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 1.1.120

यदाश्रौषं वासुदेवे प्रयाते रथस्यैकामग्रतस्तिष्ठमानाम् ।
आर्तां पृथां सान्त्वितां केशवेन तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥ १२० ॥

yadāśrauṣaṃ vāsudeve prayāte rathasyaikāmagratastiṣṭhamānām |
ārtāṃ pṛthāṃ sāntvitāṃ keśavena tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya || 120 ||

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

...curious mark and brought it down to the ground, and bore away in triumph the maiden Krishna, in the sight of the assembled princes, then, O Sanjaya I had no hope of success. When I...

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

Yada, Yad, Vasudeva, Prayata, Prayati, Ratha, Aika, Agratah, Agratas, Tishthamana, Arta, Prith, Pritha, Santvita, Keshava, Tada, Nasha, Vijaya, Sanjaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.120). 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: “yadāśrauṣaṃ vāsudeve prayāte rathasyaikāmagratastiṣṭhamānām
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aśrauṣam -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [aorist active first single]
  • vāsudeve -
  • vāsudeva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāsudeva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāsudevā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prayāte -
  • prayāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prayāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prayātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    prayāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prayāti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [present middle third dual]
  • rathasyai -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • aikām -
  • aikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • agratas -
  • agrataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agratas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tiṣṭhamānām -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhamānā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “ārtāṃ pṛthāṃ sāntvitāṃ keśavena tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya
  • ārtām -
  • ārtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pṛthām -
  • pṛth (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    pṛthā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sāntvitām -
  • sāntvitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sāntv -> sāntvitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sāntv class 10 verb]
  • keśavena -
  • keśava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    keśava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nāśaṃ -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
    naś -> nāśam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √naś]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • vijayāya -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sañjaya -
  • sañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.120

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 1.1.120 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾಶ್ರೌಷಂ ವಾಸುದೇವೇ ಪ್ರಯಾತೇ ರಥಸ್ಯೈಕಾಮಗ್ರತಸ್ತಿಷ್ಠಮಾನಾಮ್ ।
ಆರ್ತಾಂ ಪೃಥಾಂ ಸಾನ್ತ್ವಿತಾಂ ಕೇಶವೇನ ತದಾ ನಾಶಂಸೇ ವಿಜಯಾಯ ಸಂಜಯ ॥ ೧೨೦ ॥

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 1.1.120 in Bengali sript:
যদাশ্রৌষং বাসুদেবে প্রযাতে রথস্যৈকামগ্রতস্তিষ্ঠমানাম্ ।
আর্তাং পৃথাং সান্ত্বিতাং কেশবেন তদা নাশংসে বিজযায সংজয ॥ ১২০ ॥

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 1.1.120 in Gujarati sript:
યદાશ્રૌષં વાસુદેવે પ્રયાતે રથસ્યૈકામગ્રતસ્તિષ્ઠમાનામ્ ।
આર્તાં પૃથાં સાન્ત્વિતાં કેશવેન તદા નાશંસે વિજયાય સંજય ॥ ૧૨૦ ॥

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 1.1.120 in Malayalam sript:
യദാശ്രൌഷം വാസുദേവേ പ്രയാതേ രഥസ്യൈകാമഗ്രതസ്തിഷ്ഠമാനാമ് ।
ആര്താം പൃഥാം സാന്ത്വിതാം കേശവേന തദാ നാശംസേ വിജയായ സംജയ ॥ ൧൨൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.1.120 in Telugu sript:
యదాశ్రౌషం వాసుదేవే ప్రయాతే రథస్యైకామగ్రతస్తిష్ఠమానామ్ ।
ఆర్తాం పృథాం సాన్త్వితాం కేశవేన తదా నాశంసే విజయాయ సంజయ ॥ ౧౨౦ ॥

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