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 17.1.15

ते श्रुत्वैव वचस्तस्य पौरजानपदा जनाः ।
भृशमुद्विग्नमनसो नाभ्यनन्दन्त तद्वचः ॥ १५ ॥

te śrutvaiva vacastasya paurajānapadā janāḥ |
bhṛśamudvignamanaso nābhyanandanta tadvacaḥ || 15 ||

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

...subjects. The royal sage informed them of his intentions. The citizens and the inhabitants of the provinces, hearing the king’s words, became filled with anxiety and...

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

Tad, Yushmad, Vaca, Vacas, Paurajanapada, Jana, Bhrisham, Bhrisha, Udvignamanas, Nabhya, Nandanta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 17.1.15). 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: “te śrutvaiva vacastasya paurajānapadā janāḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śrutvai -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • vacas -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • paurajānapadā* -
  • paurajānapada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • janāḥ -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “bhṛśamudvignamanaso nābhyanandanta tadvacaḥ
  • bhṛśam -
  • bhṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • udvignamanaso* -
  • udvignamanas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    udvignamanas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nābhya -
  • nābhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nābhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nandanta -
  • nandanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nandanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadva -
  • tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • caḥ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 17.1.15

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 17.1.15 in Kannada sript:
ತೇ ಶ್ರುತ್ವೈವ ವಚಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಪೌರಜಾನಪದಾ ಜನಾಃ ।
ಭೃಶಮುದ್ವಿಗ್ನಮನಸೋ ನಾಭ್ಯನನ್ದನ್ತ ತದ್ವಚಃ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 17.1.15 in Bengali sript:
তে শ্রুত্বৈব বচস্তস্য পৌরজানপদা জনাঃ ।
ভৃশমুদ্বিগ্নমনসো নাভ্যনন্দন্ত তদ্বচঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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 17.1.15 in Gujarati sript:
તે શ્રુત્વૈવ વચસ્તસ્ય પૌરજાનપદા જનાઃ ।
ભૃશમુદ્વિગ્નમનસો નાભ્યનન્દન્ત તદ્વચઃ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 17.1.15 in Malayalam sript:
തേ ശ്രുത്വൈവ വചസ്തസ്യ പൌരജാനപദാ ജനാഃ ।
ഭൃശമുദ്വിഗ്നമനസോ നാഭ്യനന്ദന്ത തദ്വചഃ ॥ ൧൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 17.1.15 in Telugu sript:
తే శ్రుత్వైవ వచస్తస్య పౌరజానపదా జనాః ।
భృశముద్విగ్నమనసో నాభ్యనన్దన్త తద్వచః ॥ ౧౫ ॥

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