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 1.2.174

वृत्तानि रथयुद्धानि कीर्त्यन्ते यत्र भागशः ।
विनाशः कुरुमुख्यानां शल्यपर्वणि कीर्त्यते ॥ १७४ ॥

vṛttāni rathayuddhāni kīrtyante yatra bhāgaśaḥ |
vināśaḥ kurumukhyānāṃ śalyaparvaṇi kīrtyate || 174 ||

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

...then Karna’s deprivation by Indra of his ear-rings; then the presentation to Karna by the gratified Indra of a Sakti (missile weapon) which had the virtue of killing only one person against...

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

Vritta, Rathayuddha, Yatra, Bhagashah, Vinasha, Kuru, Ukhya, Shalyaparvan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.2.174). 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: “vṛttāni rathayuddhāni kīrtyante yatra bhāgaśaḥ
  • vṛttāni -
  • vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • rathayuddhāni -
  • rathayuddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kīrtyante -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [present passive third plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāgaśaḥ -
  • bhāgaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vināśaḥ kurumukhyānāṃ śalyaparvaṇi kīrtyate
  • vināśaḥ -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurum -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ukhyānām -
  • ukhya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ukhya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    ukhyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śalyaparvaṇi -
  • śalyaparvan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kīrtyate -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.2.174

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 1.2.174 in Kannada sript:
ವೃತ್ತಾನಿ ರಥಯುದ್ಧಾನಿ ಕೀರ್ತ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಯತ್ರ ಭಾಗಶಃ ।
ವಿನಾಶಃ ಕುರುಮುಖ್ಯಾನಾಂ ಶಲ್ಯಪರ್ವಣಿ ಕೀರ್ತ್ಯತೇ ॥ ೧೭೪ ॥

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 1.2.174 in Bengali sript:
বৃত্তানি রথযুদ্ধানি কীর্ত্যন্তে যত্র ভাগশঃ ।
বিনাশঃ কুরুমুখ্যানাং শল্যপর্বণি কীর্ত্যতে ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

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 1.2.174 in Gujarati sript:
વૃત્તાનિ રથયુદ્ધાનિ કીર્ત્યન્તે યત્ર ભાગશઃ ।
વિનાશઃ કુરુમુખ્યાનાં શલ્યપર્વણિ કીર્ત્યતે ॥ ૧૭૪ ॥

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 1.2.174 in Malayalam sript:
വൃത്താനി രഥയുദ്ധാനി കീര്ത്യന്തേ യത്ര ഭാഗശഃ ।
വിനാശഃ കുരുമുഖ്യാനാം ശല്യപര്വണി കീര്ത്യതേ ॥ ൧൭൪ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

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

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.2.174 in Telugu sript:
వృత్తాని రథయుద్ధాని కీర్త్యన్తే యత్ర భాగశః ।
వినాశః కురుముఖ్యానాం శల్యపర్వణి కీర్త్యతే ॥ ౧౭౪ ॥

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