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 12.203.19

गान्धर्वं नारदो वेदं भरद्वाजो धनुर्ग्रहम् ।
देवर्षिचरितं गार्ग्यः कृष्णात्रेयश्चिकित्सितम् ॥ १९ ॥

gāndharvaṃ nārado vedaṃ bharadvājo dhanurgraham |
devarṣicaritaṃ gārgyaḥ kṛṣṇātreyaścikitsitam || 19 ||

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

...three worlds?' Hearing without any pain these and other cutting speeches that Indra addressed to him, asserting the while his own superiority over him, Vali, the son of Virocana, fearlessly answered his interrogator...

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

Gandharva, Narada, Veda, Bharadvaja, Dhanurgraha, Devarshicarita, Gargi, Gargya, Krishnatreya, Cikitsita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.203.19). 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: “gāndharvaṃ nārado vedaṃ bharadvājo dhanurgraham
  • gāndharvam -
  • gāndharva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāndharva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nārado* -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vedam -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bharadvājo* -
  • bharadvāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanurgraham -
  • dhanurgraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “devarṣicaritaṃ gārgyaḥ kṛṣṇātreyaścikitsitam
  • devarṣicaritam -
  • devarṣicarita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gārgyaḥ -
  • gārgī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gārgya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛṣṇātreyaś -
  • kṛṣṇātreya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cikitsitam -
  • cikitsita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cikitsita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cikitsitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit -> cikitsita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √cit]
    cit -> cikitsita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √cit]
    cit -> cikitsitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √cit]
    cit -> cikitsita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √cit]
    cit -> cikitsita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √cit], [accusative single from √cit]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.203.19

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 12.203.19 in Kannada sript:
ಗಾನ್ಧರ್ವಂ ನಾರದೋ ವೇದಂ ಭರದ್ವಾಜೋ ಧನುರ್ಗ್ರಹಮ್ ।
ದೇವರ್ಷಿಚರಿತಂ ಗಾರ್ಗ್ಯಃ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾತ್ರೇಯಶ್ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 12.203.19 in Bengali sript:
গান্ধর্বং নারদো বেদং ভরদ্বাজো ধনুর্গ্রহম্ ।
দেবর্ষিচরিতং গার্গ্যঃ কৃষ্ণাত্রেযশ্চিকিত্সিতম্ ॥ ১৯ ॥

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 12.203.19 in Gujarati sript:
ગાન્ધર્વં નારદો વેદં ભરદ્વાજો ધનુર્ગ્રહમ્ ।
દેવર્ષિચરિતં ગાર્ગ્યઃ કૃષ્ણાત્રેયશ્ચિકિત્સિતમ્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 12.203.19 in Malayalam sript:
ഗാന്ധര്വം നാരദോ വേദം ഭരദ്വാജോ ധനുര്ഗ്രഹമ് ।
ദേവര്ഷിചരിതം ഗാര്ഗ്യഃ കൃഷ്ണാത്രേയശ്ചികിത്സിതമ് ॥ ൧൯ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.203.19 in Telugu sript:
గాన్ధర్వం నారదో వేదం భరద్వాజో ధనుర్గ్రహమ్ ।
దేవర్షిచరితం గార్గ్యః కృష్ణాత్రేయశ్చికిత్సితమ్ ॥ ౧౯ ॥

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