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 13.115.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा शरतल्पे पितामहम् ।
पुनरेव महातेजाः पप्रच्छ वदतां वरम् ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā śaratalpe pitāmaham |
punareva mahātejāḥ papraccha vadatāṃ varam || 1 ||

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

...that art forgiving and full of auspiciousness, O friend, O source of all plenty, in the region of Brahman, in days of yore, you were present with your calf in the sacrifice of Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt. You tookest your station in...

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

Vaishampayana, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yudhishthira, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Sharatalpa, Pitamaha, Punar, Eva, Mahateja, Mahatejas, Vadat, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.115.1). 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: “vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
  • vaiśampāyana* -
  • vaiśampāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā śaratalpe pitāmaham
  • tato* -
  • 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]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • yudhiṣṭhiro* -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śaratalpe -
  • śaratalpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pitāmaham -
  • pitāmaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “punareva mahātejāḥ papraccha vadatāṃ varam
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahātejāḥ -
  • mahāteja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātejā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātejas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • papraccha -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • vadatām -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.115.1

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 13.115.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತತೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರೋ ರಾಜಾ ಶರತಲ್ಪೇ ಪಿತಾಮಹಮ್ ।
ಪುನರೇವ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾಃ ಪಪ್ರಚ್ಛ ವದತಾಂ ವರಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 13.115.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
ততো যুধিষ্ঠিরো রাজা শরতল্পে পিতামহম্ ।
পুনরেব মহাতেজাঃ পপ্রচ্ছ বদতাং বরম্ ॥ ১ ॥

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 13.115.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
તતો યુધિષ્ઠિરો રાજા શરતલ્પે પિતામહમ્ ।
પુનરેવ મહાતેજાઃ પપ્રચ્છ વદતાં વરમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 13.115.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
തതോ യുധിഷ്ഠിരോ രാജാ ശരതല്പേ പിതാമഹമ് ।
പുനരേവ മഹാതേജാഃ പപ്രച്ഛ വദതാം വരമ് ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.115.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
తతో యుధిష్ఠిరో రాజా శరతల్పే పితామహమ్ ।
పునరేవ మహాతేజాః పప్రచ్ఛ వదతాం వరమ్ ॥ ౧ ॥

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