tyaktā tathā mātrā bhrātrā cāhamasaṃśayam |
duḥkhādduḥkhataraṃ prāpya mriyeyamatathocitā || 9 ||

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

...rivers and their pebbly banks, on sylvan streams with beautiful banks and mountain-currents, in picturesque woods with blossoming trees and creepers in Himalayan bowers, and various caves...

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

Pitri, Tyaktri, Tyakta, Tatha, Matra, Bhratri, Aha, Asmad, Asamshayam, Asamshaya, Duhkha, Duhkhatara, Prapya, Atathocita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.147.9). 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: “pitrā tyaktā tathā mātrā bhrātrā cāhamasaṃśayam
  • pitrā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tyaktā -
  • tyaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tyaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tyaj -> tyaktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mātrā* -
  • mātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhrātrā -
  • bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • asaṃśayam -
  • asaṃśayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asaṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “duḥkhādduḥkhataraṃ prāpya mriyeyamatathocitā
  • duḥkhād -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • duḥkhataram -
  • duḥkhatara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāpya -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mriyeyam -
  • mṛ (verb class 6)
    [optative active first single]
  • atathocitā -
  • atathocitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.147.9

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 1.147.9 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತ್ರಾ ತ್ಯಕ್ತಾ ತಥಾ ಮಾತ್ರಾ ಭ್ರಾತ್ರಾ ಚಾಹಮಸಂಶಯಮ್ ।
ದುಃಖಾದ್ದುಃಖತರಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ ಮ್ರಿಯೇಯಮತಥೋಚಿತಾ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 1.147.9 in Bengali sript:
পিত্রা ত্যক্তা তথা মাত্রা ভ্রাত্রা চাহমসংশযম্ ।
দুঃখাদ্দুঃখতরং প্রাপ্য ম্রিযেযমতথোচিতা ॥ ৯ ॥

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 1.147.9 in Gujarati sript:
પિત્રા ત્યક્તા તથા માત્રા ભ્રાત્રા ચાહમસંશયમ્ ।
દુઃખાદ્દુઃખતરં પ્રાપ્ય મ્રિયેયમતથોચિતા ॥ ૯ ॥

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 1.147.9 in Malayalam sript:
പിത്രാ ത്യക്താ തഥാ മാത്രാ ഭ്രാത്രാ ചാഹമസംശയമ് ।
ദുഃഖാദ്ദുഃഖതരം പ്രാപ്യ മ്രിയേയമതഥോചിതാ ॥ ൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.147.9 in Telugu sript:
పిత్రా త్యక్తా తథా మాత్రా భ్రాత్రా చాహమసంశయమ్ ।
దుఃఖాద్దుఃఖతరం ప్రాప్య మ్రియేయమతథోచితా ॥ ౯ ॥

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