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 1.2.158

षष्ठमेतन्महापर्व भारते परिकीर्तितम् ।
अध्यायानां शतं प्रोक्तं सप्तदश तथापरे ॥ १५८ ॥

ṣaṣṭhametanmahāparva bhārate parikīrtitam |
adhyāyānāṃ śataṃ proktaṃ saptadaśa tathāpare || 158 ||

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

...and the release by the Rishi of his father from the depths of the ocean. Then the story of Yavakrita, and then that of the great Raivya: then the departure (of the Pandavas) for Gandhamadana...

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

Shashthama, Tanman, Hapa, Bharata, Parikirtita, Adhyaya, Shata, Prokta, Saptadasha, Saptadashan, Tatha, Apara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.158). 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: “ṣaṣṭhametanmahāparva bhārate parikīrtitam
  • ṣaṣṭhame -
  • ṣaṣṭhama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṣaṣṭhama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṣaṣṭhamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tanma -
  • tanman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hāpa -
  • hāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rva -
  • bhārate -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • parikīrtitam -
  • parikīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parikīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parikīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “adhyāyānāṃ śataṃ proktaṃ saptadaśa tathāpare
  • adhyāyānām -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saptadaśa -
  • saptadaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptadaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptadaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptadaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.158

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 1.2.158 in Kannada sript:
ಷಷ್ಠಮೇತನ್ಮಹಾಪರ್ವ ಭಾರತೇ ಪರಿಕೀರ್ತಿತಮ್ ।
ಅಧ್ಯಾಯಾನಾಂ ಶತಂ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ಸಪ್ತದಶ ತಥಾಪರೇ ॥ ೧೫೮ ॥

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 1.2.158 in Bengali sript:
ষষ্ঠমেতন্মহাপর্ব ভারতে পরিকীর্তিতম্ ।
অধ্যাযানাং শতং প্রোক্তং সপ্তদশ তথাপরে ॥ ১৫৮ ॥

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 1.2.158 in Gujarati sript:
ષષ્ઠમેતન્મહાપર્વ ભારતે પરિકીર્તિતમ્ ।
અધ્યાયાનાં શતં પ્રોક્તં સપ્તદશ તથાપરે ॥ ૧૫૮ ॥

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 1.2.158 in Malayalam sript:
ഷഷ്ഠമേതന്മഹാപര്വ ഭാരതേ പരികീര്തിതമ് ।
അധ്യായാനാം ശതം പ്രോക്തം സപ്തദശ തഥാപരേ ॥ ൧൫൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.2.158 in Telugu sript:
షష్ఠమేతన్మహాపర్వ భారతే పరికీర్తితమ్ ।
అధ్యాయానాం శతం ప్రోక్తం సప్తదశ తథాపరే ॥ ౧౫౮ ॥

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