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 1.149.20

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ततः कुन्ती च विप्रश्च सहितावनिलात्मजम् ।
तमब्रूतां कुरुष्वेति स तथेत्यब्रवीच्च तौ ॥ २० ॥

tataḥ kuntī ca vipraśca sahitāvanilātmajam |
tamabrūtāṃ kuruṣveti sa tathetyabravīcca tau || 20 ||

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

...with woe. I do not see by what means I can escape from this danger, nor how I can fly hence, with my wife to some region free from danger. Remember, O wife, that I endeavoured...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.149.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kunti, Vipra, Sahita, Anilatmaja, Tama, Kuru, Tatha, Iti, Itya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.149.20). 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: “tataḥ kuntī ca vipraśca sahitāvanilātmajam ”
tataḥ -
tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

tata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
kuntī -
kuntī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kunti (noun, masculine)

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

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vipraś -
vipra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahitāva -
sahita (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sah class 10 verb]
anilātmajam -
anilātmaja (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “tamabrūtāṃ kuruṣveti sa tathetyabravīcca tau ”
tama -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
brūtām -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
kuruṣve -
kuru (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

kuru (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
eti -
eti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√i (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tathe -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

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

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
abravīc -
√brū (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tau -
ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.149.20

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 1.149.20 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಕುನ್ತೀ ಚ ವಿಪ್ರಶ್ಚ ಸಹಿತಾವನಿಲಾತ್ಮಜಮ್ ।
ತಮಬ್ರೂತಾಂ ಕುರುಷ್ವೇತಿ ಸ ತಥೇತ್ಯಬ್ರವೀಚ್ಚ ತೌ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 1.149.20 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ কুন্তী চ বিপ্রশ্চ সহিতাবনিলাত্মজম্ ।
তমব্রূতাং কুরুষ্বেতি স তথেত্যব্রবীচ্চ তৌ ॥ ২০ ॥

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 1.149.20 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ કુન્તી ચ વિપ્રશ્ચ સહિતાવનિલાત્મજમ્ ।
તમબ્રૂતાં કુરુષ્વેતિ સ તથેત્યબ્રવીચ્ચ તૌ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.149.20 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ കുന്തീ ച വിപ്രശ്ച സഹിതാവനിലാത്മജമ് ।
തമബ്രൂതാം കുരുഷ്വേതി സ തഥേത്യബ്രവീച്ച തൌ ॥ ൨൦ ॥

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.149.20 in Telugu sript:
తతః కున్తీ చ విప్రశ్చ సహితావనిలాత్మజమ్ ।
తమబ్రూతాం కురుష్వేతి స తథేత్యబ్రవీచ్చ తౌ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Last Updated: 16 September, 2021