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 1.1.77

पुष्पवृष्टिः शुभा गन्धाः शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिस्वनाः ।
आसन्प्रवेशे पार्थानां तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥ ७७ ॥

puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ śubhā gandhāḥ śaṅkhadundubhinisvanāḥ |
āsanpraveśe pārthānāṃ tadadbhutamivābhavat || 77 ||

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

...grown up, and departed on the supreme journey, that the great Rishi Vyasa published the Bharata in this region of mankind; when being solicited by Janamejaya and thousands of Brahmanas,...

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

Pushpavrishti, Shubha, Gandha, Shankha, Dundubhi, Svana, Pravesha, Partha, Tad, Tat, Adbhuta, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.77). 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: “puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ śubhā gandhāḥ śaṅkhadundubhinisvanāḥ
  • puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ -
  • puṣpavṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubhā* -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gandhāḥ -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dundubhini -
  • dundubhi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svanāḥ -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    svanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “āsanpraveśe pārthānāṃ tadadbhutamivābhavat
  • āsan -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • praveśe -
  • praveśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    praveśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pārthānām -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adbhutam -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.77

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 1.1.77 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಷ್ಪವೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ಶುಭಾ ಗನ್ಧಾಃ ಶಙ್ಖದುನ್ದುಭಿನಿಸ್ವನಾಃ ।
ಆಸನ್ಪ್ರವೇಶೇ ಪಾರ್ಥಾನಾಂ ತದದ್ಭುತಮಿವಾಭವತ್ ॥ ೭೭ ॥

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 1.1.77 in Bengali sript:
পুষ্পবৃষ্টিঃ শুভা গন্ধাঃ শঙ্খদুন্দুভিনিস্বনাঃ ।
আসন্প্রবেশে পার্থানাং তদদ্ভুতমিবাভবত্ ॥ ৭৭ ॥

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 1.1.77 in Gujarati sript:
પુષ્પવૃષ્ટિઃ શુભા ગન્ધાઃ શઙ્ખદુન્દુભિનિસ્વનાઃ ।
આસન્પ્રવેશે પાર્થાનાં તદદ્ભુતમિવાભવત્ ॥ ૭૭ ॥

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 1.1.77 in Malayalam sript:
പുഷ്പവൃഷ്ടിഃ ശുഭാ ഗന്ധാഃ ശങ്ഖദുന്ദുഭിനിസ്വനാഃ ।
ആസന്പ്രവേശേ പാര്ഥാനാം തദദ്ഭുതമിവാഭവത് ॥ ൭൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.1.77 in Telugu sript:
పుష్పవృష్టిః శుభా గన్ధాః శఙ్ఖదున్దుభినిస్వనాః ।
ఆసన్ప్రవేశే పార్థానాం తదద్భుతమివాభవత్ ॥ ౭౭ ॥

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