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 1.1.63

इदं द्वैपायनः पूर्वं पुत्रमध्यापयच्छुकम् ।
ततोऽन्येभ्योऽनुरूपेभ्यः शिष्येभ्यः प्रददौ प्रभुः ॥ ६३ ॥

idaṃ dvaipāyanaḥ pūrvaṃ putramadhyāpayacchukam |
tato'nyebhyo'nurūpebhyaḥ śiṣyebhyaḥ pradadau prabhuḥ || 63 ||

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

...way of diversion, he knit the knots of composition exceeding close; by doing which, he dictated this work according to his engagement. I am (continued Sauti) acquainted with eight thousand...

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

Idam, Dvaipayana, Purvam, Purva, Putra, Adhi, Apayat, Shukam, Shuka, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Anya, Anurupa, Shishya, Prada, Prabhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.63). 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 dvaipāyanaḥ pūrvaṃ putramadhyāpayacchukam
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvaipāyanaḥ -
  • dvaipāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhyā -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    adhyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpayacch -
  • āp -> āpayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √āp]
    i -> āpayat (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √i]
    āp -> āpayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √āp], [vocative single from √āp], [accusative single from √āp]
    i -> āpayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i], [vocative single from √i], [accusative single from √i]
    āp (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • śukam -
  • śukam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śuka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tato'nyebhyo'nurūpebhyaḥ śiṣyebhyaḥ pradadau prabhuḥ
  • 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]
  • anyebhyo' -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • anurūpebhyaḥ -
  • anurūpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    anurūpa (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • śiṣyebhyaḥ -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [dative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [ablative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [dative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [ablative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [dative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [ablative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [dative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [ablative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • prada -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dau -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prabhuḥ -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.63

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 1.1.63 in Kannada sript:
ಇದಂ ದ್ವೈಪಾಯನಃ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಪುತ್ರಮಧ್ಯಾಪಯಚ್ಛುಕಮ್ ।
ತತೋಽನ್ಯೇಭ್ಯೋಽನುರೂಪೇಭ್ಯಃ ಶಿಷ್ಯೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪ್ರದದೌ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ॥ ೬೩ ॥

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 1.1.63 in Bengali sript:
ইদং দ্বৈপাযনঃ পূর্বং পুত্রমধ্যাপযচ্ছুকম্ ।
ততোঽন্যেভ্যোঽনুরূপেভ্যঃ শিষ্যেভ্যঃ প্রদদৌ প্রভুঃ ॥ ৬৩ ॥

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 1.1.63 in Gujarati sript:
ઇદં દ્વૈપાયનઃ પૂર્વં પુત્રમધ્યાપયચ્છુકમ્ ।
તતોઽન્યેભ્યોઽનુરૂપેભ્યઃ શિષ્યેભ્યઃ પ્રદદૌ પ્રભુઃ ॥ ૬૩ ॥

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 1.1.63 in Malayalam sript:
ഇദം ദ്വൈപായനഃ പൂര്വം പുത്രമധ്യാപയച്ഛുകമ് ।
തതോഽന്യേഭ്യോഽനുരൂപേഭ്യഃ ശിഷ്യേഭ്യഃ പ്രദദൌ പ്രഭുഃ ॥ ൬൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.1.63 in Telugu sript:
ఇదం ద్వైపాయనః పూర్వం పుత్రమధ్యాపయచ్ఛుకమ్ ।
తతోఽన్యేభ్యోఽనురూపేభ్యః శిష్యేభ్యః ప్రదదౌ ప్రభుః ॥ ౬౩ ॥

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