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 1.1.83

ततः प्रभृति लोकेऽस्मिन्पूज्यः सर्वधनुष्मताम् ।
आदित्य इव दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः समरेष्वपि चाभवत् ॥ ८३ ॥

tataḥ prabhṛti loke'sminpūjyaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām |
āditya iva duṣprekṣyaḥ samareṣvapi cābhavat || 83 ||

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

...who were possessed of the same qualifications. After that he executed another compilation, consisting of six hundred thousand verses. Of those, thirty hundred thousand are known in the world...

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Loka, Idam, Pujya, Sarva, Dhanushmat, Dhanushmata, Aditya, Adityas, Iva, Dushprekshya, Samara, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.83). 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: “tataḥ prabhṛti loke'sminpūjyaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • prabhṛti -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • loke' -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pūjyaḥ -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhanuṣmatām -
  • dhanuṣmat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhanuṣmat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dhanuṣmatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “āditya iva duṣprekṣyaḥ samareṣvapi cābhavat
  • āditya* -
  • ādityas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āditya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • duṣprekṣyaḥ -
  • duṣprekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samareṣva -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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 1.1.83

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 1.1.83 in Kannada sript:
ತತಃ ಪ್ರಭೃತಿ ಲೋಕೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪೂಜ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವಧನುಷ್ಮತಾಮ್ ।
ಆದಿತ್ಯ ಇವ ದುಷ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯಃ ಸಮರೇಷ್ವಪಿ ಚಾಭವತ್ ॥ ೮೩ ॥

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 1.1.83 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রভৃতি লোকেঽস্মিন্পূজ্যঃ সর্বধনুষ্মতাম্ ।
আদিত্য ইব দুষ্প্রেক্ষ্যঃ সমরেষ্বপি চাভবত্ ॥ ৮৩ ॥

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 1.1.83 in Gujarati sript:
તતઃ પ્રભૃતિ લોકેઽસ્મિન્પૂજ્યઃ સર્વધનુષ્મતામ્ ।
આદિત્ય ઇવ દુષ્પ્રેક્ષ્યઃ સમરેષ્વપિ ચાભવત્ ॥ ૮૩ ॥

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 1.1.83 in Malayalam sript:
തതഃ പ്രഭൃതി ലോകേഽസ്മിന്പൂജ്യഃ സര്വധനുഷ്മതാമ് ।
ആദിത്യ ഇവ ദുഷ്പ്രേക്ഷ്യഃ സമരേഷ്വപി ചാഭവത് ॥ ൮൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.1.83 in Telugu sript:
తతః ప్రభృతి లోకేఽస్మిన్పూజ్యః సర్వధనుష్మతామ్ ।
ఆదిత్య ఇవ దుష్ప్రేక్ష్యః సమరేష్వపి చాభవత్ ॥ ౮౩ ॥

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