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 13.147.1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इत्युक्तवति वाक्यं तु कृष्णे देवकिनन्दने ।
भीष्मं शांतनवं भूयः पर्यपृच्छद्युधिष्ठिरः ॥ १ ॥

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
ityuktavati vākyaṃ tu kṛṣṇe devakinandane |
bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ bhūyaḥ paryapṛcchadyudhiṣṭhiraḥ || 1 ||

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

...with his shaft the embodied form of sacrifice, the deities become filled with grief, losing happiness and tranquillity of heart. In consequence of the twang of his bow-string the whole universe became agitated. The deities and the Asuras, O son...

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

Vaishampayana, Ityukta, Vati, Vakya, Krishna, Devakinandana, Bhishma, Shantanava, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Pari, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 13.147.1). 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: “ityuktavati vākyaṃ tu kṛṣṇe devakinandane
  • ityukta -
  • ityukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vati -
  • vati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vatī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vatī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vākyam -
  • vākya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
    vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kṛṣṇe -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • devakinandane -
  • devakinandana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    devakinandana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 3: “bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ bhūyaḥ paryapṛcchadyudhiṣṭhiraḥ
  • bhīṣmam -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhīṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śāntanavam -
  • śāntanava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāntanava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūyaḥ -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • parya -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • apṛcchad -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yudhiṣṭhiraḥ -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 13.147.1

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 13.147.1 in Kannada sript:
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಇತ್ಯುಕ್ತವತಿ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ತು ಕೃಷ್ಣೇ ದೇವಕಿನನ್ದನೇ ।
ಭೀಷ್ಮಂ ಶಾಂತನವಂ ಭೂಯಃ ಪರ್ಯಪೃಚ್ಛದ್ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ॥ 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 13.147.1 in Bengali sript:
বৈশংপাযন উবাচ ।
ইত্যুক্তবতি বাক্যং তু কৃষ্ণে দেবকিনন্দনে ।
ভীষ্মং শাংতনবং ভূযঃ পর্যপৃচ্ছদ্যুধিষ্ঠিরঃ ॥ 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 13.147.1 in Gujarati sript:
વૈશંપાયન ઉવાચ ।
ઇત્યુક્તવતિ વાક્યં તુ કૃષ્ણે દેવકિનન્દને ।
ભીષ્મં શાંતનવં ભૂયઃ પર્યપૃચ્છદ્યુધિષ્ઠિરઃ ॥ 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 13.147.1 in Malayalam sript:
വൈശംപായന ഉവാച ।
ഇത്യുക്തവതി വാക്യം തു കൃഷ്ണേ ദേവകിനന്ദനേ ।
ഭീഷ്മം ശാംതനവം ഭൂയഃ പര്യപൃച്ഛദ്യുധിഷ്ഠിരഃ ॥ ൧ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 13.147.1 in Telugu sript:
వైశంపాయన ఉవాచ ।
ఇత్యుక్తవతి వాక్యం తు కృష్ణే దేవకినన్దనే ।
భీష్మం శాంతనవం భూయః పర్యపృచ్ఛద్యుధిష్ఠిరః ॥ ౧ ॥

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