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 1.2.22

पञ्चषष्टिसहस्राणि तथाश्वानां शतानि च ।
दशोत्तराणि षट्प्राहुर्यथावदिह संख्यया ॥ २२ ॥

pañcaṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi tathāśvānāṃ śatāni ca |
daśottarāṇi ṣaṭprāhuryathāvadiha saṃkhyayā || 22 ||

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

...even a single foot thereof, to be recited to Brahmanas during a Sradha, his offerings of food and drink to the manes of his ancestors become inexhaustible. By the aid of history and the...

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

Pancashashti, Sahasra, Tatha, Ashva, Shata, Dashottara, Ani, Shat, Shash, Pra, Ahu, Yathavat, Iha, Sankhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.22). 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: “pañcaṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi tathāśvānāṃ śatāni ca
  • pañcaṣaṣṭi -
  • pañcaṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pañcaṣaṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvānām -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śatāni -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “daśottarāṇi ṣaṭprāhuryathāvadiha saṃkhyayā
  • daśottarā -
  • daśottara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ahur -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • yathāvad -
  • yathāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṅkhyayā -
  • saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.22

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 1.2.22 in Kannada sript:
ಪಞ್ಚಷಷ್ಟಿಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ತಥಾಶ್ವಾನಾಂ ಶತಾನಿ ಚ ।
ದಶೋತ್ತರಾಣಿ ಷಟ್ಪ್ರಾಹುರ್ಯಥಾವದಿಹ ಸಂಖ್ಯಯಾ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 1.2.22 in Bengali sript:
পঞ্চষষ্টিসহস্রাণি তথাশ্বানাং শতানি চ ।
দশোত্তরাণি ষট্প্রাহুর্যথাবদিহ সংখ্যযা ॥ ২২ ॥

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 1.2.22 in Gujarati sript:
પઞ્ચષષ્ટિસહસ્રાણિ તથાશ્વાનાં શતાનિ ચ ।
દશોત્તરાણિ ષટ્પ્રાહુર્યથાવદિહ સંખ્યયા ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 1.2.22 in Malayalam sript:
പഞ്ചഷഷ്ടിസഹസ്രാണി തഥാശ്വാനാം ശതാനി ച ।
ദശോത്തരാണി ഷട്പ്രാഹുര്യഥാവദിഹ സംഖ്യയാ ॥ ൨൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.2.22 in Telugu sript:
పఞ్చషష్టిసహస్రాణి తథాశ్వానాం శతాని చ ।
దశోత్తరాణి షట్ప్రాహుర్యథావదిహ సంఖ్యయా ॥ ౨౨ ॥

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