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 15.8.17

अनुजानीहि पितरं समयोऽस्य तपोविधौ ।
न मन्युर्विद्यते चास्य सुसूक्ष्मोऽपि युधिष्ठिर ॥ १७ ॥

anujānīhi pitaraṃ samayo'sya tapovidhau |
na manyurvidyate cāsya susūkṣmo'pi yudhiṣṭhira || 17 ||

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

...took some food. Gandhari conversant with every duty, as also Kunti of great intelligence, worshipped with offers of various articles by their daughters-in-law, then took...

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

Anuja, Pitri, Samaya, Idam, Tapovidhi, Manyu, Susukshma, Api, Yudhishthira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 15.8.17). 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: “anujānīhi pitaraṃ samayo'sya tapovidhau
  • anujānī -
  • anuja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pitaram -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samayo' -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tapovidhau -
  • tapovidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “na manyurvidyate cāsya susūkṣmo'pi yudhiṣṭhira
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manyur -
  • manyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • susūkṣmo' -
  • susūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 15.8.17

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 15.8.17 in Kannada sript:
ಅನುಜಾನೀಹಿ ಪಿತರಂ ಸಮಯೋಽಸ್ಯ ತಪೋವಿಧೌ ।
ನ ಮನ್ಯುರ್ವಿದ್ಯತೇ ಚಾಸ್ಯ ಸುಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮೋಽಪಿ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 15.8.17 in Bengali sript:
অনুজানীহি পিতরং সমযোঽস্য তপোবিধৌ ।
ন মন্যুর্বিদ্যতে চাস্য সুসূক্ষ্মোঽপি যুধিষ্ঠির ॥ ১৭ ॥

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 15.8.17 in Gujarati sript:
અનુજાનીહિ પિતરં સમયોઽસ્ય તપોવિધૌ ।
ન મન્યુર્વિદ્યતે ચાસ્ય સુસૂક્ષ્મોઽપિ યુધિષ્ઠિર ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 15.8.17 in Malayalam sript:
അനുജാനീഹി പിതരം സമയോഽസ്യ തപോവിധൌ ।
ന മന്യുര്വിദ്യതേ ചാസ്യ സുസൂക്ഷ്മോഽപി യുധിഷ്ഠിര ॥ ൧൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 15.8.17 in Telugu sript:
అనుజానీహి పితరం సమయోఽస్య తపోవిధౌ ।
న మన్యుర్విద్యతే చాస్య సుసూక్ష్మోఽపి యుధిష్ఠిర ॥ ౧౭ ॥

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