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 12.201.31

आत्रेयश्च वसिष्ठश्च कश्यपश्च महानृषिः ।
गौतमः सभरद्वाजो विश्वामित्रोऽथ कौशिकः ॥ ३१ ॥

ātreyaśca vasiṣṭhaśca kaśyapaśca mahānṛṣiḥ |
gautamaḥ sabharadvājo viśvāmitro'tha kauśikaḥ || 31 ||

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

...yield up another quarter of mine that is to be established in the waters. Do you, after this, O Sakra, assign a proper place for my third quarter.' "Sakra said, 'The Vedas, the sacrifices, and the deities are...

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

Atreya, Vasishtha, Kashyapa, Maha, Mahat, Rishi, Gautama, Sabha, Dvaja, Vishvamitra, Atha, Kaushika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.201.31). 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: “ātreyaśca vasiṣṭhaśca kaśyapaśca mahānṛṣiḥ
  • ātreyaś -
  • ātreya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasiṣṭhaś -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaśyapaś -
  • kaśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahān -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ṛṣiḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gautamaḥ sabharadvājo viśvāmitro'tha kauśikaḥ
  • gautamaḥ -
  • gautama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabha -
  • sabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvājo* -
  • dvāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśvāmitro' -
  • viśvāmitra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kauśikaḥ -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.201.31

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 12.201.31 in Kannada sript:
ಆತ್ರೇಯಶ್ಚ ವಸಿಷ್ಠಶ್ಚ ಕಶ್ಯಪಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾನೃಷಿಃ ।
ಗೌತಮಃ ಸಭರದ್ವಾಜೋ ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರೋಽಥ ಕೌಶಿಕಃ ॥ ೩೧ ॥

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 12.201.31 in Bengali sript:
আত্রেযশ্চ বসিষ্ঠশ্চ কশ্যপশ্চ মহানৃষিঃ ।
গৌতমঃ সভরদ্বাজো বিশ্বামিত্রোঽথ কৌশিকঃ ॥ ৩১ ॥

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 12.201.31 in Gujarati sript:
આત્રેયશ્ચ વસિષ્ઠશ્ચ કશ્યપશ્ચ મહાનૃષિઃ ।
ગૌતમઃ સભરદ્વાજો વિશ્વામિત્રોઽથ કૌશિકઃ ॥ ૩૧ ॥

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 12.201.31 in Malayalam sript:
ആത്രേയശ്ച വസിഷ്ഠശ്ച കശ്യപശ്ച മഹാനൃഷിഃ ।
ഗൌതമഃ സഭരദ്വാജോ വിശ്വാമിത്രോഽഥ കൌശികഃ ॥ ൩൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.201.31 in Telugu sript:
ఆత్రేయశ్చ వసిష్ఠశ్చ కశ్యపశ్చ మహానృషిః ।
గౌతమః సభరద్వాజో విశ్వామిత్రోఽథ కౌశికః ॥ ౩౧ ॥

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