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 1.1.150

यदाश्रौषं श्रान्तमेकं शयानं ह्रदं गत्वा स्तम्भयित्वा तदम्भः ।
दुर्योधनं विरथं भग्नदर्पं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय ॥ १५० ॥

yadāśrauṣaṃ śrāntamekaṃ śayānaṃ hradaṃ gatvā stambhayitvā tadambhaḥ |
duryodhanaṃ virathaṃ bhagnadarpaṃ tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya || 150 ||

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

...imprisoning Krishna displayed in himself the whole universe, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success. Then I heard that at the time of his departure, Pritha (Kunti) standing, full...

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

Yada, Yad, Shranta, Shrat, Eka, Shayana, Hrada, Tadam, Tada, Bha, Duryodhana, Viratha, Bhagnadarpa, 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 1.1.150). 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 śrāntamekaṃ śayānaṃ hradaṃ gatvā stambhayitvā tadambhaḥ
  • 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]
  • śrāntam -
  • śrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrā -> śrāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śrā class 2 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śram class 4 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śram class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śram class 4 verb]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śayānam -
  • śayāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śayāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śayānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
    śī -> śayāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śī class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śī class 2 verb]
  • hradam -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • stambhayitvā -
  • stambh -> stambhayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √stambh]
  • tadam -
  • tadam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhaḥ -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “duryodhanaṃ virathaṃ bhagnadarpaṃ tadā nāśaṃse vijayāya saṃjaya
  • duryodhanam -
  • duryodhana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duryodhana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duryodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viratham -
  • viratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    virathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhagnadarpam -
  • bhagnadarpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhagnadarpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhagnadarpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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 1.1.150

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 1.1.150 in Kannada sript:
ಯದಾಶ್ರೌಷಂ ಶ್ರಾನ್ತಮೇಕಂ ಶಯಾನಂ ಹ್ರದಂ ಗತ್ವಾ ಸ್ತಮ್ಭಯಿತ್ವಾ ತದಮ್ಭಃ ।
ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಂ ವಿರಥಂ ಭಗ್ನದರ್ಪಂ ತದಾ ನಾಶಂಸೇ ವಿಜಯಾಯ ಸಂಜಯ ॥ ೧೫೦ ॥

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 1.1.150 in Bengali sript:
যদাশ্রৌষং শ্রান্তমেকং শযানং হ্রদং গত্বা স্তম্ভযিত্বা তদম্ভঃ ।
দুর্যোধনং বিরথং ভগ্নদর্পং তদা নাশংসে বিজযায সংজয ॥ ১৫০ ॥

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 1.1.150 in Gujarati sript:
યદાશ્રૌષં શ્રાન્તમેકં શયાનં હ્રદં ગત્વા સ્તમ્ભયિત્વા તદમ્ભઃ ।
દુર્યોધનં વિરથં ભગ્નદર્પં તદા નાશંસે વિજયાય સંજય ॥ ૧૫૦ ॥

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 1.1.150 in Malayalam sript:
യദാശ്രൌഷം ശ്രാന്തമേകം ശയാനം ഹ്രദം ഗത്വാ സ്തമ്ഭയിത്വാ തദമ്ഭഃ ।
ദുര്യോധനം വിരഥം ഭഗ്നദര്പം തദാ നാശംസേ വിജയായ സംജയ ॥ ൧൫൦ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.1.150 in Telugu sript:
యదాశ్రౌషం శ్రాన్తమేకం శయానం హ్రదం గత్వా స్తమ్భయిత్వా తదమ్భః ।
దుర్యోధనం విరథం భగ్నదర్పం తదా నాశంసే విజయాయ సంజయ ॥ ౧౫౦ ॥

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