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 1.1.25

इदं तु त्रिषु लोकेषु महज्ज्ञानं प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
विस्तरैश्च समासैश्च धार्यते यद्द्विजातिभिः ॥ २५ ॥

idaṃ tu triṣu lokeṣu mahajjñānaṃ pratiṣṭhitam |
vistaraiśca samāsaiśca dhāryate yaddvijātibhiḥ || 25 ||

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

...egg, the one inexhaustible seed of all created beings. It is called Mahadivya, and was formed at the beginning of the Yuga, in which we are told, was the true light Brahma, the eternal one...

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

Idam, Tri, Loka, Pratishthita, Vistara, Samasa, Yat, Yad, Dvijati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.25). 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: “idaṃ tu triṣu lokeṣu mahajjñānaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • triṣu -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • lokeṣu -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse mahajjñānam*pr
  • pratiṣṭhitam -
  • pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vistaraiśca samāsaiśca dhāryate yaddvijātibhiḥ
  • vistaraiś -
  • vistara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāsaiś -
  • samāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhāryate -
  • dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvijātibhiḥ -
  • dvijāti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvijāti (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    dvijāti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.25

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 1.1.25 in Kannada sript:
ಇದಂ ತು ತ್ರಿಷು ಲೋಕೇಷು ಮಹಜ್ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತಮ್ ।
ವಿಸ್ತರೈಶ್ಚ ಸಮಾಸೈಶ್ಚ ಧಾರ್ಯತೇ ಯದ್ದ್ವಿಜಾತಿಭಿಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 1.1.25 in Bengali sript:
ইদং তু ত্রিষু লোকেষু মহজ্জ্ঞানং প্রতিষ্ঠিতম্ ।
বিস্তরৈশ্চ সমাসৈশ্চ ধার্যতে যদ্দ্বিজাতিভিঃ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 1.1.25 in Gujarati sript:
ઇદં તુ ત્રિષુ લોકેષુ મહજ્જ્ઞાનં પ્રતિષ્ઠિતમ્ ।
વિસ્તરૈશ્ચ સમાસૈશ્ચ ધાર્યતે યદ્દ્વિજાતિભિઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 1.1.25 in Malayalam sript:
ഇദം തു ത്രിഷു ലോകേഷു മഹജ്ജ്ഞാനം പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതമ് ।
വിസ്തരൈശ്ച സമാസൈശ്ച ധാര്യതേ യദ്ദ്വിജാതിഭിഃ ॥ ൨൫ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.1.25 in Telugu sript:
ఇదం తు త్రిషు లోకేషు మహజ్జ్ఞానం ప్రతిష్ఠితమ్ ।
విస్తరైశ్చ సమాసైశ్చ ధార్యతే యద్ద్విజాతిభిః ॥ ౨౫ ॥

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