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 1.1.202

ह्रदानामुदधिः श्रेष्ठो गौर्वरिष्ठा चतुष्पदाम् ।
यथैतानि वरिष्ठानि तथा भारतमुच्यते ॥ २०२ ॥

hradānāmudadhiḥ śreṣṭho gaurvariṣṭhā catuṣpadām |
yathaitāni variṣṭhāni tathā bhāratamucyate || 202 ||

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

...Suhotra; Rantideva, and Kakshivanta, great in glory; Valhika, Damana, Saryati, Ajita, and Nala; Visvamitra the destroyer of foes; Amvarisha, great in strength; Marutta...

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

Hrada, Udadhi, Shreshtha, Varishtha, Catushpada, Yatha, Eta, Etad, Tatha, Bharata, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.1.202). 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: “hradānāmudadhiḥ śreṣṭho gaurvariṣṭhā catuṣpadām
  • hradānām -
  • hrada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    hradā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • udadhiḥ -
  • udadhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    udadhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreṣṭho* -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gaur -
  • go (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • variṣṭhā -
  • variṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • catuṣpadām -
  • catuṣpadā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yathaitāni variṣṭhāni tathā bhāratamucyate
  • yathai -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • etāni -
  • eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • variṣṭhāni -
  • variṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhāratam -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.1.202

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 1.1.202 in Kannada sript:
ಹ್ರದಾನಾಮುದಧಿಃ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೋ ಗೌರ್ವರಿಷ್ಠಾ ಚತುಷ್ಪದಾಮ್ ।
ಯಥೈತಾನಿ ವರಿಷ್ಠಾನಿ ತಥಾ ಭಾರತಮುಚ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೨೦೨ ॥

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 1.1.202 in Bengali sript:
হ্রদানামুদধিঃ শ্রেষ্ঠো গৌর্বরিষ্ঠা চতুষ্পদাম্ ।
যথৈতানি বরিষ্ঠানি তথা ভারতমুচ্যতে ॥ ২০২ ॥

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 1.1.202 in Gujarati sript:
હ્રદાનામુદધિઃ શ્રેષ્ઠો ગૌર્વરિષ્ઠા ચતુષ્પદામ્ ।
યથૈતાનિ વરિષ્ઠાનિ તથા ભારતમુચ્યતે ॥ ૨૦૨ ॥

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 1.1.202 in Malayalam sript:
ഹ്രദാനാമുദധിഃ ശ്രേഷ്ഠോ ഗൌര്വരിഷ്ഠാ ചതുഷ്പദാമ് ।
യഥൈതാനി വരിഷ്ഠാനി തഥാ ഭാരതമുച്യതേ ॥ ൨൦൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.1.202 in Telugu sript:
హ్రదానాముదధిః శ్రేష్ఠో గౌర్వరిష్ఠా చతుష్పదామ్ ।
యథైతాని వరిష్ఠాని తథా భారతముచ్యతే ॥ ౨౦౨ ॥

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