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 1.2.167

अध्यायानां शतं प्रोक्तमध्यायाः सप्ततिस्तथा ।
अष्टौ श्लोकसहस्राणि तथा नव शतानि च ॥ १६७ ॥

adhyāyānāṃ śataṃ proktamadhyāyāḥ saptatistathā |
aṣṭau ślokasahasrāṇi tathā nava śatāni ca || 167 ||

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

...the snake, upon Yudhishthira’s answering certain questions; the return of the Pandavas to the Kamyaka woods. Here is described the reappearance of Vasudeva to see the mighty sons of Pandu...

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

Adhyaya, Shata, Prokta, Saptati, Tatha, Ashta, Ashti, Shloka, Sahasra, Nava, Navan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.167). 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: “adhyāyānāṃ śataṃ proktamadhyāyāḥ saptatistathā
  • 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]
  • adhyāyāḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • saptatis -
  • saptati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aṣṭau ślokasahasrāṇi tathā nava śatāni ca
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • śloka -
  • śloka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ślok (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (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]
  • nava -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    navan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    navan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.167

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 1.2.167 in Kannada sript:
ಅಧ್ಯಾಯಾನಾಂ ಶತಂ ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಮಧ್ಯಾಯಾಃ ಸಪ್ತತಿಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಅಷ್ಟೌ ಶ್ಲೋಕಸಹಸ್ರಾಣಿ ತಥಾ ನವ ಶತಾನಿ ಚ ॥ ೧೬೭ ॥

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 1.2.167 in Bengali sript:
অধ্যাযানাং শতং প্রোক্তমধ্যাযাঃ সপ্ততিস্তথা ।
অষ্টৌ শ্লোকসহস্রাণি তথা নব শতানি চ ॥ ১৬৭ ॥

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 1.2.167 in Gujarati sript:
અધ્યાયાનાં શતં પ્રોક્તમધ્યાયાઃ સપ્તતિસ્તથા ।
અષ્ટૌ શ્લોકસહસ્રાણિ તથા નવ શતાનિ ચ ॥ ૧૬૭ ॥

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 1.2.167 in Malayalam sript:
അധ്യായാനാം ശതം പ്രോക്തമധ്യായാഃ സപ്തതിസ്തഥാ ।
അഷ്ടൌ ശ്ലോകസഹസ്രാണി തഥാ നവ ശതാനി ച ॥ ൧൬൭ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.2.167 in Telugu sript:
అధ్యాయానాం శతం ప్రోక్తమధ్యాయాః సప్తతిస్తథా ।
అష్టౌ శ్లోకసహస్రాణి తథా నవ శతాని చ ॥ ౧౬౭ ॥

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